Family: Caraboctonidae.

Genus and species: Hadrurus spadix. (Stahnke,1940)

Usual name: Black Desert Hairy.

Origin: Arizona, Nevada.

Size: 5 in.

Terrarium: Desert type, the terrarium should be 10 gallons, a mixture of gravel, sands and peat will be used as substrate, it digs deep galleries, therefore a thickness of substrate of 8 in. Should be granted to him, laid out also some stones.

Food: It nourishes crickets, mealworms, cockroaches and other scorpions, small one nourishes of micro crickets, it pricks has each time its prey.

Temperature: Of 78° to 90° F. the day, 94° F. for the young and 65° has 70° F. the night, a diapause period of 6 week has 68°.

Moisture: Moisture is harmful for him, it prone to the mycoses, a moisture of 40 to 50 % would be good omen and put a bowl of water each month, never spreyed.

Reproduction: Gestation of 8 to 10 months, range from 15 to 30 pullus, slow growth.

Sociability: Insulate the specimens is a precaution to take, it has bad character, but can become sociable.

Toxicity of venom: Sting stage 1-2, very painful without consequences.