They have cleverly stowed away in Arizona palm trees and are thriving in the dry desert climate of Las Vegas.
Perhaps one is hiding in a broom closet or scurrying across a patio near you.
The bark scorpion is becoming a Las Vegas pest problem to rival cockroaches and ants. Except the scorpion's sting can send its victim to the emergency room.
GUEST
Grady Jones, entomologist, Western Exterminators
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