Predator Mouse
A southern grasshopper mouse ( Onychomys torridus) approaches and sniffs the Arizona bark scorpion ( Centruroides sculpturatus) that it has just killed.
Eating a Scorpion
A southern grasshopper mouse eats the Arizona bark scorpions that it has just killed.
Scorpion Snack
Grasshopper mice feel no pain from the venom of an Arizona bark scorpion.
Preparing to Attack
A face-off between a bark scorpion and a grasshopper mouse. The mouse has evolved so that the scorpion's venom blocks pain signals to the brain, preventing stings from hurting.
Mouse Attack
An Arizona bark scorpion prepares to fight as a grasshopper mouse approaches.
A Desert Duel
A Mearn's grasshopper mouse attacks a striped bark scorpion. Both species are close relatives of the souther grasshopper mouse and Arizona bark scorpion.
Successful Attack
A Mearn's grasshopper mouse eats a striped bark scorpion after a successful attack.
Scorpion Treat
A grasshopper mouse with its prey, the striped bark scorpion.
