---
title: "Dune Scorpion"
description: "Smeringurus mesaensis — Owady i pająki. Smeringurus mesaensis, also known as the dune scorpion or giant sand scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/dune-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dune Scorpion

> Smeringurus mesaensis — Owady i pająki. Smeringurus mesaensis, also known as the dune scorpion or giant sand scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae.

- Scientific name: *Smeringurus mesaensis*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `desert` (Pustynia)
- iNaturalist observations: 1504
- Wikidata: [Q3486959](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3486959)
- iNaturalist taxon: [297869](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/297869)

## Names

- en: Dune Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

US (1381), MX (37)

## Summary

Smeringurus mesaensis, also known as the dune scorpion or giant sand scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae. It is common in the deserts of the southwestern United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_scorpion

## Photo

![Dune Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dune-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/360058674

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dune-scorpion?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).