Paul Bertner / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), under UV light, Sani Lodge, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp) under ultraviolet light, Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), Suriname

Emanuele Biggi / Scorpion (Ttityus sp.) close up of sting, on white background, Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru.

Paul Bertner / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp), Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam

James Christensen / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus pachyurus) a venomous species, Sierra Llorona Lodge, Santa Rita Arriba, Panama

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp) mother carrying young, Suriname

Ingo Arndt / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp) mother carrying her young, Europe

James Christensen / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus pachyurus) with cricket as prey, Colon, Panama

James Christensen / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus pachyurus) devouring insect at night, Panama

Piotr Naskrecki / Thick-tailed Scorpion (Tityus sp) showing stinger and claws, Guyana