Rolf Nussbaumer / Scorpion {Centruroides sp} female carrying hatchlings on her back, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May

Suzi Eszterhas / Striped Bark Scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) eating grasshopper, Red Corral Ranch, Texas

Rolf Nussbaumer / Scorpion {Centruroides sp} female carrying hatchlings on her back, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May

Piotr Naskrecki / Brown-faced Spear Bearer (Copiphora hastata) killed by large Scorpion (Centruroides limbatus), Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Scorpion (Centruroides limbatus) photographed in ultraviolet light, mottled appearance probably due to recent molting, Solomon Islands

Piotr Naskrecki / Scorpion (Centruroides limbatus) glows when exposed to ultraviolet light, Costa Rica, sequence 1 of 2

Piotr Naskrecki / Scorpion (Centruroides limbatus) glows in ultraviolet light, Costa Rica, sequence 2 of 2

Piotr Naskrecki / Scorpion (Centruroides limbatus) feeding, their primary prey are crickets and katydids, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Scorpion (Centruroides sp) newly born Scorpions stay on their mother's back, protected by her stinger until capable of hunting on their own, Costa Rica

Cyril Ruoso / Black-pincered Bark Scorpion (Centruroides bicolor), Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Doug Wechsler / Bark scorpion {Centruriodes sp} Baja california, Mexico