Tityus trivittatus

The scorpions grow on average 50–70 mm in length, the body is yellow or reddish-yellow on the back, with pale, yellow or yellow-brown legs, pedipalps and tail, also the legs and pedipalps may have dark segmented marks, the body of the immature is reddish, with dark spots on the leg. Like most scorpions, T. trivittatus is nocturnal and terrestrial, it usually digs under the edges of rocks and logs, or scales rougher surfaces. It is not usually aggressive, but it can attack to defend itself, when mishandled, stepped on, and stuck in clothes when the person is dressing.

It is a species native to South America, found in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, it is a common species in human habitations. They are found in stones, rubble, bricks, logs, cracks, in floors and baseboards and pipes.

T. trivittatus feeds on insects and other arthropods, like spiders, cockroaches and crickets. It uses its tweezers to immobilize the prey, and injects the toxin with the stinger.