Amazonian Black Scorpion

A large, dark, flattened Amazonian buthid that hides under logs and bark by day in humid rainforest and hunts at night. Keep it warm and humid (70-85%) with a couple of inches of moist substrate, leaf litter, and plenty of flat wood and bark to shelter beneath, plus a shallow water dish. This is a genuinely dangerous species — its venom carries neurotoxins and cardiotoxins, human envenomations range from mild to severe and can last over a day, and fatalities are on record in its native range. Expert keepers only, escape-proof housing, a sting protocol in place, and no handling.