Tityus stigmurus

Reproduction

The species is facultatively parthenogenetic. The females give birth in 3 months, with the period being as long as 4–5 months. Various gestation periods are different, and can take maximum from 9–12 months. The gestation can be shortened if the temperature is warm enough. The brood size is from 2–16, with an average of 8.

Food

In captivity this species is fed on cockroaches and crickets. It is suggested that ''Shelfordella lateralis'' is a good species of cockroaches, that are abundant worldwide. Aside from being abundant they also are the easiest prey, since they don't hide, and the scorpion can easily eat them.

Defense

The species is venomous, and therefore shouldn't be disturbed. ''T. stigmurus'' has a recorded LD50 of 0.575 mg/ kg in mice, which is significant. In the state of Bahia, Brazil, in a period from January 1982 to December 1995, 237 patients proven to be stung by Tityus stigmurus, of these 237, information on symptoms was obtained from only 90 patients, symptoms in another 147 patients were not published, the symptoms were classified as local , general , digestive , neurological , cardiovascular and respiratory . Other systemic symptoms reported by this species include diaphoresis, somnolence, tachycardia, sialorrhea, pallor, convulsions, abdominal pain, tachypnea, bradycardia, chills, fainting and hypotonia.

However, if the person does get stung by them the person needs to:
⤷ Use an ice pack to cool the burn
⤷ Go to the hospital
⤷ Make sure to be assessed for common severe complications related to scorpion stings, such as acute kidney injury and pancreatitis.
⤷ Venom extraction kits were tested and proven to be ineffective in mitigating or preventing envenomation and causes more tissue trauma on the wound area due to the suction of the apparatus.