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Brazilian veterinarian Thiago Mathias Chiariello holds a yellow scorpion (Tityus serrulatus) at the arthropod bioterium of the Butantan Institute, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 2, 2024. Only tiny tweezers separate Butantan Institute workers from Brazil's most lethal animal, the yellow scorpion, responsible for an increasing number of deaths in the South American giant. The loss of its natural habitat in the forests, the expansion of Brazilian cities, and increasingly warm winters have made this venomous arachnid a growing problem for health authorities. (Photo by Nelson Almeida/AFP Photo)
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