In Mexico and keep l seeing em around, kinda freaky that I need to be worried about the smaller ones that are harder to see.
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It’s all about the type of venom they have, the size doesn’t directly play a factor. Stinging bugs/spiders/scorpions etc. have venom that is effective for them to hunt their prey. A lot of the time, the venom is enough to deter predators as well, but they don’t need to produce venom that can kill a human, just enough to kill their food. Some species have more concentrated venom and the “why” for that is hard to explain as a whole since it typically is specific to that species. Sometimes it’s because they need a fast acting venom to subdue prey that can easily run, or prey that is too big to fight 1 on 1, so they may have a stronger sting.
However, size does somewhat matter in the sense that larger scorpions typically don’t need strong venom because they’re big enough to fight the things they typically eat, so venom that simply weakens or stuns their prey can be enough.
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