Giant Scorpion

A giant scorpion is a huge monster that takes the form of a scorpion. Native to the desert regions, the giant scorpion maybe a descendant of the Brontoscorpio, a species of pre-historic aquatic scorpions from Paleozoic times. Daedalus in the alias of Quintus ordered some giant scorpions from Triple G Ranch. He kept them in a boxes in the Sword Fighting Arena. He eventually let them out in the camp's forest for a game.

The Battle of the Labyrinth
In The Battle of the Labyrinth, Daedalus (who is in disguise as a man called Quintus) bought the giant scorpions from the Triple G Ranch. He kept them in their boxes in the Sword Fighting Arena. Percy notices these boxes when he first meets Quintus and wonders what is in the boxes. Quintus told him "You'll find out later." and gives Percy a mischievous smile. He eventually ties silk bags on them and let them loose in the forest for a game the campers soon play instead of Capture the Flag.

Game
Quintus made up a game for the campers with the scorpions from the Triple G Ranch. He then put a red silk bag on each scorpion. Only one scorpion's bag contained a pair of golden laurel leaves and the campers were instructed to spread out through the forest to try to kill the scorpions and get the golden laurels. Which ever team got the laurels first, won the game and kept the laurels.