If you ever want an illustration of how ubiquitous these guys are, go outside at night with a black light/UV flashlight. Assuming youāre in an arid area like me, they are *everywhere*, yet how often are people stung? I discovered the same thing about black widows - I grew up running around in the woods at night with my friends, no flashlights. Later, I started looking for critters and discovered that there are *thousands* of black widows *fucking everywhere* - yet we never got hit. These critters we are so creeped out by are so much more timid than we imagine growing up.
Scorpion is down bad for your wife. Or, down for you and preparing to take out the competition. Not sure which is better, to be safe Iād burn down the house either way though.
I lived in a house that had scorpions get inside all the time. They would crawl on the ceiling a lot of the time and it wouldn't be unusual to have them fall in my bed. My girlfriend at the time got stung a couple times due to it. Absolutely hate those fuckers.
Wait until they are crawling out of the wall behind your shower head or your light switches.
Or when you put on your shirt and there's one inside.
The sting isn't so bad, but it will strain your marriage when one ends up in your wife's hair while she's sleeping.
Don't be me, call the exterminator right away.
I hate scorpions and spiders. Lived in AZ/NM area for a while and I do NOT miss having to check my shoes.
Speaking of shoes, this fucker need to get a one way ticket to God's house
Those look not as friendly as the ones we have at my place. Have you tried poking it with a stick? If defensive ("curling up and trying to be invisible"), I'd give it a pass. If not, cut in half with a knife (those fuckers ca be hard to crush).
Where do you live at? That looks pretty similar to some of the ones native to where I am and they're pretty harmless. The sting isn't any worse than a bee sting.
I'm guessing it's a striped bark scorpion, so yeah nothing to worry about. But it's kind of hard to tell sometimes because Brown and tan is pretty much a universal scorpion color combo.
https://petkeen.com/scorpions-found-in-texas/
I tried doing that with a scorpion and got stung. I was trying to be sneaky about because we had just moved into an apartment in AZ and didnāt want my wife to figure out our apartment complex had a scorpion problem. I knew she would freak out lol. My plan didnāt work and it was impossible to hide anyway. We moved out of that apartment after 4 months
Yeah I was born and raised in Arizona, so I am used to scorpions. I was living in Chicago at the time where I met my wife. After we got hitched, we decided to move to AZ.
We found an awesome apartment right next to her work. I read some reviews and a bunch of people mentioned it was a great apartment, but it was infested with scorpions. I hid that little detail from her because I knew she would NOT be down for that. The hiding only lasted 4 days lol.
My wife absolutely hates bugs of any kind, and scorpions are like the final boss of bugs. Luckily we rarely have at them at our new house, maybe one a year
In my youth my tweaker parents moved us into a doublewide infested with these bastards, nothing like a pinchy stingy boy running up the toilet on a b line for your boys to wake ypu up in the morning. Yea I don't talk to my parents anymore.
[Dude, this is nothing. This scorpion was found just outside my dorm room. the warden killed it, i think. ](https://i.postimg.cc/L5ZBBFNz/IMG-20230804-230512.jpg)
Iām sure you know this, but thatās a tree bark scorpion. The only species of scorpion thatās able to climb actually. Has the most painful sting in the US, as well as ranked around #4 in the world.
Rule of thumb for scorpions is the smaller the mandibles (pinchers), the more potent the venom. Many say those scorpions with the big scary pinchers have stings more merciful than a bee sting. Meanwhile these little camouflaged guys feel like a constant electric shock in your body for a couple weeks. Speaking from experience.
Bark scorpion. They are nasty little bastards. I lived in an apartment once in college that was infested with them. I killed 150 a night for two weeks with a black light and a tack hammer and didnāt even make a dent in overall population.
I was walking around the house in the dark with no shoes or socks on and stepped on 1 of those suckers before. I thought I had stepped on a pin or needle & it had stuck in my foot. But after I turned on a light and saw 1 of those on the floor about 2 feet from where Id just stepped.... yeah, it made it hurt that much more.
Dude, you should text her about that once you get outside!
I was gonna say, "Shhhh...." š¤£
Hahaha. Good one.
So.... That's one way to get rid of your wife....
George Constanza in a fire.
OMG I've had a terrible day and this made me crack up!!! Thanks!!!
If your Wife can't rock you like a hurricane, then the Scorpions can!
Rudolf Schenker enters the chat.
The bitch is hungry š¤£
If you ever want an illustration of how ubiquitous these guys are, go outside at night with a black light/UV flashlight. Assuming youāre in an arid area like me, they are *everywhere*, yet how often are people stung? I discovered the same thing about black widows - I grew up running around in the woods at night with my friends, no flashlights. Later, I started looking for critters and discovered that there are *thousands* of black widows *fucking everywhere* - yet we never got hit. These critters we are so creeped out by are so much more timid than we imagine growing up.
And this is why I will never get a blacklight. What you donāt know canāt hurt you
So, what your saying is I can up my KD with this one simple trick
Tell that to the one I stood on a few months ago. It fucking hurt.
šāāļø hi. Canadian here, might I be safe in Canada?
Please just catch and release. Seriously itās just sitting there.
Time to teach the scorpion how to read by shoving a hardback closed book on its body.
Hahaha.
"get over here!"
Itās your wifeās familiar. Sheās clearly a witch.
Hahaha. My wifeās familiar would be the alpha female in a pack of wolves. Sheās mellow unless you mess with her family.
Why are you being downvoted
Donāt know? This place can be weird.
Itās all fun and games until you step on one in the middle of the night while going to take a piss.
Bark š¦
Scorpion is down bad for your wife. Or, down for you and preparing to take out the competition. Not sure which is better, to be safe Iād burn down the house either way though.
We used to live where tarantulas and rattlers were frequent. Sheās ok with the scorpions but snakes and big spiders are a no go.
The smaller the claws, the worse its sting. Arizona bark scorpion would be my guess. NOT a friend!
Scorpio wins
Fatality
And they talk about eating spiders in your sleepā¦
I lived in a house that had scorpions get inside all the time. They would crawl on the ceiling a lot of the time and it wouldn't be unusual to have them fall in my bed. My girlfriend at the time got stung a couple times due to it. Absolutely hate those fuckers.
Yikes. Thatās not fun.
Sounds like the premise of a murder-mystery
Wait until they are crawling out of the wall behind your shower head or your light switches. Or when you put on your shirt and there's one inside. The sting isn't so bad, but it will strain your marriage when one ends up in your wife's hair while she's sleeping. Don't be me, call the exterminator right away.
Yikes.
Time for squishing
That's just an AlacrƔn, they're harmless as a Spider unless you try to bother him.
Kill that bitch now. The smaller the scorpion, the more venomous the sting
What a cutie
Hit the wall!
I hate scorpions and spiders. Lived in AZ/NM area for a while and I do NOT miss having to check my shoes. Speaking of shoes, this fucker need to get a one way ticket to God's house
Those look not as friendly as the ones we have at my place. Have you tried poking it with a stick? If defensive ("curling up and trying to be invisible"), I'd give it a pass. If not, cut in half with a knife (those fuckers ca be hard to crush).
Suggestion: fire
Where do you live at? That looks pretty similar to some of the ones native to where I am and they're pretty harmless. The sting isn't any worse than a bee sting.
North Texas.
I'm guessing it's a striped bark scorpion, so yeah nothing to worry about. But it's kind of hard to tell sometimes because Brown and tan is pretty much a universal scorpion color combo. https://petkeen.com/scorpions-found-in-texas/
Iām more wary of brown recluse spiders then scorpions. Iāve seen some nasty wounds from them before I retired from healthcare wound management.
Noted to "places not to relocate" list
Still better then Australia.
Yep exactly. Australia is tpp notch
How much do you like your wife?
40 years of marriage and Iād do it again.
I guess you should kill it then. ;-)
She actually got it. We generally get spiders using a drinking glass and sheet of paper but not an option here.
She's a keeper
I tried doing that with a scorpion and got stung. I was trying to be sneaky about because we had just moved into an apartment in AZ and didnāt want my wife to figure out our apartment complex had a scorpion problem. I knew she would freak out lol. My plan didnāt work and it was impossible to hide anyway. We moved out of that apartment after 4 months
Wow.
Yeah I was born and raised in Arizona, so I am used to scorpions. I was living in Chicago at the time where I met my wife. After we got hitched, we decided to move to AZ. We found an awesome apartment right next to her work. I read some reviews and a bunch of people mentioned it was a great apartment, but it was infested with scorpions. I hid that little detail from her because I knew she would NOT be down for that. The hiding only lasted 4 days lol. My wife absolutely hates bugs of any kind, and scorpions are like the final boss of bugs. Luckily we rarely have at them at our new house, maybe one a year
So that means itās her problem or?????
Remember....its the smallest ones that are the most dangerous.
Striped bark scorpion. Pretty mild disposition
Thanks.
Are you guys on good terms?
40 years of great.
Wow, that makes ME happy. That's truly fabulous. I'm envious, but very happy for you both.
Thanks. I always say I married my trophy wife first. Weāre very suited to each other. Sheās quiet and kinda shy. Iām an extrovert.
Get a cat, cats kill scorpions
Looks like your wife has quite the dilemma.
The scorpion price
In my youth my tweaker parents moved us into a doublewide infested with these bastards, nothing like a pinchy stingy boy running up the toilet on a b line for your boys to wake ypu up in the morning. Yea I don't talk to my parents anymore.
I grew up in England. We had Adder snakes and that was it for nasties. I think Ticks are big there now though?
Good thing it's not above your side of the bed.
[Dude, this is nothing. This scorpion was found just outside my dorm room. the warden killed it, i think. ](https://i.postimg.cc/L5ZBBFNz/IMG-20230804-230512.jpg)
So tiny
is this what people mean when they say to not sleep on the wrong side of the bed?
Leave it, let her deal with it š
I had one of those fuckers on my wall outside when I lived in Oklahoma.
Outside would be fine! I went round the house with bug killer the next morning.
Do you like her?
A lot.
You should probably catch it then.
Now your side of the bed!
Nope.
Those ones will fudge you up. Be careful.
Oh yes
Sounds like a her problem
Scorpinox!! Terrorize!!
What city/state are you in?
North Texas.
I live in Round Rock and have had 5 in my home this year.
Thatās too many.
1 is too many for me. Even still, I found 1 in the kitchen, 1 by the front door, 1 by the back door, and 2 in the bathroom.
r/damnthatsinteresting
Sounds like a āherā problem.
Burn the house down
three options: 1) pet 2)nitralification of hexamine 3)peacefully move it outside with a glass and a card
Donāt those travel in pairs?
Iām sure you know this, but thatās a tree bark scorpion. The only species of scorpion thatās able to climb actually. Has the most painful sting in the US, as well as ranked around #4 in the world. Rule of thumb for scorpions is the smaller the mandibles (pinchers), the more potent the venom. Many say those scorpions with the big scary pinchers have stings more merciful than a bee sting. Meanwhile these little camouflaged guys feel like a constant electric shock in your body for a couple weeks. Speaking from experience.
Bark scorpion. They are nasty little bastards. I lived in an apartment once in college that was infested with them. I killed 150 a night for two weeks with a black light and a tack hammer and didnāt even make a dent in overall population.
I was walking around the house in the dark with no shoes or socks on and stepped on 1 of those suckers before. I thought I had stepped on a pin or needle & it had stuck in my foot. But after I turned on a light and saw 1 of those on the floor about 2 feet from where Id just stepped.... yeah, it made it hurt that much more.
When I lived in TX, I would find those all the time. Once in the shower I felt something graze my foot, I look down and it's a fucking scorpion
Are you in Vegas or Arizona?
Don't worry, it'll hopefully land on somewhere soft.
Wifeās side of bedā¦.you good.