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Re: Scorpion!!!

Posted By: Scott Baxter
Date: Wednesday, 20 October 2004, at 7:06 p.m.

In Response To: Scorpion!!! (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Hello to all,

: I was laying in the grass the other day enjoying a nice little rest from
: paddling, when I saw something moving right by my head. It was a tiny
: little creature that strikes fear into the hearts of grown men... a
: scorpion!!! It was a small one, very pale in color, with an unusually long
: tail. I have never been stung by a scorpion, and I toyed with the thought
: of letting him sting me, just to find out what it feels like. Yeah, I
: know... curiosity killed the cat!!! Well, I know that there are scorpions
: that can kill you, though they are very rare. I saw a show about them.
: Interesting little creatures. They actually froze one for a number of days
: (can't remember how long) and then used a blow torch to thaw the little
: sucker out and he sprung back to life. I didn't let this one sting me just
: in case he happened to be some rare species that has yet to sting a
: person, and yet to be discovered as a fatal variety!!! I later checked the
: web and according to the sites I researched, there are no fatal varieties
: here.... BUT... then again, has there ever been a person found
: mysteriously dead without a clue??? Perhaps they were stung by a scorpion,
: and nobody has yet discovered it!!!

: My question is this... has anyone ever been stung by one, and is it basically
: like a wasp sting??? Just curious.

: Malcolm
Malcolm, I am not sure where you live. Scorpians are very common in the Great Basin and surounding area. Next time you camp along a river get a black light out at night. They glow under a black light. You will be amazed how common they are. I know people who have been stung and got bad headaches and swelling for about ten hours. I have never heard of any fatal stings north of Arizona. I have heard that some species in southern Arizona can be fatal but I don't remember the source of the information.

Messages In This Thread

Scorpion!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- Wednesday, 20 October 2004, at 11:01 a.m.

Pardon my bad english...
Malcolm Schweizer -- Wednesday, 20 October 2004, at 11:03 a.m.

Re: Scorpion!!!
Scott Baxter -- Wednesday, 20 October 2004, at 7:06 p.m.

Re: Scorpion!!!
Ted Henry -- Wednesday, 20 October 2004, at 11:03 p.m.

Re: Scorpion!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- Thursday, 21 October 2004, at 6:37 a.m.

Re: Scorpion!!!
Ted Henry -- Thursday, 21 October 2004, at 10:40 p.m.

Re: Scorpion!!!
Randy Knauff -- Wednesday, 20 October 2004, at 11:52 p.m.

Re: Scorpion!!!
Ken Sutherland -- Friday, 22 October 2004, at 10:40 p.m.

Raven plans
Robert N Pruden -- Saturday, 23 October 2004, at 1:39 p.m.

Re: Raven plans
Ken Sutherland -- Saturday, 23 October 2004, at 9:07 p.m.

A little too much time on your hands perhaps?
Robert N Pruden -- Sunday, 24 October 2004, at 3:06 p.m.

Chapeau du Chien?
Ken Sutherland -- Sunday, 24 October 2004, at 8:44 p.m.

Filsen Hats
Robert N Pruden -- Monday, 25 October 2004, at 10:59 a.m.

The dog cost too much to make a hat out of *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- Monday, 25 October 2004, at 11:00 a.m.

New Mexico insects
Judy -- Thursday, 22 September 2005, at 8:12 a.m.

Re: New Mexico insects
Malcolm Schweizer -- Thursday, 22 September 2005, at 10:05 a.m.

Pesticides
merlin -- Thursday, 22 September 2005, at 1:01 p.m.

Re: Pesticides *Pic*
Malcolm Schweizer -- Friday, 23 September 2005, at 5:51 p.m.

Re: New Mexico insects
Roger Nuffer -- Thursday, 22 September 2005, at 4:04 p.m.

Re: Scorpion!!!
Thomas Duncan -- Tuesday, 30 November 2004, at 7:54 p.m.

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