41 years of avoidance and then BAM!!!

suddenlysane · #1 09-29-2011, 08:36 PM

I received my new Fender Standard PBass today and decided it needed some flats. Grabbed a fresh shirt off of a hanger in my closet and I thought I had a thorn in the seam under my arm. He got me 3 times before I got the shirt off. I had to photo him before he was disposed of properly. The aftermath wasn't pretty. The shirt had to go too.

I got another shirt...carefully inspected it of course...and went and bought TWO sets of strings just to celebrate the stomping to death of a creature I have feared my whole life. What did it feel like? He hit like a sissy. Seriously. I'm not sure what his daddy would be like, though.

elgecko · #2 09-29-2011, 08:43 PM

Damn! How the heck does a scorpion get into a hanging shirt?

jp58 · #3 09-29-2011, 08:59 PM

Ouch.

fourstringdrums · #4 09-29-2011, 09:07 PM

You know what? If that's how things are going to be, I don't need clothes any more...

kingpin2512 · #5 09-29-2011, 09:10 PM

You could've just pulled off his stinger and made him your pet.... Think of the great conversations when you have guests over! haha

nogoodwithnames · #6 09-29-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fourstringdrums

You know what? If that's how things are going to be, I don't need clothes any more...

+1

glad I've never seen one of those awful creatures around here. I'd be in a constant state of heightened security. Haha

electracoyote · #7 09-29-2011, 09:20 PM

This reminds me of the "I Shouldn't Be Alive" episode with the girl in Iraq getting stung by the Deathstalker (one of the world's deadliest scorpions).

What part of the world are you in OP?

J. Crawford · #8 09-29-2011, 09:29 PM

The smaller they are the more poisonous.

IIRC.

suddenlysane · #9 09-29-2011, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by electracoyote

This reminds me of the "I Shouldn't Be Alive" episode with the girl in Iraq getting stung by the Deathstalker (one of the world's deadliest scorpions).

What part of the world are you in OP?

LOL! I JUST saw that episode! She was doing just fine on the helicopter ride and then the venom began doing what it was intended to do......kill her.

Yes, that went through my mind but I'm in South Texas. I'm not aware of any deadly scorpions here unless you're allergic. Apparently, I am not. The swelling resembled that of a Yellow Jacket/Red Wasp sting but only lasted about an hour.

They climb walls. I moved to the "hill country" and they are very common out here. The funny thing is that I'm very paranoid about them and the 12 or so shirts that were hanging in that part of the closet had just been laundered and put there on Tuesday. The only thing keeping me from totally freaking out is that it didn't hurt as bad as I have been told it would. Maybe he took it easy on me? I can't say I showed the same restraint.....

SoonerMatt · #10 09-29-2011, 09:48 PM

Looks like it's just a bark scorpion. They sting a little but it goes away after a few hours max, IME.

suddenlysane · #11 09-29-2011, 09:58 PM

Once I'm done restringing and playing I'm gonna do some research on the local scorpion varieties.

I have lots of experience with the South Texas Brown Sleeved Barking Spider, however. Very quiet creatures. But are strangely vocal after I've had my wife's meatloaf, King Ranch chicken, or deviled eggs. Still trying to figure that one out........

electracoyote · #12 09-29-2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by suddenlysane

Once I'm done restringing and playing I'm gonna do some research on the local scorpion varieties.

I have lots of experience with the South Texas Brown Sleeved Barking Spider, however. Very quiet creatures. But are strangely vocal after I've had my wife's meatloaf, King Ranch chicken, or deviled eggs. Still trying to figure that one out........

LOL. We have those in Central Colorado too.

Strohsx · #13 09-30-2011, 04:12 AM

This is why I live in Michigan.
Hell I'm still going to shake my shirts out for the next 6 months thank you sir.

gttim · #14 09-30-2011, 07:35 AM

Have them in Georgia. My condo is next to some railroad tie walls, so we do get some. I put pelletized seven dust around the outside of my condo, which keeps them and millipedes at bay. The few I do see used to be killed by my little dog- mushed and properly rolled on. Now that the little dog is gone, I see them once a year or so. I usually catch and release. They are mean!

Think about some seven dust covering the 6 inches you place connects to the ground. Maybe some natural bug repellent near doors and windows. Stuff works.

suddenlysane · #15 09-30-2011, 08:15 AM

I lived in Michigan for a year. Never saw anything resembling a scorpion.

We have millipedes and centipedes as well. I'll have to try and find some pictures of ones we've come across. Those guys can get really large.

A full house/yard extermination and preventative care plan will be done. I may spend the next year relaxing in my Man Chair watching football with snake boots and welder's gloves on.

mantrabass · #16 09-30-2011, 09:39 AM

Scorpions creep me out. You're masculine then me, my friend.

sloasdaylight · #17 09-30-2011, 10:18 AM

I saw one of these on our porch the other day.

fhm555 · #18 09-30-2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by J. Crawford

The smaller they are the more poisonous.

IIRC.

naaaah...We have a little black one around here that's 1"~2" long fully mature and if you didn't see it hit you, you most likely would not even know it happened beyond a tiny little red welt coming up for a minute that itches just enough to let you know it's there. A piss ant hurts worse.

The real insect threat around here are the big assed yellow hornets. One of them packs enough punch to swell you up bad and make it feel like you've been injected with molten iron. Problem is, it's rare to see just one and they are very protective of their territory.

aborgman · #19 09-30-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by J. Crawford

The smaller they are the more poisonous.

IIRC.

The smaller their CLAWS are (relative to body size) the more poisonous they are generally.

Ones with big claws use the claws to capture prey and don't need strong venom. Ones with teeny weak claws on the other hand...

Bloodhammer · #20 09-30-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by fhm555

The real insect threat around here are the big assed yellow hornets. One of them packs enough punch to swell you up bad and make it feel like you've been injected with molten iron. Problem is, it's rare to see just one and they are very protective of their territory.

Is that what this monster is? It was dead when I found it, but that stinger is as thick as a sewing needle!