Thread: Scorpions

Scorpions are not to be feared in my state (Ohio), for obvious reasons. So I wouldn't know how to kill one effectively, without going "BAM!" like Emeril fuckin Lagaissi.

Lucky you, when I lived in NY, I didn't have this scorpion problem. But now im in the southwest, the most scorpion infested place on north america...hooray!

I just stomped it with my sandals and like repeatedly stomped for about 30 seconds and squished it, they are quite hard to actually kill, unless the surface they are on is hard, this guy was on my carpet...which is soft...kinda hard to squish a skeletal bug when its on a carpet.


gross gross gross, i hate bugs...ew

Why don't they all just die?

Why do we even need bugs for?

Originally Posted by guerilla

Why do we even need bugs for?

oh wow.


really. oh wow.

Originally Posted by Omicron

oh wow.


really. oh wow.

They have a purpose but, im just being girly

Originally Posted by guerilla

They have a purpose but, im just being girly

you think everything just exists because it has a purpose to us, seriously?

I'm not sure really, I constantly ask myself, what purpose does this have, or that...I guess I'm obsessed with purpose?

I'm not trying to be selfish here but, it's terrifying to see an evil scorpion invade my room and looking to sting me, i was so scared I could hardly sleep let alone step off of my bed i was terrified.

Being terrified in your own home isn't good.

Originally Posted by guerilla

I'm not sure really, I constantly ask myself, what purpose does this have, or that...I guess I'm obsessed with purpose?

I'm not trying to be selfish here but, it's terrifying to see an evil scorpion invade my room and looking to sting me, i was so scared I could hardly sleep let alone step off of my bed i was terrified.

Being terrified in your own home isn't good.

the universe does not have us in mind, and is not like made just for us.

I know that silly. I'm just terrified of bugs, they get me scared to sleep at night or to walk barefoot, funny thing is we have terminix, and they sprayed the house about a month or so ago, I guess they need to stop by again and exterminate those evil creatures. Such ugly gross and icky little things, dark and....gross

Originally Posted by guerilla

It's terrifying to see an evil scorpion invade my room and looking to sting me...

Scorpions usually aren't aggressive creatures. We have them here in the summer, and we had bigger ones out in Texas. You do have to sometimes worry about them being in your shoes, and places where you might disturb them by being unaware, but you really don't have to worry about them just strolling along and getting the urge to sting you.

But, yeah, I hate having them in my room and around the house - especially when my daughter is here. But, unless your house is 100% sealed, they will come...so you might as well get used to it. Heh.

I don't think I can get used to scorpions, little ants and earwigs give me the chills, you can only imagine with an enormous chunky red devil scorpion makes me react, i nearly jumped out of my skin and screamed like a little girl

I have that image of the scorpion like slowly scurrying on my carpet ingrained into my head today, I can't get the image out of my head and im nearly terrified to go home now....I'm probably going to vacuum the whole house when I get home and like duct-tape the bottoms of the doors!


Someone protect me from the scorpions!

My house must be 100% sealed.

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

My house must be 100% sealed.

Can I move in?

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

My house must be 100% sealed.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

YEY

The only thing I have to worry about crawling into my bed...are spiders.

One time I was eating a bowl of cereal and watching TV in my room when I felt something go over my arm, it felt kinda funny, so I looked down and I see a spider running toward the corner of my bed...I almost threw my bowl of cereal at it.

Ew spiders...don't make me scream

We don't see any here in arizona other then the black widow, but i'm more worried about a big scorpion stinging me in toe or the foot or the leg...or anywhere!

Why don't they just like fuck off and leave!

If I was an insect, and saw an unnatural structure such as a house, I would turn around and leave, why do they seem to be attracted to man made areas?

Originally Posted by slayer

The only thing I have to worry about crawling into my bed...are spiders.

One time I was eating a bowl of cereal and watching TV in my room when I felt something go over my arm, it felt kinda funny, so I looked down and I see a spider running toward the corner of my bed...I almost threw my bowl of cereal at it.

I was staying at an aunt's place one night, and sleeping on a pallet on my cousin's floor, facing the hallway. I woke up to the sound of my aunt screaming from her room and was looking into the dark hallway in front of me. Her room light, across the hall, came on, and then I saw her coming down the hall in my direction. Then she turned the hall light on as she came closer, and I saw a big fuckin spider running toward my face, full speed. As I was picking myself up off the floor, the son of a bitch jumped at my face, from a good 12" away, and just barely missed me. We ended up chasing it around my cousin's room and killing it.

Ever wake up to the sight of a spider flying at your face? Lol. Quite an experience.

Oh my lord i cant believe some of these spider and scoorpi strories. Don't get me wrong I love every animal for what they are, no matter how much they gross me out. Some of these tales from slayer and oneironaut however, i feel for you both. If a spidey came on my arm or especially jumped at me i'd be traumatised for months i wouldn't be able to go back to the spot where it happened I have always been terrified of them. Thank the lord we don't have this sort of thing happen over where i'm from in England

Theres a village here in Scotland that has a massive centipede infestation - thousands and thousands of them are finding their way into homes and cupboards and fridges... everywhere. The villagers tried building a low wall but experts think the centipedes have found a new way in. Imagine that! Would be like hell on earth...

Random anicdote for the day.

Poor scorpions, minding their own business and bam someone squishes them, you say it yourself they don't die easily, i bet you wouldn't like some gigantic creature stamping on you for no reason, no wonder they sting people.

If you leave a scorpion alone it will leave you alone, just check your shoes and if you think one is in your bed( although their not very good climbers) just shake the covers. If one is on you don't freak out and gently push it off.

I don't own a scorpion sadly but they behave anything like my praying mantis, you could probably touch it(as long as it isn't in it's face) without it striking you. Generally my praying mantis just goes on the defensive. It will stand up tall and flatten it's claws to it's body, so the tops of the clawed arms are covering it's face a little, then if i continue to touch it, it will attempt to strike, but if it did actually touch me with it's arms it would probably run, it's more of a warning, they don't want to engage such a large creature. Also if they behave like my mantid, if it's on your arm say, just nudge it's behind and it will slowly walk away from you, if it stops keep on nudging it, just not too hard.

I'd love to have such exotic creatures in my house, it's boring in the UK we got nothing apart from house spiders. Anyway scorpions and such can help get rid of other pests, just give em a chance.

to be honest it really pisses me off when i see someone crush any creature, especially an interesting large insect or something like a spider or scorpion. I mean just because it looks scary to you(...wuss..) it deserves to die? So basically i assume if an alien race landed on earth and thought we look nasty and ewwy, you'd have no problem with them going round and stabbing us all or something?