eetdrt88
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el escorpiones
this guy wondered into our camp at gonzaga bay last spring,Eleazar(the guy who runs the camp)told us theyre not that harmful.......just wondering if
anyone has heard otherwise??
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David K
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Read Graham Mackintosh's first book... He gives a very vivid description of his stings (more than once). Not fatal for most folks... http://grahammackintosh.com
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comitan
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alacron
I find one at least every 10 days or so. When they sting you its usally on the hand and your hand with be somewhat numb for about a week.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Bruce R Leech
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don't touch it if you git stung you will wish you hadn't. they can kill a small child.
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BajaVida
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alacran?
read a Smithsonial article a few years ago saying that scorpions can be found everywhere in Baja, but because they are nocturnal, we never see them
I no longer sleep on the ground while camping
No se apure y dure.
Don\'t hurry and you\'ll last longer.
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Bruce R Leech
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there are some 34 different kinds in Baja.
Bruce R Leech
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DanO
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They glow in the dark
You can see them at night with a blacklight. Problem is that the damn cord is so unwieldy. Anyone know where you can find a blacklight flashlight?
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Bruce R Leech
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use a counterfeit money detector it is just that a small hand held ultraviolet light battery powered.
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Bruce R Leech
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here is a pretty good one for 16 dollers
check this url.
http://www.officezone.com/md-118fl.htm
Bruce R Leech
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tim40
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It is one of our favorite summer night camping activities to take our battery operated black lights and go hunting for them.....can kinda freak a
person out if they let it....at times 'they are every where'. We bought ours a Sav-on.
As other have indicated, most experience a 'severe' bee sting type feeling that last from hours to days.
When searching for the end of your rainbow you only have until dusk....
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HotSchott
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If they get you in the hand, you will be eating and wiping with the other hand for a while. If they get you in the foot, you better hope you don't
have to wear shoes to get home. Usually when they sting your hand, they are gone as quick as they sting. When they get your feet (usually because
they are in an empty shoe or boot) they sting multiple times as they are being crushed.
Not fun - check your shoes in the morning!!
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