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jakecard
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I suppose the truth is cool. But it's more fun to disagree on facts.
Jake
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krafty
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McFez, Oso, Bugman.....hilarious! Please shed some light in a couple of days, Bugman, on the Truth about the scorpion.
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Bob and Susan
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i'm in
susan is getting about three a night
using the black-light
they like it around the base of the island
they haven't come into the casitas yet
but if we don't control
them they will
what alcohol should i use
or
should i do a "taste test" again
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Marc
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That's a nasty looking bug!
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mcfez
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You all think I am kidding?
I was lucky to survive this incident.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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oh man McFez...thanks for the good deep belly laugh this morning...just too friggin funny dude! that image will stick in my mind a long time
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David K
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Do they taste like chicken?
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Eli
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You know, sometimes Nomads really is fun, good thread you guys!
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vgabndo
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I wish I had taken better measurements...
In all my time in San Nicolas, this was the winner.
Post mortem, I laid him across my palm with his tail at my finger tip, he reached to the creases at my wrist. I just measured that at 6.5". I just
measured the boot that made that print and it is 4.5" from the toe to the point where the scorpion's shadow crossed the imprint.
I think that Bahia Conception shrimp is a wannabe!
Did you know that there are scorpions in Baja which can live under salt water for 40 minutes? Bugman, you know this is real!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
Did you know that there are scorpions in Baja which can live under salt water for 40 minutes? |
thanks. shark week is freaking me out, now this! WTF????
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grace59
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I was lucky to survive this incident. |
McFez, You absolutely crack me up! Best laugh I've had in a long time.. BTW, I hope
that wasn't in San Felipe!!!
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by grace59
| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I was lucky to survive this incident. |
McFez, You absolutely crack me up! Best laugh I've had in a long time.. BTW, I hope
that wasn't in San Felipe!!! |
Oh gosh no...it wasnt from San Felipe.......it was from Washington State
Hope you are well Grace. Say howdy to all for me. Regards.
[Edited on 8-7-2011 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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grace59
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
| Quote: | Originally posted by grace59
| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I was lucky to survive this incident. |
McFez, You absolutely crack me up! Best laugh I've had in a long time.. BTW, I hope
that wasn't in San Felipe!!! |
Oh gosh no...it wasnt from San Felipe.......it was from Washington State
Hope you are well Grace. Say howdy to all for me. Regards.
[Edited on 8-7-2011 by mcfez] |
 Oh Worry, worry, worry! Now I'll have to be careful not to spill any Vodka! Of
course, since it's almost always raining here, the scorpion won't necessarily have to jump into my mouth to find moisture! When is your next trip down to SF
[Edited on 8-7-2011 by grace59]
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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Mulegena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I was lucky to survive this incident. |
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Do they taste like chicken? |
I just spit coffee on my keyboard! Darn you guys, anyway. Too early for this sort of reading!!
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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henshaw
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Jumping Scorpion
I have Scorpion available to catch the little buggers for $23.95. Please be aware that the nets aren't effective if the Scorpion is on the ground,
they must be in the act of jumping and at least 24" off the ground to be effective. Caution, don't miss them.
You can\'t fix stupid
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Marla Daily
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FRIENDS OF S.O.S.
SAVE OUR SCORPIONS! Please join FRIENDS of S.O.S. Memberships available at no cost to all who love and appreciate scorpions. Be kind to Scorpions week
coming to Baja California soon:
They're generally awesome. They do lots of really cool stuff (fluorescing under UV light, complex courtship rituals, parental care, living without
food for months at a time, having photoreceptors on the tail so they know day/night even when they're face-down in a burrow, etc.) that make them
really interesting.
In a desert ecosystems, scorpions are the apex predators - kind of like wolves in a North American forest or lions on the savanna. As such, they play
a major role in influencing the population dynamics of lower trophic levels in their habitat. In ecosystems where they aren't the main predator,
they're important prey for other animals; any little scavenger in a desert would benefit greatly from a big, juicy, protein-rich scorpion dinner.
Since they're long-lived and so well adapted for harsh environments, they can maintain a relatively constant food supply for larger insectivores in
their habitat, while other insect prey (locusts, flies, bees, etc.) tend to be more seasonal. They still have the role of predators in these
ecosystems, but they are also prey. In prime scorpion habitat, there can be a fairly high density of scorpions, so they are eating a large number of
insects. Since scorpions tend to be highly cannibalistic, they generally don't need a predator to control their populations; they self regulate at an
ideal population density, and if the density increases they just eat each other until it goes back down. Thus, you never end up with scorpion
outbreaks or swarms.
Cool huh?
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Santiago
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I've often wondered what would happen if you rigged them Carolina style - might be next hot bait?
BTW, I have heard of rigging plastics "Ontario style" - anyone know what that is?
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