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grace59
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I've noticed a lot more over the last two years in San Felipe. I am wondering if it is because we've had more rain than usual which brings plant
growth, more bugs etc. Some really big suckers, too! Found a very large, very irritated one on my patio this summer after some torrential rain
fall....also found a couple of smaller ones on my pillow this summer, too! <<<Shiver>>> I keep a black light flashlight on each of
our night stands in case one of us needs to use the bath room in the middle of the night. I've never been stung....hope I never am, but I keep
Benadryl and some Tea Tree Oil at the house just in case.
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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El Vergel
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Pets? Anyone have them in terrariums?
Fried? Can they be eaten?
Pregnant? Or just fat?
Seems like they are prevalent in abundance!
Best to all, stay safe!
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bajabuddha
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As they dwell 'under' things, rain will flush 'em out (along with tarantulas, centipedes, millipedes, etc....) and in the heat of summer they
especially LOVE the coolness of palapa roof/ceilings, in between cement blocks, and palm trees, especially if not smooth-shaven. Cold blooded, you'll
see them more actively at night in the warmer months. And, always a good idea to 'clap'-out your shoes and clothing in the mornings. They will truly
be one of the meek who inherit the earth.
And eaten? Don't you ever watch Andrew Zimmern and 'Bizarre Foods'? Very popular in Asia, lightly dusted and fried (stinger's clipped). I hear they
taste like chicken.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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bajabuddha
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LarryK
Hey Budda this is redlarry. I packed ice on all the spots, took away the pain, but was sore to the touch for 24 hrs. |
So you had to leave the nipples out of the process for 24 hours, eh? That's 'tough ta ta'! (although..... did it swell?) 
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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willardguy
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then again you live there, what do have to lose?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it3UsKeKGto
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EdZeranski
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Scorpies!
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Nasty critters. We spent many times house boating on Lake Powell. .... |
We saw them, scorpions, at Powell also as well as Tarantulas. At one anchorage at Oak Bay they were pretty thick. Our place in Borrego Springs has the
large Mexican wood scorpions. We do have a black light we use for room sweeps if we've been away for a while.
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EdZeranski
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Small brown to gray critters are common here. Had one in my shoe once and he got me. it was kinda like a bee sting.
Now....those other nasty guys above...that's a different story. they will ruin your day. |
Have you ever tried "After Bite" on scorpion stings??
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bajalearner
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TLBaja79
Whats the best remedy if you do get hit by one? knock on wood I have never been stung |
I find comfort by squashing it with my shoe but that's only temporary.  
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BooJumMan
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Most of those seen in this thread are Hadrurus arizonensis... Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion. I have one as a pet. The one above in the thread might be
pregnant. They gestate for over a year. The stings with these are about as painful as a bee sting.
Here is mine. The UV light from the camera flash gives it a green tinge.
What she looks like with a black light ...
[Edited on 9-29-2014 by BooJumMan]
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woody with a view
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nice piece of seaweed!
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mulegemichael
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and yes, lavender essential oil does repel them, as with all insects...they just don't like the smell....we do... www.purplehazelavender.com ..
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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bajabuddha
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wow..... i'm still into patchouli, man..... 
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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shari
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dang it, I'm all out of Lavender body splash...hint hint!
the tarantulas come out a few days before the rain...usually a good indication we are going to get rain. Juan gets stung all the time working with
rock...and he says it's less than a bee sting...ants bites are the mother fuggers!!! and last for days.
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BajaBlanca
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now I want a black lite.
that collection of scorps that drowned in the pool is incredible!
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Nancy Drew
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the life cycle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHmBBvJssdY
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bajabuddha
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I just ordered the blacklite off ebay from susan and what'sis'name's first post.
Ants, especially the black harvesters, are the worst. Been bit by most colors, most sizes of ants from 3 continents, including Ambush Ants (oh my
allah). According to an eminent college professor who goes around stinging himself from every 'bug' possible to make his own 'worst stings' list
(from NAU, of course... Flag Hag) the Tarantula Wasp is King of Owwies....
Then again, EMS in 4 corners, did black widows, buzzworms, and the effects of the HORRIBLE BITE OF A COLLARED LIZARD ON A 7-YEAR-OLD, and boy, can the
stories fly........ ( the lizard was horribly dispatched, the kid was FINE).
(p.s. : don't mention this to any medical professionals.....  
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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bajabuddha
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ADDENDUM: POOR HERMAN....
We have had several scorpions dispatched in our home here in southern NM. This whole spring and summer we had HERMAN, our pet Tarantula, living in
our parking area in a burrow. I got a few pics, had requests for it, and here's the best I could get:
His burrow was cool; all the excavation was blended in with the surrounding terra, and you couldn't tell where he put all the 'diggings'.
Unfortunately, about 3 weeks ago, his hole was GONE. Previously, every day was gossamer-covered, and he/she would emerge after dark (in the pic) .
One day, the hole was not only covered in, but just as inconspicuously covered as the 'diggings' were scattered about.
We waited 4-6 days, and excavated. The hole went down a whole FOOT! Angled to the side, down another 20+- degrees to an antechamber, and it was
bedded with a BUNCH of carpet fibers from my neighbor's yard (whole n'uther story). No spider, no remnants, no corpse with Tarantula Hawk's egg or
larva on it... but a FUN DIG. Kewl Beans, Bonzo! And all this right next to a Datura plant; I think Herman got beamed up by Don Juan.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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Cliffy
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Some bats eat scorpions
They go "crunch" when stepped on with boots :-)
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Chupacabra
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I got stung on the finger by a scorpion about three weeks ago. It was a little guy and really only hurt like a bee sting for about 20 min. But the
finger tingled for a couple days.
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CatCrazyJulie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mrfatboy
This is my scorpion collection. All drowned in the pool in the last 30 days.
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Er, excuse me, but where in Baja are you/your pool?!?! Yikes!
Although I imagine scorpions are fairly well-distributed throughout Baja...last year in Cabo Pulmo, when we camped out for the first time on our lot
in the pygmy forest in the uplands. And discovered that anything left outside rather quickly became "habitat" to walking sticks, huge hairy huntsman
spiders, and to scorpions, among other critters.
My husband is allergic to bee stings, so we carry epipens; not sure what this bodes re his potential reaction to scorpion stings, but he tends to have
more intense than usual reactions to any insect bite, e.g., mosquito bites become big welts.
Screened areas are definitely a survival tactic.
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