[XHogPilot]

I've been stung by a very small scorpion. No way this could be considered recreation.

IIRC, some of the scorpions common to the US are quite venemous to humans. Perhaps these particular Indian scorpions are on the opposite end of the spectrum.

Arizona Bark Scorpion, Centrurus exilicauda, SW US (AZ,CA,NM, perhaps UT), potentially lethal sting

Striped Bark Scorpion, Centruroides vittatus, very common in TX, range from IL to NM and most points in between, non-lethal, excrutiating pain ("like a nail being driven into the site of the sting")

[Judith Anne]

Thanks for that information. I walked in the barn door, and didn't see a thing. It stung me on my back, and I was actually knocked down by it--driven to my knees. I told the doctor it was like somebody shot me. I've had other stings, hornets, wasps, bees, nothing like this ever. Doc said it was a barn scorpion, he sees them here in S. MO. It ached for a month.