Bark Scorpion Can Cause Death (Its Bark is Worse Than it's Bite?)

Yuma Sun ^ | April 7, 2009 | Chris McDaniel

[nickcarraway]

[brytlea]

I’ve been stung by a scorpion once (not sure what kind, clearly not a deadly one—I didn’t die). BUT it hurt worse than anything I’ve had sting or bite me. Burns like fire and then later, when it stopped hurting itched like the worst mosquito bite ever. Nasty critters!

[BibChr]

"Yeah. I'd eat that."

[downtownconservative]

Had one of these u-ugly critters crawl in bed with me one night when I lived just outside of Phoenix. Woke up around 1:30 AM to extreme leg radiating pain in the right buttock (as Forrest Gump would say). Hurt like nothing I have ever experienced for about 8-9 hours. That critter paid the ultimate pricer for my discomfort. I am glad it got me where it did, considering all the other possibilities.

[nickcarraway]

Did you sting him back?

[pallis]

I kill them when I see them.

[WayneS]

So exactly how loud do they bark?

They are pretty small. Can you HEAR them before you see them?

;^)

[skeeter]

Yikes. I’d definitely rather find a California Barking Spider in my sleeping bag.

[Joe 6-pack]

Cajun's jus' love dem water scorpeens...

[WayneS]

When you are trying to kill it, use something heavy because they have an exoskeleton.

So, you're saying .44 Magnum instead of .22, right?

[nickcarraway]

How about a California Biker named Spider?

[mikeus_maximus]

Yep, the smaller the pedipaps, the more dangerous they are—sorta’ their version of “little man’s disease”.

[ravingnutter]

Because they are active at night, many stings are to a person's feet when they walk through their homes without the lights on.

And it hurts like hell when they nail you on the big toe. Hubby came running with the .45 Ruger thinking I was being attacked. We keep the exterior of the house sprayed with some heavy duty pesticide now, haven't seen one in the house in a couple of years.

[Doomonyou]

"Crushing is best."

I vill crush you.

[brytlea]

I never saw the darned thing. My doctor said I probably stepped on it...maybe I DID crush it. I hope so!

[moondoggie]

We get them in our house, too.

We've never been stung, but our dog was stung on his foot when he was a pup:-(

We've lived here for almost 12 years and have never been able to determine "how/where" they're getting in.

[Free Vulcan]

"When you are trying to kill it, use something heavy because they have an exoskeleton. A fly swatter or rolled up newspaper may not be effective. Also, pesticides may not kill them immediately when sprayed directly on them because the exoskeleton delays absorption."

Nuke it, it's the only way to be sure.

[Towed_Jumper]

I got stung in the middle of my back one early morning—while still in bed —little bugger fell off of the ceiling. It was extremely painful with sharp pain running down both legs. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Our family then began nightly “search and destroy” missions in our front and back yard armed with a black light and rubber mallet. (Scorpions fluoresce a lime-green color under a black light). Whenever we'd find one “WHAM!” goes the rubber mallet.

I killed 63 bark scorpions in our yard. We also had to put mesh screening over all of our air ducts, and filled in all of the holes in the walls where the plumbing entered the inside of the house.

Nevertheless, my wife also got stung 13-times on her shoulder and back one night when another scorpion fell from the ceiling into our bed and somehow got inside her nightgown.

I hate those little buggers.

[nickcarraway]

Maybe you should move your bed off their landing pad.