Nightime Intruder

[Tucson T4R]

I found this guy in my rock wall in my front yard under a black light. :Wow1:

 

[07 Elephant]

Cool pic. They're all over the Hill Country here. I've been stung by them. No love lost when I squash one.

 

[Wander]

Yikes!

So...did you use a black light to find it or do you have a black light in your front yard? Either way, did you perhaps faintly hear The Dead in the distance and suddenly understand "A Whiter Shade of Pale"???:snorkel:

 

[Tucson T4R]

Yikes!

So...did you use a black light to find it or do you have a black light in your front yard? Either way, did you perhaps faintly hear The Dead in the distance and suddenly understand "A Whiter Shade of Pale"???:snorkel:

I have a little LED black light flashlight. The scorpions will light up 15 feet away and stick out like a sore thumb. :sombrero: This one was down in a crack so I had to move a rock out the way to get a good view of him. He graciously stayed still for his portrait.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I have spent the last few years at battle with scorpions and Im winning. Brakleen is the weapon of choice, just hit them with one squirt and gone in 60 sec.

 

[drbandkgb]

Ive ran up on these in the woods of Tennessee about the size of a half dollar..
I was tripping because I didnt know they lived here in TN

 

[Toyotero]

Very cool photo!

Cool pic. They're all over the Hill Country here. I've been stung by them. No love lost when I squash one.

I've seen more this year than any year previous. I think we've killed 7 or 8 in our house in the last 3 months.

The worst infestations we have are the yellow jackets.

 

[XJBANKER]

I think I will stick with battling spiders in my house!

 

[Tucson T4R]

I think I will stick with battling spiders in my house!

Yeah, I was down on the ground taking that shot with the lens about 8 inches away from him. I was just waiting to see him charge me through the view finder.:Wow1:

 

[Overdrive]

Nice shot, Brad.

Cool pic. They're all over the Hill Country here.

You can say that again. Years ago, I took a course at Thunder Ranch in the hill country. I stayed in one of their "cabins" which were fairly new, standard construction. The cabin was infested with scorpions. I would see them walking along inside the vent grille for the HVAC system, and saw one disappear into/under a wall socket plate as I went into the bathroom. Another time, I turned on the ceiling fan to have one get slung off the fan blade and bounce on my head on his way to the floor. Not fun.

One evening after a night shoot, I drove up to the cabin to find about a dozen of them climbing the outside wall. I stomped as many as I could. I was told if stung, just take a Benadryl and you'll be fine.

It's the small Bark Scorpion around here that are highly toxic, along the lines of a rattlesnake bite. Can be fatal to the very young/very old.

 

[fangars]

Caught one that was molting a few years back. Took some pics.

 

[Tucson T4R]

Wow, that's cool. I have never seen one doing that before.