I saw this northern scorpion, Paruroctonus boreus, in my laundry room a couple of days ago. I was barefoot and almost stepped on it. Fortunately, the sting of this species is not as bad as some of those residing in other parts of the world. A sting from a northern scorpion produces effects similar to a bee sting.
It looks kind of big and scary in this picture, right? In reality, it was only an inch long. I scooped it up with a paper towel and put it outside.
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How cute!...well, my wife has another word for it ha. I assume these are UV light reflective like the ones we hunt at night in south Texas.
Yes, it was kinda cute. When I googled it, I found out you can use blacklight to find this species. I didn't know that, but may not be hunting for them anytime soon. ;)
UV hunting is kind of fun...but there is that comfort in not knowing how many are out there around you ha.
I might try it out of curiosity. 🙂
I’m glad you saw it before you stepped on it. Even at 1 inch, a scorpion always looks scary to me.😬
I'm glad too! 😲
Oh my! Then I read 1" long... wouldnt want those little suckers hiding on you!
Fortunately, I've only found them inside twice! 🙂
Yikes that would get your attention!