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| I just put my sundress on that had been laying on my bathroom floor... (It fell off the towel rack) I walked into the livingroom and felt something on my shoulder. I'm not afraid of spiders so wasn' real concerned... Until I looked.... I had a "SCORPION" walking on my shoulder!!! I start yelling for my son Travis to HURRY!!! Hurrry!! He slapped it off, NOW we can't find it. Thankfully I wasn't stung. |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Holy crap!! I would have been scared sh1tle$$ too. Glad your OK. |
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Location: Kansas | Eff that man!!!!! The floor would be lava cause there is no way I'd be stepping on the floor until that thing was found!!!!! Ewwwww hope you find it soon! |
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Location: Red Raiderland | I'm not sure where you live but here in N Central Texas they are alive and well. We moved into our new house at the end of Feb. and I have killed at least 20 of them in the house. They won't kill you but the sting HURTS! I have just made a habit out of checking close and shoes before putting them on. They like cool, dark areas. Unfortunately I have found the majority of them in our bathroom. I was stung many times as a kid and I certainly don't want to relive those memories!  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I hate those darn things, we have them all over here and always in the house, but since I got my chickens I have been seeing less and less of the little monsters. I love my hens, good for taken care of scorpions and bad snakes. |
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| Kaycee - 2014-07-05 11:07 AM I'm not sure where you live but here in N Central Texas they are alive and well. We moved into our new house at the end of Feb. and I have killed at least 20 of them in the house. They won't kill you but the sting HURTS! I have just made a habit out of checking close and shoes before putting them on. They like cool, dark areas. Unfortunately I have found the majority of them in our bathroom. I was stung many times as a kid and I certainly don't want to relive those memories!
I live in the middle of Oklahoma... between OKC and Tulsa... BUT I live on a beach with NO water...  Meaning I live on a sand hill... I was once told that trantula's will keep scorpions away... But I think they like each other because I have them here also. |
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| Kaycee - 2014-07-05 11:07 AM I'm not sure where you live but here in N Central Texas they are alive and well. We moved into our new house at the end of Feb. and I have killed at least 20 of them in the house. They won't kill you but the sting HURTS! I have just made a habit out of checking close and shoes before putting them on. They like cool, dark areas. Unfortunately I have found the majority of them in our bathroom. I was stung many times as a kid and I certainly don't want to relive those memories!
I live in the middle of Oklahoma... between OKC and Tulsa... BUT I live on a beach with NO water... Meaning I live on a sand hill... I was once told that trantula's will keep scorpions away... But I think they like each other because I have them here also. |
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Location: PNW | Guess it's time to burn the house down..... Hopefully you have insurance :) |
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| I got stung last year when we were sleeping. That will wake you up! I hate those things.
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Kaycee - 2014-07-05 11:07 AM I'm not sure where you live but here in N Central Texas they are alive and well. We moved into our new house at the end of Feb. and I have killed at least 20 of them in the house. They won't kill you but the sting HURTS! I have just made a habit out of checking close and shoes before putting them on. They like cool, dark areas. Unfortunately I have found the majority of them in our bathroom. I was stung many times as a kid and I certainly don't want to relive those memories!
You have so many because of the disturbed ground when they poured your foundation. We had the same problem. Go and get some Bengal Roach Spray. You spray it around your baseboards. Take your animals and yourself out while spraying and give it about an hour before coming back in. Works great. Then there is a spray we used around the house that works well also. We still get one here and there but we really look for them when it's going to rain. For whatever reason, that is when we find them. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | suzy2qtee - 2014-07-05 8:56 AM I just put my sundress on that had been laying on my bathroom floor... (It fell off the towel rack) I walked into the livingroom and felt something on my shoulder. I'm not afraid of spiders so wasn' real concerned... Until I looked.... I had a "SCORPION" walking on my shoulder!!! I start yelling for my son Travis to HURRY!!! Hurrry!! He slapped it off, NOW we can't find it. Thankfully I wasn't stung.
We always check our towels and our shower curtain.
I was sitting in my chair and felt something and lucky enough I had a pair of relaxed jeans on. I grabbed the material on my pants and carefully took my pants off and sure enough, it was a grandpa scorpion. I've gotten bitten a few times and I can't believe how long and how bad the sting is. I have to take Benedryl right away. Glad you weren't stung. |
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Texas Tenderheart
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Location: Red Raiderland | Nevertooold - 2014-07-05 1:56 PM Kaycee - 2014-07-05 11:07 AM I'm not sure where you live but here in N Central Texas they are alive and well. We moved into our new house at the end of Feb. and I have killed at least 20 of them in the house. They won't kill you but the sting HURTS! I have just made a habit out of checking close and shoes before putting them on. They like cool, dark areas. Unfortunately I have found the majority of them in our bathroom. I was stung many times as a kid and I certainly don't want to relive those memories!
This is VERY interesting information NTO. I am going to get some of this stuff. They do seem to come out more when rain is present. Hmmm??? |
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Texas Tenderheart
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Location: Red Raiderland | suzy2qtee - 2014-07-05 11:18 AM Kaycee - 2014-07-05 11:07 AM I'm not sure where you live but here in N Central Texas they are alive and well. We moved into our new house at the end of Feb. and I have killed at least 20 of them in the house. They won't kill you but the sting HURTS! I have just made a habit out of checking close and shoes before putting them on. They like cool, dark areas. Unfortunately I have found the majority of them in our bathroom. I was stung many times as a kid and I certainly don't want to relive those memories!
I have never seen a tarantula around here but I think I would actually think that would be kinda cool. We do have wolf spiders that are the size of a small dog! |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Kaycee - 2014-07-05 2:27 PM Nevertooold - 2014-07-05 1:56 PM Kaycee - 2014-07-05 11:07 AM I'm not sure where you live but here in N Central Texas they are alive and well. We moved into our new house at the end of Feb. and I have killed at least 20 of them in the house. They won't kill you but the sting HURTS! I have just made a habit out of checking close and shoes before putting them on. They like cool, dark areas. Unfortunately I have found the majority of them in our bathroom. I was stung many times as a kid and I certainly don't want to relive those memories!
They definitely do. I found one on our shower curtain yesterday and we got rain in the early evening.
The one that works good outside is called Pestabs. You use a hand sprayer and spray it on the ground around your house going about a half a foot to a foot out. We get it at our local feed store or you can buy it online.
Walmarts carry the Bengal Roach Spray. It runs about $18.00 for a big can and is worth every penny. |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | I'm so glad you weren't hurt!
I went to feed this morning and put my muck boots on and a whole family of wasps attacked my foot. I've never felt so glad to murder a creature in my life.  |
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Location: Texas | Forget that!!! At least you could form words... I would've been screaming bloody murder. |
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Location: In a happy place | I killed one in the middle of my living room floor last night. |
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| They are all over here my boyfriend has been stung then another time he had one in his pant leg and I had one crawl in my hand as I was trying to sleep. |
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Location: Peach State | Y'all have convinced me to never move out west.
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Location: on my horse | RunninOnARooster - 2014-07-05 9:58 PM
Y'all have convinced me to never move out west.
West is fine! South west is baaaad news apparently! Spiders the size of small dogs, scorpions on shoulders i'll pass!!! Idaho is looking better and better I think I'll just stay right here lol |
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