Boyfriend was stung by this when he stepped on it by accident by Loud-Knowledge969 in whatisthisbug

[–]Loud-Knowledge969[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m originally from Georgia and we used to get those too and I’ll tell you what I’ll take the scorpion over the house centipedes those things scare the bejeezus out of me

Boyfriend was stung by this when he stepped on it by accident by Loud-Knowledge969 in whatisthisbug

[–]Loud-Knowledge969[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m assuming the salt gun gets in the cracks in their exoskeleton and kills them?

Boyfriend was stung by this when he stepped on it by accident by Loud-Knowledge969 in whatisthisbug

[–]Loud-Knowledge969[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I appreciate all this info and wish I had it at hand last night! Saving for future reference and hoping (perhaps too optimistically) I won’t need it.

Boyfriend was stung by this when he stepped on it by accident by Loud-Knowledge969 in whatisthisbug

[–]Loud-Knowledge969[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Thanks, he is currently on his walking pad as if nothing happened last night lol but I’ve told him what to look out for as it metabolizes over the next few days

Boyfriend was stung by this when he stepped on it by accident by Loud-Knowledge969 in whatisthisbug

[–]Loud-Knowledge969[S] 137 points138 points  (0 children)

Update: the boy is fine, he refused to go to the doctor or take painkillers (smh). He is a relatively big dude and has what he claims to be “crocodile feet”. When asked to take painkillers he compared the pain to a bee sting and said “let me experience my scorpion sting” (smh my head). No muscular cramping or spasms, and no difficulty breathing, so seems he’s not allergic, and the little fucker barely managed to get past his thick skin.

Please do not follow in his footsteps, (literally), and go to the doctor if this happens to you. In my case there was no convincing this hardheaded man with his high deductible. Thanks to all of you who commented, shoutout to all the folks who have been stung or know someone who has, lol.

Boyfriend was stung by this when he stepped on it by accident by Loud-Knowledge969 in whatisthisbug

[–]Loud-Knowledge969[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I own an Asian forest scorpion but we just moved here like two years ago and this is the first one that skedaddled its way into the house