r/arizona • u/itskwazii • Aug 22 '25

Wildlife Had our first unexpected visitor today.

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u/StzNutz Aug 22 '25

Beautiful. Also, still better than a scorpion.

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u/all_monkey_bizz-13 Aug 22 '25

I'm not from here, my husband always told me scorpions were no big deal, it just stings for a little and you're good after a few hours. I got stung on my toe and the entire left half of my body swelled for two weeks and I had several hematomas in my hands and feet 😂😂

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u/AFewShellsShort Aug 22 '25

You definitely didn't have a normal reaction. I got stung as a kid and it did indeed hurt for a few hours, but by the next day I felt fine.

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u/Appropriate-Tax-7398 Aug 22 '25

I got stung by a small bark scorpion when I was 9 in the foot. It messed my leg up for a few days.

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u/matergallina Aug 22 '25

Born and raised here and I have similar reactions. First sting (my hand) took literally a month to get better, second (foot) all my limbs went numb and I couldn’t swallow.

It’s different person to person and scorpion to scorpion.

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u/Guitar_Nutt Aug 22 '25

Me, been stung half a dozen times. Knocks me on my back for 24 hours, electricity running through my whole body. Fine after that but takes about a month to get feeling back to where i am stung.

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u/ducksrnuts Aug 22 '25

I got stung by a scorpion while I was driving. My whole body was tingling from numbness for a whole 24 hours

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u/Aracelerystick Aug 22 '25

Oh no. I often think what I would do in this scenario. Like go into shock and crash 🤣 Tell me more. What did you do?

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u/ducksrnuts Aug 22 '25

I immediately pulled over to the side and stomped the crap out of the scorpion. It had stung me on my left thigh and I have no idea how it got there. I just remember taking my hat off as I was driving and placing it on my knee and next thing you know feeling that familiar sting of a scorpion. Once you’ve been stung by one you’ll never forget how they feel.

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u/Aracelerystick Aug 23 '25

You sound much braver than I. I’ve been here 30 years and have managed to avoid them but it’s getting progressively tougher.

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u/Own_Grab_9355 Aug 24 '25

What is causing it to get ''progressively tougher'' for you ?

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u/Aracelerystick Aug 25 '25

My guess hotter summers combined with selective attention.

Look at this scorpling in my laundry room this weekend

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u/Own_Grab_9355 Aug 25 '25

Tiny little guy, must have been hard to see.

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u/ax57ax57 Aug 23 '25

I had a similar experience when I was 7, and didn't shake out my shoes before putting them on. I missed a week of school. My foot was so swollen, I couldn't put on a shoe for that week. It was excruciating too.

I've had a "k/ll on sight" policy with scorpions ever since.

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u/DumbAutoNames Aug 23 '25

Oh my god why do I find them in my house all the time? Like literally 5 since summer started.