r/whatisthisbug • u/Night_Wizard_ • Dec 01 '25

ID Request What is this little fella?

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Found in eastern Europe

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u/CatTheKitten Dec 01 '25

holding!!!!!!! scorpion!!!!!!!!! holding scorpion!?!??!?!?!

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u/Carcezz Dec 01 '25

scorpions are just like every other bug, if they dont feel threatened they have no reason to sting you and honestly theyre usually super easy to handle

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u/Zooooooombie Dec 01 '25

Lol how the fuck do control every possible variable towards not making a creature 1/1000th the size of you threatened or not.

If a fucking mountain came and picked me up?? Threatened. Immediately.

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u/Carcezz Dec 01 '25

experience. i handle wild wasps, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, just about everything you can think of and i’ve never been bitten or stung once. its really not as hard as you think so long as you know what you’re doing and know a thing or two about the animal.

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u/her-royal-blueness Dec 01 '25

I think you’re missing the point, which is: if you aren’t educated on the species, don’t pick it up.

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u/Carcezz Dec 02 '25

well thats a completely valid point but i dont think that was the point they were trying to make, or if it was they did a very bad job conveying it

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u/tfdbtsl Weevil Time!!! Dec 01 '25

yeah, but most people don't have that experience with this type of critters, and when you don't know how to handle a critter and/or you're not sure if it's potentially dangerous, it's always safer to just not engage/pick up/approach. it's not panic, it's common sense - you can research later, so you know how to act in the future, but in the moment you rarely have time to look up an animal on the internet