Jann in TX Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Last night I was up late grading tests... It was a bit chilly so I decided to put on a warm set of jammies... I did not know at the time that a LARGE scorpion had decided to sleep in the jammies too!. As soon as I put the jammie bottoms on I had no doubt that I was sharing! Yep, he got me several times in my tush. I yanked the jammies right off-- and shook them out-- the scorpion was about 4 inches long-- it was real squishy too (thanks to a nearby shoe!). DH applied antibiotic ointment and topical Benadryl... I popped 2 Benadryl and tried to go to sleep... I had the creepy-crawlies until the Benadryl kicked in and I zonked out. My tush is still sore--but luckily not burning--this morning. I have not been stung in over 10 years-- I guess it was my time... We have a pest service that treats the outside--but occasionally one gets through... I'll be shaking all of my clothes/shoes out for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Ouch! I have the creepy crawlies just reading this! Have had my share of scorpion stings, too, when we lived out west. :) Last one happened in the car... scorpion on my head rest, got me on the back of the head. So strange. I didn't want to get in that car for months! DH and I traded cars for awhile. Glad you are one less scorpion in the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 :grouphug: Ouch! Sounds painful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zookeeper Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 So sorry! I've finally quit carrying around a flashlight at night because we haven't seen one in months. Guess I need to still be on guard for any that have decided to spend the winter inside with us. Yikes! I HATE scorpions!!! You handled it better than I would have. I would have been a screaming lunatic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 .....and that becomes reason #4,352 why I'm glad I live in the northeast! No scorpions!!! astrid:willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Uggghhhh! Now I have the creepy crawlies! I think I need to make the kids clean their rooms again. Were the jammies folded in a drawer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Again Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Please tell me your jammies were laying on the floor, and not hung up on a hanger or folded neatly in your drawer. Please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 :grouphug: Reminds me of the time I sat down on the nice soft grass to watch a local parade, and landed on a huge bumble bee. He was not happy. Neither was I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 :eek: That scares me...and I have found 2 black widows in our house in the past week! Can't move to WA soon enough now! What is there to be afraid of in WA? Someone please enlighten me so I'm prepared. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 .....and that becomes reason #4,352 why I'm glad I live in the northeast! No scorpions!!! astrid:willy_nilly: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 .....and that becomes reason #4,352 why I'm glad I live in the northeast! No scorpions!!! astrid:willy_nilly: :iagree: Amen! I would NOT do well with all those insects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arghmatey Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Oh my. I have been waiting for one to get me at our cabin. Ick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Ouch! We had scorpions for years, and pest control never helped. Glad the reaction was not bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug_1976 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 :eek: That scares me...and I have found 2 black widows in our house in the past week! Can't move to WA soon enough now! What is there to be afraid of in WA? Someone please enlighten me so I'm prepared. :lol: It depends what part of WA. I grew up in the northwest corner, and we didn't have poisonous snakes, Black Widows, or any really nasty things. You have the normal creepy crawlies, the occasional bear or bobcat and even a cougar if you get up in the mountains, but as far as nasty things are concerned, I think it's heaven! Now, the eastern half of the state is a different story. There are rattle snakes on the other side of the Cascade Mountains! Good luck with your move. I miss the ocean & mountains! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 It depends what part of WA. I grew up in the northwest corner, and we didn't have poisonous snakes, Black Widows, or any really nasty things. You have the normal creepy crawlies, the occasional bear or bobcat and even a cougar if you get up in the mountains, but as far as nasty things are concerned, I think it's heaven! Now, the eastern half of the state is a different story. There are rattle snakes on the other side of the Cascade Mountains! Good luck with your move. I miss the ocean & mountains! Western, between Olympia and Tacoma so phew! Thanks for making me feel better. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 :eek::ack2::svengo: Remind me never to visit Texas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I always find it so strange that they hide in clothes folded and put away, where there is no food or water source.:confused: My favorite thing about scorpions is that they eat roaches, so you don't usually have both. :001_huh: And they move slow, so if you do see one creeping along your baseboards you can scoot them outside quickly. *shudder* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunD Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Okay, I'm really glad I don't live in Texas. I'll take the banana spiders, the water moccasins, the gigantic mosquitoes, and the cockroaches. None of those hide in your clothes and then sting you! Well ... fire ants sting, but they still don't hide in your clothes! I'm really glad you're all right. Just reading your story had me freaked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasRachel Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Aren't they lovely? We haven't had any in a while but with cold weather coming, I'm sure we'll get some soon. I once got stung by a wasp that was hiding in a shirt my mom had hung up outside in the line to dry. To this day, 20 years later, it's my excuse as to why I don't line dry anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I got my first sting this summer while camping in OK. :grouphug::grouphug: They unfortunately can be anywhere, thanks to wiki for informing me of this fact. As I was so ready to move from TX where ever they weren't We had several around our house for about 2 weeks, since we have gotten some moisture I haven't spied any in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Okay, I'm really glad I don't live in Texas. I'll take the banana spiders, the water ... fire ants sting, but they still don't hide in your clothes! Sorry to disagree - but I had fire ants on my clothes in the closet - just be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 My favorite thing about scorpions is that they eat roaches, so you don't usually have both. :001_huh: And they move slow, so if you do see one creeping along your baseboards you can scoot them outside quickly. *shudder* Hmm, I'm at my wits end with the roaches. Maybe I ought to import a few scorpions? ;) Okay, I'm really glad I don't live in Texas. I'll take the banana spiders, the water moccasins, the gigantic mosquitoes, and the cockroaches. None of those hide in your clothes and then sting you! Well ... fire ants sting, but they still don't hide in your clothes! We used to live in an apartment that had a fire ant infestation. We always had lots of them in the dirty clothes basket. They chewed a hole in one of dd's shirts where she had spilled some chocolate. :001_huh: But thankfully they did stay out of the clean clothes. It would make me crazy to have to worry about bugs in our clean clothes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Okay, I'm really glad I don't live in Texas. I'll take the banana spiders, the water moccasins, the gigantic mosquitoes, and the cockroaches. None of those hide in your clothes and then sting you! Well ... fire ants sting, but they still don't hide in your clothes! I'm really glad you're all right. Just reading your story had me freaked out. I'd trade all these in, in a heartbeat. I found that it was much easier to live with the scorpions :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 My dh thinks it is one of the funniest stories of all time that I am scared of Scorpions. We were camping in Anza-Borrego desert a long time ago. The stupid scorpion decided to run at me with its pincers open. Dh thinks it is funny that I ran away. I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwallowTail Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Oh my goodness. That would have been a seriously traumatic experience for me. I am glad you didn't have a bad reaction. My neighbor has had scorpions in her house, but so far we haven't seen any. Black widows abound outside on the exterior of our house (and love the front door), and wolf spiders love to come inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Oh, my word.:grouphug: Last night I was up late grading tests... It was a bit chilly so I decided to put on a warm set of jammies... I did not know at the time that a LARGE scorpion had decided to sleep in the jammies too!. As soon as I put the jammie bottoms on I had no doubt that I was sharing! Yep, he got me several times in my tush. I yanked the jammies right off-- and shook them out-- the scorpion was about 4 inches long-- it was real squishy too (thanks to a nearby shoe!). DH applied antibiotic ointment and topical Benadryl... I popped 2 Benadryl and tried to go to sleep... I had the creepy-crawlies until the Benadryl kicked in and I zonked out. My tush is still sore--but luckily not burning--this morning. I have not been stung in over 10 years-- I guess it was my time... We have a pest service that treats the outside--but occasionally one gets through... I'll be shaking all of my clothes/shoes out for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Western, between Olympia and Tacoma so phew! Thanks for making me feel better. :) Nothing, there is nothing to be afraid of here (well, maybe earthquakes). Its lovely! Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Nothing, there is nothing to be afraid of here (well, maybe earthquakes). Its lovely! Welcome! LOL Unless you include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos, vampires and werewolves, right? :D:lol: Thanks for the welcome. We are actually very excited and ready for adventure! After the drought this summer, I'm even looking forward to all the rain. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTanya Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Okay, I'm really glad I don't live in Texas. I'll take the banana spiders, the water moccasins, the gigantic mosquitoes, and the cockroaches. None of those hide in your clothes and then sting you! Well ... fire ants sting, but they still don't hide in your clothes! I'm really glad you're all right. Just reading your story had me freaked out. I agree with you! I'll take all this humidity to know there aren't any scorpions in my clothes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Oh man....Wisconsin is looking better and better. Bring on those below-zero days/weeks/months. They keep the scary stuff away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrin Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I was stung by a scorpion on the side of one of my BooKs in the middle of the night while in high school. Oh! My! :eek: I did get to skip school for a few days, though. Mom decided my education was NOT so important as to make me show up to school braless! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 LOL Unless you include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos, vampires and werewolves, right? :D:lol: Thanks for the welcome. We are actually very excited and ready for adventure! After the drought this summer, I'm even looking forward to all the rain. :thumbup: Yeah, well tsunamis are not likely on the sound and even then you'd get notice. Same with volcanos - lots of notice there with eruptions, although lahars can be very sudden but also very infrequent (once every 100 years or so). Vampires and werewolves are far, far away (Forks is in the sticks, way far away from the Sound). And as for rain, it is sunny and beautiful here today, albeit cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Ick!! Blech!! Yikes!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemongoose Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 LOL Unless you include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos, vampires and werewolves, right? :D:lol: Thanks for the welcome. We are actually very excited and ready for adventure! After the drought this summer, I'm even looking forward to all the rain. :thumbup: Hate to burst the bubble, but there are Western Black Widows (rarer but present) and Hobo Spiders (fairly common). As PP said, there are no poisonous snakes. The PNW is beautiful though! We love it!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 And this is why I would never in a zillion years live in Texas... :lol: I hope your bum heals fast!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 .....and that becomes reason #4,352 why I'm glad I live in the northeast! No scorpions!!! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omma Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Well, I don't know... I'm back in CT now but I am so cold this evening...:chillpill: I want to go take a hot shower just to get warmed up. I think about the years I spent in TX every so often and dream sometimes of going back. Yes, I did have a scorpion in my bottom floor dorm room, right on the wall above my pillow! But all I had to do was get a cup and let the scorpion fall into it and then dumped it down the toilet. Easy, peasy! Now as for the rattlesnakes, well I just didn't worry about them... or the tarantulas, coral snakes or copperheads... but I did have a friend that got bit by a brown recluse spider and she developed a big crater in her arm... Oh, yeah, and we did have some fire ants in the trailer I shared with a roommate one time. Okay, so I guess it's easy to forget the bad and just remember the good when we are dreaming.... :tongue_smilie: But I sure loved seeing irises in full bloom in early March... those were the days when spring really meant spring!!! Though I don't know what's happening with those poor irises now that Texas has had such a drought!!! Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 .....and that becomes reason #4,352 why I'm glad I live in the northeast! No scorpions!!! astrid:willy_nilly: :iagree::iagree:the bugs, black widows, snakes and scorpions are what skeered me out of the southwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunD Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Oh my, Twigs and Bonnie ... oh, my. I'm going to be searching my clothes for ants now. :001_huh: We did have fire ants in the dorm I lived in. I can't believe I forgot about that! They were coming out of a shower drain, of all places. :confused: The girls who lived in that suite were being bitten when they showered. WHY would they think that was a good place to live!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom23 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 :eek: That scares me...and I have found 2 black widows in our house in the past week! Can't move to WA soon enough now! What is there to be afraid of in WA? Someone please enlighten me so I'm prepared. :lol: Depends on where you are going! They have one of the biggest volcanoes in the world. Mudslides, avalanches, hmm lets see :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom23 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Oh man....Wisconsin is looking better and better. Bring on those below-zero days/weeks/months. They keep the scary stuff away! :iagree: I live in Minnesota most of the time, and I will take my cold winters and very occasional tornado risk over all the freaky creeepy crawly things that bite and sting and poison. Or tsunami, earthquake, hurricane and volcano risks.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I live in Minnesota most of the time, and I will take my cold winters and very occasional tornado risk over all the freaky creeepy crawly things that bite and sting and poison. Or tsunami, earthquake, hurricane and volcano risks.:tongue_smilie: Note to self - if given the option between living in Texas or Minnesota, choose Minnesota. Jann - hope you heal quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: DID YOU REALLY SAY FOUR INCHES??!!! :svengo: I honestly would have died from a heart attack, a stroke, or a skull fracture as I fell to the ground. I hope you are feeling well today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Nothing, there is nothing to be afraid of here (well, maybe earthquakes). Its lovely! Welcome! Sassquatch? Bigfoot? The Moss Monster?!!!! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Note to self - if given the option between living in Texas or Minnesota, choose Minnesota. I'd choose Iceland over TX. Only because of the bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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