A Scorpion Just Called Across My Barefoot!
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
United States
September 15, 2007 3:32am CST
I was sitting here typing, and I felt something on my foot. I figured it was maybe my pant leg or some animal fur...something. I shuck my foot a little and looked under the computer desk...it was a scorpion! Oh! My heart stopped lol. I am so lucky that little guy didn't hold on and sting me! I don't think my parents would appreciate being woke up at 1:30 in the morning lol.
So I caught him and put him outside. Now he won't be bothering me anymore! lol.
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@muscare (3068)
• Australia
16 Sep 07
Lucky you didn't just use your other foot to 'rub' the spot without looking! We don't really get scorpions here much, but I would be worried about some of our spiders crawling on me! I'd probably kill it though, then it wouldn't get another chance to walk on me!
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@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
17 Sep 07
Oh yuck! When I read your first sentence I cringed! lol. That would have been awful. Not only would I have gotten stung, but I would have killed that little guy and had his guts all over me! Ick!
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@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
19 Sep 07
lol! I will never just try to rub it off before looking! *shiver* never, never! lol.
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@theprogamer (10532)
• United States
22 Sep 07
Wow, be careful! This is part of why I wear clothing even and shoes often when I get the feeling to. Sure I don't have to worry about scorpions, but one never knows. Its the same with wasps and hornets. I get those a lot and mosquitoes and its great having thicker clothing and respect of the creatures, less bites/less sting.
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@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
23 Sep 07
Ek I don't like wasps and hornets either. But I don't have to deal with those much. But we're alwyas finding scorpions in the house! lol. Thankfully none of us have ever been stung. I def. show respect for them when I catch them. I just hate wearing shoes when I don't have to! =P lol.
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@brendalee (6082)
• United States
20 Sep 07
I'm glad it didn't sting you. That was good of you not to kill it. I'm not so sure I would have done the same thing.
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@AmbiePam (120988)
• United States
15 Sep 07
Eww. creepy. You didn't kill it, but I wonder how a person could kill it. I'd think if the shoe's sole wasn't thick enough, the stinger could go right through. And if a person tried to flush it, I think they would, or frankly I would, have nightmares all night about scorpions coming up from the toilet.
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
16 Sep 07
No I didn't kill it hehe :) I can't kill things. I was barefoot, so there would be no sole to help me even if I wanted to hehe. And I def. wouldn't want to flush it if it were alive, poor thing would be terrified! lol. *Uh oh, I'm worried about a scorpions feelings.* So I just caught it and let it outside.
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
16 Sep 07
Oh no lol. I don't pick ticks off animals =P My mom does. I just help keep the dog still. My mom flushes them down the toilet...and that's okay because they give me the creeps...I just can't do it.
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
24 Sep 07
Well, I am glad you are alright..He didn't come back, did he?
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
25 Sep 07
No. I think he was grateful I didn't kill him. lol. He ran into the bushes in my front yard, maybe he'll stay there and stay out of the house now!
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
1 Oct 07
well im really glad he didnt hurt you and thank god he didnt come back.i would of flipped and woke up everybody in the house if that happened to me.hope you didnt have any nitemares about it.take care.
@LilyoftheThorns (12918)
• United States
1 Oct 07
Nop, no nightmares about it. We've caught so many in our house we're all used to it by now. And we let them all go..so maybe they like us ;P lol. If he would have come back that would have been creepy...like a stalker scorpion! lol.
