Ouch - Scorpion Sting

[Wayne SW/MO]

Interesting. In all the years I've lived in Missouri, close to 50, the only times I've seen them has been in the Warsaw area. Are the more common in the Osage basin?

[stlfisher]

I was cleaning out my garage this weekend and found a dead scorpion in one of my wading boots. It just made me realize it has been a long time since I have put those bad boys on. It is pretty bad when the resident scorpion dies of old age before you he can sting you.

I know what its like to have a new born baby and finally get some down time.

Ive been airbrushing crankbaits after they go to sleep at night.

Football, cold beer, and fishing tackle!!!

What else does a married man need!

Ah yes, the late night tying/lure making sessions. It is about the only free time I can muster. I should probably just sleep, but it is too tempting.

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[Lancer09]

I think Warsaw it is. Got stung by one that was in my shoe down at the lake a while back and we have seen a bunch a small ones that are almost clear. Take a black light to a room sometime down there and they will glow. I bet you see more of them then you think..

[fly2fish]

Here in Oklahoma I get them in the house usually in October but this year had 2 drop out of the ceiling fan within the same week those cool days we had in early July and found one in a bowl on the dining room table the other day also under a ceiling fan. Maybe time to spray the attic.

F2F

[joeD]

I've slowly watched dead armadillos creep up Hwy 44 in the last 10 years. Saw one on Hwy 141 in Fenton a week ago. Your sting by a scorpion and armadillos in STL County are 100% related. The "new normal?" Our now mild winters are palatable for roaming creatures from the south. Get ready for more mountain lion encounters too.

[fishinwrench]

Oh I know how they get from Oklahoma to Warsaw. They are crawling into bingo bags.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I've slowly watched dead armadillos creep up Hwy 44 in the last 10 years. Saw one on Hwy 141 in Fenton a week ago. Your sting by a scorpion and armadillos in STL County are 100% related. The "new normal?" Our now mild winters are palatable for roaming creatures from the south. Get ready for more mountain lion encounters too.

The problem with that theory for arachnids is that the scorpions were in the Warsaw area and eastern OK 50-60 years ago, the 'Dillos were still in south TX 35 years ago. I was surprised to see some armadillo road kill north of the river. I guess they either swim the river or run the bridges at night?

[Feathers and Fins]

The problem with that theory for arachnids is that the scorpions were in the Warsaw area and eastern OK 50-60 years ago, the 'Dillos were still in south TX 35 years ago. I was surprised to see some armadillo road kill north of the river. I guess they either swim the river or run the bridges at night?

Im going with run the bridges I see plenty of evidence of this... Some even holding Beer bottles someone gave them for their last drink

[LarrySTL]

I've watched some of the flatter armadillos along I-44 and south of it, but I haver never seen one of em creep. The Missouri ones just seem to lay theret and smell awful and draw flies.

Now the Toledo Bend armadillos aren't flat, and they will kinda hunch up and hiss at you.

[Quillback]

Here in Oklahoma I get them in the house usually in October but this year had 2 drop out of the ceiling fan within the same week those cool days we had in early July and found one in a bowl on the dining room table the other day also under a ceiling fan. Maybe time to spray the attic.

F2F

Sky diving scorpions, not good.