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drat thing was in the shower. I always turn on the hot water and spray the shower down before inspecting and jumping in specifically because I live in the desert and the drat things are everywhere, including inside of homes. It was probably hiding underneath the anti-slip mat and crawled out in time for me to step on it and have it sting me good right in the arch of the foot before washing down the drain. Scorpion stings loving hurt and burn, too, so I expect to be limping for the next few days. That, or I turn into some bitchin' rear end scorpion/superhuman hybrid. But nah, I'll probably just be limping. You ever been stung by a scorpion? Or anything, really? I've never been stung by flying insects like bees or wasps, so for all I know I could be allergic. Knock on wood that I don't have to find out the hard way. I guess this can also be the "insect bites that didn't agree with you" thread. It doesn't have to be just arachnids or stings. Animal stories are welcome, too 
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sorry to hear op, may you rest in peace
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Is the scorpion ok though?
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where do you live that shower scorpions are a problem?
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You Are A Werewolf posted:drat thing was in the shower. I always turn on the hot water and spray the shower down before inspecting and jumping in specifically because I live in the desert and the drat things are everywhere, including inside of homes. It was probably hiding underneath the anti-slip mat and crawled out in time for me to step on it and have it sting me good right in the arch of the foot before washing down the drain. I've been stung by wasps / yellow jackets. poo poo sucks. For some reason I usually get a big welt and it is really itchy. Also mosquitos love my blood for some reason  Sorry you got stung.
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i used to keep scorpions as pets and they never stung me, OP. i never tried stepping on them, though
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I stepped of my surfboard onto a sting ray. The "stinger:" in stingray went through the bottom of my right foot , it felt like a solid stream of pain went from my foot to my right nut . The Dicks I was surfing with wanted to stay and surf so I sat on the beach with my foot-nut pain for what felt like forever. (that poo poo hurts! ) Finally I had them stop at a grocery store where I hobbled in barefoot and in surf shorts bought some meat tenderizer and some bottled water I just rinsed off the stab wound and stuffed a bunch of meat tenderizer in the hole and in about ten minuted felt like a may regain the use of my right foot and testicle.
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puckkcat posted:I stepped of my surfboard onto a sting ray. The "stinger:" in stingray went through the bottom of my right foot , it felt like a solid stream of pain went from my foot to my right nut . The Dicks I was surfing with wanted to stay and surf so I sat on the beach with my foot-nut pain for what felt like forever. (that poo poo hurts! ) Finally I had them stop at a grocery store where I hobbled in barefoot and in surf shorts bought some meat tenderizer and some bottled water I just rinsed off the stab wound and stuffed a bunch of meat tenderizer in the hole and in about ten minuted felt like a may regain the use of my right foot and testicle. why meat tenderizer?
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SonOfGhostDad posted:why meat tenderizer? They bought a copy of To Serve Man
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What do you mean "they" cut the power??
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Uhh i guess that stingray stuff like hurts, or something, but it'll probably feel better soon and we like have our surfboards out here already so you know its cool right, you're cool yeah?
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Meat tenderizer neutralizes the toxin. It breaks down protein to tenderize the meat. The toxin is protein based
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I've also been stung by scorpions, OP. It was fine, don't baby it.
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:Uhh i guess that stingray stuff like hurts, or something, but it'll probably feel better soon and we like have our surfboards out here already so you know its cool right, you're cool yeah? "But, but, we just got here!'
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you didn't have to kill that scropion imo. a sting is like a kiss when you are a bug
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post on craigslist that you're looking for someone to suck the venom out of your foot, i bet you'll find many kind souls who would love to help a fella in need
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I was walking back from the market and when going past a tree, something landed on the back of my neck. I went to brush it away and it didn't fly away, so I ended up scooping it into my hand. Cue my first ever bee sting, only I was still close enough to the tree (and the rest of the hive) for all of them fuckers to get the chemical trigger and also sting my rear end. (Also they might ve been the africanized kind) I felt like I was on fire all over. I ran the four or five blocks back home the fastest I've ever done it, where family poured water on me. A visit to the doctor, some shots and some barfing the toxins later, and I was slowly right as rain, though I would scratch my scalp and bring out a stinger for weeks afterwards.
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GET OVER HERE!!
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Zefiel posted:I was walking back from the market and when going past a tree, something landed on the back of my neck. I went to brush it away and it didn't fly away, so I ended up scooping it into my hand. Cue my first ever bee sting, only I was still close enough to the tree (and the rest of the hive) for all of them fuckers to get the chemical trigger and also sting my rear end. (Also they might ve been the africanized kind) Just get in the bath tub, son.
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im so happy i've never encountered a scorpion in my lifeVim Fuego posted:GET OVER HERE!! except that one ofc
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You Are A Werewolf posted:drat thing was in the shower. I always turn on the hot water and spray the shower down before inspecting and jumping in specifically because I live in the desert and the drat things are everywhere, including inside of homes. It was probably hiding underneath the anti-slip mat and crawled out in time for me to step on it and have it sting me good right in the arch of the foot before washing down the drain.  
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Cubone posted:where do you live that shower scorpions are a problem? The harsh wasteland of Arizona. We have these fuckers, the most venomous scorpions in North America. I believe it. SonOfGhostDad posted:i used to keep scorpions as pets and they never stung me, OP. i never tried stepping on them, though My neighbor when I was young had pet tarantulas, and I used to let them crawl all over me. Never got bitten once, but tarantulas are pretty chill. I've got a couple wild ones living in some burrows near my house, but the last microburst storm we had here, one of them crawled onto the back porch and died after its burrow got flooded 
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Pour one out for a spider bro
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did you get some time off work? if so very worth it.
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One time I was soaking my feet off the dock and a snapping turtle bit the bottom of my foot. It was a bitch to heal. And then all my country relatives laughed at me for not knowing about snapping turtles and dangling your feet off the dock
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You're gonna become a werescorpion when theres a full moon OP
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Hopefully there aren't any scorpions tucked in crevices of your bed, sheets, mattress, or pillows tonight
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I’ve never been anywhere there are scorpions. I think I’d be scared of em. I got a wasp caught in my hair, right in my hairline while I was in the entry line to a three day music festival. Fucker stung me right in the hairline a bunch of times before a friend got it out, and then the upper half of my face swelled so much I looked like a Klingon for a few days. My eyes weren’t quite swelled shut, but were pretty squinty, and my forehead was all bulbous and strange-looking. Best I could do at the time was ice and some Benadryl and hope for the best. I just wore big dark sunglasses and dark red lipstick to distract from the weird face shape, and still enjoyed the music. That was ten years ago and I’m still scared a f of wasps. Bees are ok by me tho.
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Thesaurus posted:Hopefully there aren't any scorpions tucked in crevices of your bed, sheets, mattress, or pillows tonight Been stung by a scorpion while sleeping in my bed before. Four times in the right arm and hand. Not fun. Had a good night’s sleep, tho. Yeah, yeah, I must be living in some hosed-up scorpion den (I probably am lol), but it’s because I live in the county instead of the city. Maybe they’re attracted to me because I’m a Scorpio, I dunno.
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I was sitting on the living room floor with my GF, eating take-out tacos from Pancho's all-you-can-eat Mexican buffet, watching Xena: Warrior Princess when I felt a stray hair fall from my head down onto my neck. I casually brushed at its tickle, and it instead became a scorpion that fell and slid under my t-shirt's neckline, trying to sting me all the way down my torso. I teleported out of my shirt, and saw it darting across the carpet towards the cover of an easy-chair. Stepped fully on it, and heard it crunch, like brittle plastic. When I lifted my foot, the little murder-machine kept running and got away, although likely mortally wounded. It had succeeded in stinging my a couple of times, but only one deep enough to matter. I iced it down and observed my breathing for a while. When I didn't die, I took some Benedryl and finished them tacos.
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I have been stung by a scorpion that was chilling in my hallway, it hurt!
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Yet another debilitating foot injury right here in GBS. Jeff better pay off the OSHA guy before he shuts us down.
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I played ultimate once in a big open field while barefoot. As I ran over a patch of clover I stepped on a honeybee which obviously stung me, right in the arch of my foot. I limped off across the field to the end to try and get her off but unfortunately by the time I sat down and looked the only thing there was her butt still pumping venom into my foot . Long story short my foot swelled up to the point I couldn't wear shoes for about 2 weeks.
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I got stung by a scorpion on the side of the road just outside El Paso. It was fine.
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I've been freaked out about scorpions ever since I saw the giant one from Honey I Shrunk The Kids.
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Another bee stinging story is that one time I was camping when I was maybe 13 or so. I was alone hopping up some shallow river along the rocks and I got to a big ol' stack of driftwood and started climbing it. Turns out the worlds largest wasp nest lived in it and they were MAD. Hundreds of bees started chasing and stinging me as I slowly jumped across the rocks back the way I came the best I could. One stung me near my eye and I swatted my glasses off into the river so now I'm blindly hopping these rocks back. This is about a mile from camp but by the time the bees left me alone and I got to camp I was stung over every inch of my body over 100 times at least, I looked like poo poo. Someone else's mom in the camp area was thoughtful enough to lather me down head to toe in some Benadryl she brought. Attempting to sleep on the ground in a sleeping bag was loving miserable the rest of the trip. E: honestly I have a million more bee sting stories, bees hate me even though I love them :/
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You Are A Werewolf posted:Been stung by a scorpion while sleeping in my bed before. Four times in the right arm and hand. Not fun. Had a good night’s sleep, tho. This is your crawl space RIGHT NOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF9aRd6RrTg
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Thesaurus posted:Hopefully there aren't any scorpions tucked in crevices of your bed, sheets, mattress, or pillows tonight When I was a kid I had a recurring nightmare where I would wake up in my bed, turn on the bedside light, and then a ton of scorpions would come rushing out from behind the headboard. hosed up. I lived in suburban Dallas so it was like theoretically possible to see a scorpion around, but I never once did.
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In the Peace corps in the Caribbean I was always worried about getting attacked by one of these giant centipedes: My host dad told me a story about how one snuck into his bed at night and stung him, and I was forever shaken
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