Hey
Wednesday, 23. August 2006, 20:06:41
Earlier, I was in the kitchen finishing up the dishes and I glanced down noticing a dark spot on the beige kitchen floor... It was a scorpion.
BUT I have love for these creatures because I am under the Scorpio Zodiac sign, plus they are sort of cool looking. Picking up the broom and dust pan, I moved in slowly to sweep it up to put it outside. The poor being got all riled up and tried to fight the broom!! 
But after I got it into the dust pan, I think the poor thing just died of a heart attack or something because it fell over and didn't fight me anymore.
I set it gently out back in the yard under the bush and waited for it to pop up and walk away...but it just laid there, all curled up and stiff like. Ohh well, I tried to save it, and that is all I can do.......
I can't upload pics yet to my still messed up computer but I did a google search and here it is, hahah glad to know it is actually a "texas scorpion"
Striped Bark Scorpion
Scientific name: Centruroides vittatus (Say)
(Scorpiones: Buthidae)
Facts: Scorpions are not insects but arachnids. However, they usually are included in entomology. They are important because of their painful sting. Texas species rarely cause problems when they sting except in very young children or persons hypersensitive to their venom.
The striped bark scorpion occurs throughout the state and is the only scorpion in the eastern half of Texas.
Photo credit: Extension Entomology, Texas A&M University
taken from: http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/youth/bug/bug167.html
(i take that as a yes)
(31%)
WIDGETIZE
ChromoZone # 23. August 2006, 21:37
angel292005 # 23. August 2006, 22:17
thanks for your comment...
DuckyChickenLady # 23. August 2006, 22:30
ALLY_G # 23. August 2006, 23:10
I would run, run, run away. You are very brave.
Love
Elke
zenya # 23. August 2006, 23:13
is that normal for Texas I never heard of this in the house at least
in Texas .
Love
Fati
angel292005 # 23. August 2006, 23:51
Hi Elke, it was almost a baby, so I didn't get scared. I was worried that it didn't survive.
Hi Fatimah, Yes it is normal. I remember when I was a child and living in my grandmother's house 'out in the country' we would find them all the time and my uncle would take the stinger off with a piece of dental floss. I thought that was really mean.
Sarah
angel292005 # 23. August 2006, 23:52
ivy_000 # 24. August 2006, 00:10
angel292005 # 24. August 2006, 00:19
Don't be scared, we are much taller than they are.
Koma Wing # 24. August 2006, 03:09
Mother is the most braver woman in kids heart
FXM256 # 24. August 2006, 03:48
I remember seeing scorpions when I was stationed in Texas. When we were out in the field, we had to check our boots in the morning to make sure no scorpions had crawled in them during the night. They are some interesting creatures. I used to leave them alone, and was never bothered by them. It was on its last legs by the time you saw it, but at least you tried to help it.
Speaking of arachnids, I have seen some big spiders here. If I recognize any poisonious spiders in the house, I catch them and put them outside. There are plenty of bugs for them to eat out there, lol. One night, at work, I saw a spider about the size of my hand outside when I was walking around. This spider was big enough to see it breathing
Anyways, thanks for the info on Texan scorpions
Marcus
ALLY_G # 24. August 2006, 08:35
a baby scorpion? ok, that's another thing. And you think, it didn't survive?
By the way: I love your new avatar! It looks very great (I hate so much such loud animated avatars). Thank you for the change
Elke
b_laudanum # 24. August 2006, 11:31
I'm afraid of them... and when I think about people who eat it... :yurk:
omg...
Ulie_Juggins # 24. August 2006, 13:09
Yu are the bravest girl I have ever met! Well Im a Scorpio to but if I do meet a scorpion I wouldnt beable to do what you did!
Ulie x x
ramute # 24. August 2006, 16:21
Love,
Ramute.
sanshan # 25. August 2006, 03:31
angel292005 # 25. August 2006, 17:07
sometimes I don't have the mental energy to answer each one personally but you know I would if I could!!!!!
Sarah
devans186 # 25. August 2006, 22:35
They are pretty good eat'in too!
When ya put em in ur mouth, bite em off at the tail.
Yum!
angel292005 # 26. August 2006, 23:54
devans186 # 27. August 2006, 14:51
angel292005 # 27. August 2006, 15:01
devans186 # 27. August 2006, 15:14
In my younger days I was a member of the "Loose Trucking Company", a group of backpaking explorers.
We would explore the Canyonlands area of Soutern Utah. We didn't carry a lot of food, (weight), on a week long foot trip. Therefore, we lived off the land.
We ate things like crawdaddys, lizard, rattlesnake, and scorpion.
angel292005 # 27. August 2006, 15:28
men do things that women would never attempt.