A MOST unwelcome visitor, this one broke into my kitchen and agreed to be filmed and photographed and in return, no stings were administered by the toxic tail!
https://youtu.be/jmvSMw4BWDU
Enjoy! and do not fear the 3" Yellow Devil!
"Scorpion!"
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Wow, that seems so dangerous!
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
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@Javier - I live in Utah, with the Yellow Devils and various assorted fun flora and fauna!
Yeah, I wouldn't want to step on one, it's painful but not fatal. I've seen some websites claiming these make good pets, but I'm not a scorpion pet type person. Cats are ok, especially if they're the neighbors' cats, they visit, they leave...it's pretty sweet.
They can move quite fast, but not on a tile kitchen floor! That's how I was able to catch him, I just scooped him into a glass dish and under the microscope he went. They're only - tops - 3" long. This guy was under an inch long, and not very interested in anything I was doing while filming him.
Anyway, he was a docile subject and he probably snuck back into my yard a few days after I let him go...so I may be seeing him again! LOL!
Yeah, I wouldn't want to step on one, it's painful but not fatal. I've seen some websites claiming these make good pets, but I'm not a scorpion pet type person. Cats are ok, especially if they're the neighbors' cats, they visit, they leave...it's pretty sweet.
They can move quite fast, but not on a tile kitchen floor! That's how I was able to catch him, I just scooped him into a glass dish and under the microscope he went. They're only - tops - 3" long. This guy was under an inch long, and not very interested in anything I was doing while filming him.
Anyway, he was a docile subject and he probably snuck back into my yard a few days after I let him go...so I may be seeing him again! LOL!
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Thanks for the information, Jackie. It's good to know they are not that dangerous. I was assuming they were much bigger, probably because of the scope views that you shared.jackieone wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 4:54 am@Javier - I live in Utah, with the Yellow Devils and various assorted fun flora and fauna!
Yeah, I wouldn't want to step on one, it's painful but not fatal. I've seen some websites claiming these make good pets, but I'm not a scorpion pet type person. Cats are ok, especially if they're the neighbors' cats, they visit, they leave...it's pretty sweet.
They can move quite fast, but not on a tile kitchen floor! That's how I was able to catch him, I just scooped him into a glass dish and under the microscope he went. They're only - tops - 3" long. This guy was under an inch long, and not very interested in anything I was doing while filming him.
Anyway, he was a docile subject and he probably snuck back into my yard a few days after I let him go...so I may be seeing him again! LOL!
I would prefer not to run into one of these, let alone having one as a pet...
