should I be worried about the bark scorpion when I go to Arizona?

[SSRJIM]

I just step on them.

[Jaggy001]

Originally Posted by Westerntraveler

Hi, I may go to Arizona this summer. I'm from Texas.Should I be worried about the Arizona bark scorpion when I visit you all's great state?I read that the scorpion is potentially lethal when I was in elementary school.I'm healthy. I'm 21 years old and a man.Thanks in advance.Is the scorpion in all areas of the state?We would be flying into Phoenix on Southwest, and going to Northern Arizona.
-Westerntraveler

I live in Arizona and we do get scorpions. They are quite aggressive and have a tendency to rush at people in order to sting them. We get the house sprayed every month but the scorpions are very resourceful and a few manage to get in despite this. I recommend keeping an aerosol of hair spray handy at all times as well as a shoe to hit them with.

We also have a flying javelina problem.

[locolobo13]

Originally Posted by Jaggy001

I live in Arizona and we do get scorpions. They are quite aggressive and have a tendency to rush at people in order to sting them. We get the house sprayed every month but the scorpions are very resourceful and a few manage to get in despite this. I recommend keeping an aerosol of hair spray handy at all times as well as a shoe to hit them with.

We also have a flying javelina problem.

Don't forget the jackalope problem.

The Jackalope | Douglas, WY Chamber

[MonkeyClaw]

I don't think the hairspray is killing you unless you are breathing it in, or you breath through holes in your shell.

I step on scorpions too, although my dogs love to play with them. Sometimes they find them before I do. I'm sure they've been stung many times but it doesn't seem to affect them.

Don't let the possibility of seeing a scorpion influence your decision to come to AZ. Scorpions and other stinging bugs can be found all over the world.

[slackjaw]

My wife has been stung by bark scorpions twice, once was in a shirt she was putting on and another time when she reached into the washing machine.

First time we actually called poison control since new worrisome thing, they said usually not a problem with adults so just keep an eye on her. Sure enough she had no significant problems, although her arm did get kinda numb. Was fine in a few hours.

Don't sweat it.

[rgscpat]

I'd worry more about their sting than their bark.

Seriously, we only had a problem once when my son's cat picked up a scorpion and dropped it on my son's chest while he was sleeping. It was sort of like a bee sting. That was when he lived in an apartment that had a huge gap under the front door. Also, more recently when we were digging a utility trench my son saw a couple but didn't have a problem with them.