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Old 08-08-2008, 08:06 AM
 
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Ok I've read some threads about scorpions in Texas and I must admit I am a little concerned. We have just moved to Sugarland from Mississippi so I'm used to the "water bugs" and other disgusting pests....true "COUNTRY GIRL". But scorpions? Please tell me they aren't in Sugarland!!!!!
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Old 08-08-2008, 08:19 AM
 
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Haven't seen any scorpions. But our spiders are something else. Some are large enough that maybe they're eating the scorpions?
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Old 08-08-2008, 08:50 AM
 
Location: California
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We actually found one that had bit (stung) one of my Goldens about 4 yrs ago. We had just had landscaping done and the concensus was it came in in the mulch, as they all tell us scorpions are not known to be in this area of Texas (Seabrook). BUT....20 yrs ago or so, we had just moved to Kingwood and I found one in back of my couch!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scared the hell out of me, since my kids were very small at the time! Hint....Lysol does kill scorpions!
I would be more concerned with brown recluse spiders...they are a nasty bunch! DH got bit by one 2 years ago outside in the garden and it landed him in the hospital for 4 days!
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Old 08-08-2008, 09:44 AM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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I've never heard of scorpians in Houston.

When I was living in Austin, I know they were around there. I never had an experience with them, but know plenty of people who did.
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Old 08-08-2008, 09:48 AM
 
Location: Spring, Texas
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Ok I've read some threads about scorpions in Texas and I must admit I am a little concerned. We have just moved to Sugarland from Mississippi so I'm used to the "water bugs" and other disgusting pests....true "COUNTRY GIRL". But scorpions? Please tell me they aren't in Sugarland!!!!!

Didn't realize they would be in humid areas...think of them more in the dry, desert areas...never seen one here...Sunny
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Old 08-08-2008, 10:02 AM
 
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OMG! Brown recluse spiders!!! Are they known to be more so outside or inside the home? I am not really a outdoor-sy person...don't garden or any of those things...how can you recognize them?
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Old 08-08-2008, 10:37 AM
 
Location: Clear Lake, Houston TX
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The Houston area still has a taste of the "west," so if you stick around long enough you'll find a stray scorpion, hare, coyote, rattlesnake, etc. And usually a really mean one that survived the city. There are also plenty of mesquite trees in patches here & there, invasive in the southwest US. Also check out Big Thicket to our east for natural pine trees, cactus, roadrunners and cottontails living amongst each other. We're in a pretty biodiverse region. You shouldn't rule anything out around here.

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Old 08-08-2008, 12:19 PM
 
Location: Clear Lake Area
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OMG! Brown recluse spiders!!! Are they known to be more so outside or inside the home? I am not really a outdoor-sy person...don't garden or any of those things...how can you recognize them?
"Brown recluse spiders generally occupy dark, undisturbed sites, and they can occur indoors or outdoors. In favorable habitats, their populations are usually dense. They thrive in human-altered environments. Indoors, they may be found in attics, basements, crawl spaces, cellars, closets, and ductwork or registers. They may seek shelter in storage boxes, shoes, clothing, folded linens, and behind furniture. They also may be found in outbuildings such as barns, storage sheds, and garages. Outdoors, brown recluse spiders may be found underneath logs, loose stones in rock piles, and stacks of lumber."

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Old 08-08-2008, 12:48 PM
 
Location: Sugar Land, TX, USA
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Sugar Land - Never Seen one.
Austin - Somewhat common, seen several.
Maybe our climate is too humid most of the time???
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Old 08-08-2008, 04:12 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Didn't realize they would be in humid areas...think of them more in the dry, desert areas...never seen one here...Sunny
There are several species of scorpion in TX, none of them are considered medically significant. The most commonly encountered scorpion is the striped bark scorpion, Centruroides vittatus. Painful sting, only normally ER-worthy for elderly, infants and those with weakened immune systems.

And scorpions dont care about humidity, they can be found in FL, GA, SC, TN, AL, OK, TX, KS, etc. We even have Centruroides vittatus here in southern IL.

Seriously people, theres nothing to be afraid of. Theyre actually your friends as they dispatch of cockroaches. If you have a roach problem, let some scorpions loose (if youre comfortable with them), theyll rid your house of MANY roaches, and then move on once their food source has diminished.
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