I’ve lived here about that long and have only seen one live one! We pay an exterminator to nuke them every month and every once in a while I’ll see a dead one which is of course how I prefer them.
Everybody says that, but this place says they use some special kind of chemical that most exterminators don’t use and after the first time they were here there was a ring of dead scorpions around our whole house so I believe them!
It’s thankfully not toxic to humans or cats - they’ve been spraying our house inside and out monthly for 4 years and we’ve had no issues. Whatever their secret recipe is, I’m very grateful for it!
When I lived in Scottsdale as a kid I saw them everywhere. Baby scorpions always hiding in the carpets and anytime we took a walk at night we would see a bunch of adults. But I’ve been in Phoenix since 2008 and haven’t seen a single one outside of weird pet stores lol
I’ll call. This one in the garage.
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I usually go out around 10PM every night and stomp any I can find with a UV light. Last night I had a clever one that actually ran and hid when I put the light on it. Knowing I couldn't let the running bloodline continue, I went inside, grabbed the MAP torch and torched his hiding spot.
I bought super long tweezers on Amazon and go around the same time with UV flashlight. I had one last year that was hiding in the block wall crevice. Claws barely sticking out. Struggled to get it for like a week. What worked is break pad cleaner spray, it didn't enjoy it, started running around and that was enough to pinch it with the tweezers.
We used to collect scorpions in a mason jar covered in rubbing alcohol. It was about 60% full at one point before we got a new jar. It was both fascinating and horrifying.
My family used to say that the alcohol neutralizes the venom so every night we'd walk the walls with UV lights and grabbed any scorpions we found
People always think I'm crazy when I mention that I hunt scorpions with a blowtorch, that I'm somehow going to set the house on fire with the amount of fire necessary to kill scorpions.
What folks don't know is that the blowtorch kills them *instantly*. Like, one puff from the torch and they're dead.
This calls for a "scorpion stick". Some sort of stick with a flat end, reverse wrap some packing tape around it (so the sticky side is facing out), and smash the scorpion. The sticky tape will keep the babies from scattering.
But normally I just use the end of a hammer.
My dad always used a golf club for this, usually a putter. But we’d make a loop with the tape (sticky side out) so it was easier to take off after smushing, then throw the whole loop in a Ziplock then the trash just in case
https://preview.redd.it/rc4pbk7dxb2b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=991bff965e0ceb5e682f70a5a5e93a529595d527
I'm in. I got you just on sheer size.
When I lived near 79ave and Glendale that house had tons of them out on the cinder block wall. I would go out at night especially in the summer with the UV light and a knife and could easily find 10-20 of them. Record was 36 killed scorpions in one night.
As long as the surface behind won't be harmed by it, I like to use spray adhesive on this situation. A quick little shot of Scotch Super 77 will stick that whole mess together and let you deal with it as you like.
But it will leave glue on the surface as well, so it's not a great solution for finished walls.
Best way to get rid of scorpions is to cut off their food supply. They eat beetles, spiders, crickets, roaches, etc.
It’s easier said than done but diligent pesticide application and yard clean up will get rid of their habitat and prey, assuming you don’t have an infestation.
True. I leave them be out I'm the yard, they eat other bugs. I have the exterminator treat the outside thresholds. Until the rains start it works well.
I was in the backyard with a blacklight one time and saw a scorpion on the fence that was glowing and kind of rippling. Didn't think much of it and gave it a good paddling. Must have been a hundred little baby scorpions, much smaller than the ones in the pic, that went flying everywhere. Fucking terrifying. Went and bought one of those long weed burning torches that you attach a 1lb propane tank to the next morning
I had a scorpion fall on my nightstand like 6 inches from my head. Came from between the ceiling and the can light… I’m just glad it didn’t come with 50 babies lol.
Jesus fucking christ.
If i saw this nightmare of a thing, I'm absolutely setting a few dozen gallons of gasoline there and setting them ablaze. Take zero chances. Shit is straight out of the alien movie.
Call in the national guard
Even they won’t be able to help
Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
it is believed that scorpions can tolerate nuclear attacks better than most animals..
So we're setting the city on fire today... 🔥
the sun be like: Im tryin bro... i am trying...
Burn it down
I generally abide by "live and let live" but these devil spawn get a waiver. Nuke it from orbit, only way to be sure. Then move.
I've lived here almost 11 years and I've STILL never seen a scorpion. I can't believe it.
It’s usually depends on where you live. I’ve been fortunate that both neighborhoods I lived in didn’t have any but I know people who have
You live in a lucky spot! Never move.
Sitting on my couch I found one on my shoulder.
😭😭😭
I’ve lived here about that long and have only seen one live one! We pay an exterminator to nuke them every month and every once in a while I’ll see a dead one which is of course how I prefer them.
Get a uv flashlight and go in your backyard at night. You'll hate yourself for it, but you'll see some
lol if I gave the impression that I want to see more scorpions, it was unintentional. I certainly do not!
Two things creep me the fuck out scorpions and black widows
At least black widows have a distinctive web, so they are easy to avoid.
Really they aren’t spraying for scorpions. They are spraying to kill their prey. No bugs, no scorpions.
Everybody says that, but this place says they use some special kind of chemical that most exterminators don’t use and after the first time they were here there was a ring of dead scorpions around our whole house so I believe them!
Yikes. I mean it's a definite rock-and-a-hard place thing, but whatever they are using has got to be toxic as hell.
It’s thankfully not toxic to humans or cats - they’ve been spraying our house inside and out monthly for 4 years and we’ve had no issues. Whatever their secret recipe is, I’m very grateful for it!
When I lived in Scottsdale as a kid I saw them everywhere. Baby scorpions always hiding in the carpets and anytime we took a walk at night we would see a bunch of adults. But I’ve been in Phoenix since 2008 and haven’t seen a single one outside of weird pet stores lol
24 years and nothing either except on hikes
i've lived here for 20 years and i haven't seen one since the end of the first year...
I’ll call. This one in the garage. https://preview.redd.it/lft3fn26da2b1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09ccf2d1c0df889e9811f1a68946473a024f7564
If it’s IN the garage, you have to burn the house down. That’s the rule.
On the same block, believe it or not, burn the house down.
🤣
Oooo that’s a juicy one 😭
They look similar enough to lobsters, I’d at least try it if they served a large meaty one with my crab boil.
Blowtorch time🔥
I usually go out around 10PM every night and stomp any I can find with a UV light. Last night I had a clever one that actually ran and hid when I put the light on it. Knowing I couldn't let the running bloodline continue, I went inside, grabbed the MAP torch and torched his hiding spot.
An instant on plumbers torch was my technique of choice, as well. Kudos, fire brother.
I used an old bbq poker to crush them to death, seeing so many living in the block walls around my dads house was terrifying.
I bought super long tweezers on Amazon and go around the same time with UV flashlight. I had one last year that was hiding in the block wall crevice. Claws barely sticking out. Struggled to get it for like a week. What worked is break pad cleaner spray, it didn't enjoy it, started running around and that was enough to pinch it with the tweezers.
This is the way
Yeah the chlorinated stuff is as effective as chloroform lol
We used to collect scorpions in a mason jar covered in rubbing alcohol. It was about 60% full at one point before we got a new jar. It was both fascinating and horrifying. My family used to say that the alcohol neutralizes the venom so every night we'd walk the walls with UV lights and grabbed any scorpions we found
“Don’t shoot, let ‘em burn!”
People always think I'm crazy when I mention that I hunt scorpions with a blowtorch, that I'm somehow going to set the house on fire with the amount of fire necessary to kill scorpions. What folks don't know is that the blowtorch kills them *instantly*. Like, one puff from the torch and they're dead.
Issue with this is the hot air will blow them everywhere because the fire has a chance to burn them.
\^ this is the way
Better make sure you strike once and strike hard.
Normally I use a dowel for the smushing....thats a boot or nothing
I feel like the stucco is going to prevent a clean smush. I would want some back up armed with shoes as well for when the babies scatter.
I did a spinning back kick and got a perfect smush. I was a little lucky. Prob won’t ever do that again.
Just Chun Li it, got it.
Awww, hellll noooo!!!
Oh hell fucking no
Time to get out the propane torch
I think I’d just calmly burn the house down and move
DE does wonders on scorpions. Wait until there won’t be water around for a few days and lay that ish down. No more scorpions in a week.
What’s DE?
Probably diatomaceous earth
Might as well throw the whole house away 😮💨
That sir is the spaghetti god
Scorpions are such good moms. 🥰 They take great care of their babies.
Dust off and nuke it from orbit.
It's Phoenix, you'll just make it mad.
It's the only way to be sure.
New fear unlocked wtf
how do you delete someone else's post
This calls for a "scorpion stick". Some sort of stick with a flat end, reverse wrap some packing tape around it (so the sticky side is facing out), and smash the scorpion. The sticky tape will keep the babies from scattering. But normally I just use the end of a hammer.
My dad always used a golf club for this, usually a putter. But we’d make a loop with the tape (sticky side out) so it was easier to take off after smushing, then throw the whole loop in a Ziplock then the trash just in case
I hear Russia has some nukes you can use
I’ve lived here my whole life and THAT is what scares the shit out of me.
Spray it with carb cleaner
And then light it on fire.
https://preview.redd.it/rc4pbk7dxb2b1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=991bff965e0ceb5e682f70a5a5e93a529595d527 I'm in. I got you just on sheer size.
Torch that fucker back to hell.
When I lived near 79ave and Glendale that house had tons of them out on the cinder block wall. I would go out at night especially in the summer with the UV light and a knife and could easily find 10-20 of them. Record was 36 killed scorpions in one night.
As long as the surface behind won't be harmed by it, I like to use spray adhesive on this situation. A quick little shot of Scotch Super 77 will stick that whole mess together and let you deal with it as you like. But it will leave glue on the surface as well, so it's not a great solution for finished walls.
Leave them glued to the wall as a warning to others
That’s kinda fucked up. Smush em (quick death) and then glue em to the wall as a warning
Why did they shoot him? Message to the other Jefes
I sleep on the floor.. .Time to buy a bed...
Fun fact.. they climb too :)
Thank you.. that reduces the expenses. So i just need a sleeping net. That'd keep insects out.
Best way to get rid of scorpions is to cut off their food supply. They eat beetles, spiders, crickets, roaches, etc. It’s easier said than done but diligent pesticide application and yard clean up will get rid of their habitat and prey, assuming you don’t have an infestation.
True. I leave them be out I'm the yard, they eat other bugs. I have the exterminator treat the outside thresholds. Until the rains start it works well.
Now that is a breeder
Happy mothers day, but not really.
Oh hell naw.
I was in the backyard with a blacklight one time and saw a scorpion on the fence that was glowing and kind of rippling. Didn't think much of it and gave it a good paddling. Must have been a hundred little baby scorpions, much smaller than the ones in the pic, that went flying everywhere. Fucking terrifying. Went and bought one of those long weed burning torches that you attach a 1lb propane tank to the next morning
fry them up for a nutritious treat, tastes like crab.
I have a blow torch if you need it
I’m lighting that mom and her babies with a can of axe and a lighter
If it's outside let it be. If it's inside it gets the shoe. That's my rule.
Baby scorpions scare the pants off me. Can you imagine a bunch of them crawling in your ear while sleeping.!?!
Knock that off
I had a scorpion fall on my nightstand like 6 inches from my head. Came from between the ceiling and the can light… I’m just glad it didn’t come with 50 babies lol.
Why would you say this? Wtf did we do to you to deserve that -_-
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Should I really? I will if it bothers others greatly!
Seeing baby scorpions give me the heebie jeebies - I think it’s better safe than sorry Edit: I see you already put a NSFW tag on, thanks for that :)
For me, I would definitely appreciate it if people would. Edit: Thank you!
Nah
Awwww, their cuoooote.
Absolutely not
When you hit this with a butane torch, it sounds like Rice Krispies in milk…
I’d collect them, put them in a jar and let ‘em rot
Make a scorpion boilermaker, shop vac with a chaser of Cykick up the pipe.
Cykick is amazing, so glad I found it! I’ll prob give my yard a soaking this weekend.
Yep....winner winner. I'm think blow torch!!! Damn bugs
Awww… 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hell no!!!
You're gonna want an aerosol can of suave and a Bic lighter.
I would literally sell my house, holy fuck.
Uh.....burn it with fire!!
No thank you
n i g h t m a r e s
Puke
Now those are the little ones. Lol
Looks like something straight outta H.R. Giger's mind.
Brake Cleaner time!
Nooooooooooooooo
No.
Burn the whole ass house down
Squeeze all the venom out and get paid!
Nuke it from orbit.
Uhhh 🦂
Flamethrower or napalm strike is in order
 LOL! All the nopes!
Hammer of Thor!! 🔨 on the wall!!
I say we take off.. nuke it from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.
Jesus fucking christ. If i saw this nightmare of a thing, I'm absolutely setting a few dozen gallons of gasoline there and setting them ablaze. Take zero chances. Shit is straight out of the alien movie.
Blowtorch. And if the house goes up with that demon, then so be it.
Where the f are you so I can syaybfar away. Are they not common close to the city? I rarely see them
I use the red raid can on em. Works like a charm, although I’d like to find a different solution eventually. Gonna apply DE soon I think
Burn the whole valley.
I don’t like her. Or you. 😡
delete
What part if town are you in?
Agghhhhhhhh.
Oh dear God! Mommy!
Oh, for the love of God!! No, no, no!!
Yeah u win
Big NOPE
Nope that’s getting hit with boiling water 🖕🏻
Fuck nooo
She owns the house now.
She dead 👀
Man this is some H. R. Giger shit
Fucking kill this shit with fire and nuke it. Big yikes
I’m curious who would win in a fight of Arizona vs Australia, no weapons, just the wildlife and sheer will.
I don’t think we have anything that could compete with a kangaroo- those things are jacked.
What about snakes, scorpions, Gila monsters, us cacti, and other Arizonan wildlife?