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I like most creatures, but not in my bed! I found this scorpion in my vehicle while I was out camping Friday night, right before I was going to sleep in the back. The scorpion was right where me feet would be. I probably picked it up when I set my camera backpack on the ground, so I probably carried it around for a while!
#scorpion #bodiestatehistoricpark

Uninvited Hitchhiker
I like most creatures, but not in my bed! I found this scorpion in my vehicle while I was out camping Friday night, right before I was going to sleep in the back. The scorpion was right where me feet would be. I probably picked it up when I set my camera backpack on the ground, so I probably carried it around for a while!
#scorpion #bodiestatehistoricpark

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  1. I can't tell how large it is from the photo, but (if it was small) it looks like the bark scorpions we have around Arizona. Scorpions are both more aggressive and have worse stings as they get smaller. However, so long as you're healthy (and not a child or very old), the sting will have very short-term effects — pain for a day or two and maybe some numbness for up to a week. There are certainly worse critters.

  2. +Jim Sharp  Yes, I picked up the duffel bag it was on and knocked it off on the the ground.  I made sure it was walking in a straight line away, so it wouldn't come back and get under (or onto) my shoes.  Of course that was all after my first reaction: getting out my phone to take a picture!

  3. +Ervin Ruhe  I found this one at Bodie State Historic Park in the Eastern Sierra region of California, at an elevation of 8375 feet.  The other ones I've found in the Eastern Sierra were at Grandview Campgroundin the White mountains at 9000 feet in elevation, and in the Inyo Moutains at 6000 feet.  I've found scorpions in the mountains above Napa Valley as well.

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