Posted By Jason on 10/19/2007 1:18 PM There really isnt a reason to be afraid of scorpians either. There hasnt been a single reported death from a scorpian in AZ in over 40 years. And how often do you actually hear about people getting stung? #1. I have asthma. I am at a high likelihood of severe complications from a scorpion sting. #2. We usually see several per year, and I have had one crawl on me. So yes, my concern is valid. Sorry DD, any scorpion I see is getting killed ASAP. To this day I occasionally feel it crawling up my leg... I completely understand light pollution but I also understand people wanting more light in a dense city, where frequent construction is likely to disturb and make otherwise harmless critters active.
My husband is also highly allergic to them. He is allergic to bee's and scorpians and bees have the same sort venom. You know what he does about that? He carries an Epipen!
Actually the construction is going to make the scorpians hide most likely. Honestly, the light is not going to do anything. Yes, my husband is allergic to their stings but he (stupid I know) had one as a pet for quite sometime. Never was stung. Basically when there is too much going on around them, like construction, they hide. Unless you are laying on the ground outside or something they are very unlikely to approach you, being such a big object.
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