I actually like scorpions. They tend to be mild, inoffensive creatures for the most part -- they'd far rather run away than sting, that's only for prey. I also find their mode of locomotion much less fraught than spiders (given just how far some spiders can jump, and just how fast some can move). But (and it's a big but) I draw the line at the safety of companion animals in particular. I also hate having to shake out my shoes, clothes, and bedding before using them to make certain they're tenantless before using them. My closest involuntary encounter with a scorpion -- I've handled them via the exotic pet trade -- was once finding one sitting on a bathroom wall just above the toilat at two thirty in the morning. Not comforting. I completely understand your desire to move.
That said Señor scorpion probably ventured into your blessedly cool house to escape the ferocious heat outside. Once it cools off the risk will probably decrease exponentially, so if you do decide to move you have time to decide.
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Date: 2011-02-20 04:07 pm (UTC)That said Señor scorpion probably ventured into your blessedly cool house to escape the ferocious heat outside. Once it cools off the risk will probably decrease exponentially, so if you do decide to move you have time to decide.