Armed Polite Society
Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: mtnbkr on October 08, 2007, 09:46:41 AM
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During our vacation in Gatlinburg last week, I found a small scorpion in the bathroom sink. I assumed it traveled with the building material (new house) or in someone's luggage, but a bit of research indicated there is one species native to Tn and another transplanted from elsewhere.
I lived in Tn for 6 years and have been to the Gatlinburg/Smokey Mtn National Park at least half a dozen times and have never seen scorpions or heard about them before.
http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/tn_consv/archive/scorpion.htm
Chris
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" If you ask a Tennessean about a scorpion sighting, the answers usually range from just a frown to "I think youre in the wrong state."
Hell, that was my reaction when you told me about them yesterday!
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Run over them with your bike.
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I know they're in Alabama... Ran into 'em all the time while I was in basic at Anniston...
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Must be Al Gore and his invention called Global Warming.
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Yep they sure do live there.
I stepped on one when I got up in the morning at a cabin we rented west of the Pigeon Forge area. (About 2 years ago)
The sting felt alot like a small bee.. but dissipated nearly instantly.
I found that same site when I got home and researched them.
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And you all laughed when I pointed out the cat-arachnid army connection.
I'll clear out my PM box for your acknowledgments of my rightness.