We had a warm winter and evenly spaced bouts of light rain. Nothing died. Im killing an average of 1 scorpion nightly in the house. Sometimes two. This is a record as previous years brought one a week at most. Although sometimes they surprise me and crawl across the floor in broad daylight. Weapon of …
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A New Ladder for the Homestead
Ive been trying not to spend money lately as having my government credit for health insurance revoked was a $7,000 surprise expense i have not yet recovered from. apparently making exactly the yearly amount a study from 8 years ago deemed was the minimum someone could earn and comfortably be able to afford basic expenses …
The Reason You Should Attack a Bark Scorpion at Your Own Risk
I was brushing my teeth. My atypical self must pace the length of the house while i brush my teeth. I cant get it done standing in front of the bathroom mirror. So im pacing the house when i notice a bark scorpion camped out on the wall above the bookshelf. If you didnt know …
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Scorpion on Scorpion Violence
I emerged from the house one morning to see a scorpion being eaten by a larger scorpion beside the front door. I thought about killing them and feeding them to the chickens but it was a very confusing scenario. The one scorpion was killing the other so…is thy enemy of thine enemy not thy friend? …
You Know You’re in Texas When…
…scorpions are riding on trucks.
The Scorpions are Back
I was wondering when we were going to transition from not seeing any scorpions to seeing them all the time. They begin appearing outside in march or april but as to when they start coming out of the woodwork in the house, its usually late spring or early summer. This year we made it until …
A Warm Winter
So, this spring it was 4 degrees in central texas, which has happened….oh yeah, never. Now, in winter, it is 85 degrees. Halloween was not cold…which has happened…pretty much never. It’s mid December and my well house is still full of wasps. The grass isn’t dead yet, and when i went to brush a squiggly …
They’re Back
The rains have stopped, which is better for the health of the chickens. It would be better that their shavings and droppings are dry rather than damp, for their respiratory health. However, hotter dryer weather means more scorpions in the house looking for water and a/c. I started hearing noises coming from the sink drain …
Scorpion Season
It was 1 am. I was sitting in the rocking chair trying to talk myself out of insomnia when i saw movement on the floor to my left. Because the scorpions coloring often blends in with the pattern of the floor boards i have become extremely sensitive to movement in my peripheral vision. The moment …