Big news for Arizonians

[Pollyanna]

I know you'll all be excited to know that the FDA has finally approved an anti-venom for scorpion stings!!

I found one this year the size of a small tree lizard in my living room (of course dh was out of town). Sure the little ones may be more poisonous but a 6 inch scorpion is freaky.

[Ladybug]

Only in AZ LOL!

Better than frostbit, gangrenous toes I suppose...

[Pollyanna]

Only in AZ LOL!

Better than frostbit, gangrenous toes I suppose...

Hmmm, that's a hard choice

It's been around as an experimental treatment for a few years but now if finally is an FDA approved drug.

[MDPhDWife]

That's actually the one thing I'm dreading the most about moving to AZ next year!

How did you get rid of the scorpion Tara? I'm not even sure what I would do once I finished freaking out.

[diggitydot]

Never saw one at our house while we lived there, but you could take black lights to the palm trees after dark and the scorpions will glow.

I think cicadas are WAY worse than scorpions.

[Vanquisher]

My niece was stung by a scorpion while we were in St. George, Utah in June at DH's parents house. I felt so bad for her. Her parents took her to the ER. You could tell how painful it was for her.

[GreyhoundsRUs]

I think cicadas are WAY worse than scorpions.

Agreed. Now I feel like I have bugs on me

[peggyfromwastate]

Why are cicadas bad and where do they live?

Tara I get freaked out from ridiculously tiny spiders. 6 inch scorpions just might make me check in to a hotel until my dh or an exterminator was available. You impress me!

[Pollyanna]

Oh Peggy, don't be too impressed, I tried to get my 15 year old son to take care of it and he was like "no way", lol! I vacuum up scorpions and then let the vacuum run for another 3-5 minutes. I use the hose so I can stand as far away as possible. Yuck!

I didn't know cicadas were bad, I thought they were just annoying. Yikes!

[peggyfromwastate]

But Tara I AM very impressed!!! Even with a vacuum!!

[diggitydot]

Cicadas are like locust's or grasshopper's louder, annoying cousins. They're worse, to me, than scorpions because the fuckers can JUMP. Very, very high. Into hair.

[Pollyanna]

Do they bite or just scare the heck out of you?

[diggitydot]

No biting. Just ridiculously loud noise (like a transformer on an outside powerline is ready to blow). And did I mention that they jump? At. Your. Head.

[peggyfromwastate]

Where do they live? I know we get these freaky 7 year cicadas and 17 year cicadas in the dc area (Luke was born during the 17 year cicada outbreak! Super cool. We r going back for his 17th birthday just to show him these bugs). I'm thinking the cicadas I know aren't as nasty as the ones you are talking about W.

[Chrisada]

Nashville just had their seven year cicadas. They are a nightmare.