Treat scorpion stings as you would a black widow bite. A black widow spider can be recognized by a distinctive red hourglass on its stomach. Only the female spider bites, not the male and it has a toxic venom. In the beginning pain is not so severe, but as with the scorpion sting severe local [...]
It seems the scorpion habitat has extended to hiding in planes and men’s pants! A gentleman from Vermont apparently managed to survive ok after being bitten twice by a scorpion that had made its way up his leg on the inside of his pants. How it had managed to find its way onto a United Airlines flight [...]
When it comes to scorpion stings, first of all it is important to know which ones are dangerous and which ones not. Most of the symptoms of less dangerous scorpion stings start to go away within a few days in most cases if the patient takes plenty of rest. The symptoms can disappear quite suddenly [...]
Scorpions are part of the arachnid species of insects along with spiders like the black widow spider and with both of these the main way to treat bites is to avoid them. It is a good idea to familiarise yourself with what they look like and where they tend to hang out. In this case [...]
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