Okay, giant scorpions didn’t actually eat my dog. And they weren’t actually giant. Sierra the Chihuahua got stung by a small scorpion she accosted in the living room.
Ironically, I just returned from a trip to the desert (trip report here), and we didn’t see a single scorpion.
It was time for a visit from the pest control people anyway, so I called them and they told me, “Scorpions are gonna be really bad this year.”
I also called the vet, who told me to give Sierra a quarter of a Benadryl.
I saw my first scorpion yesterday, while fertilizing the lawn. (Not the first scorpion of my life, understand, but the first one since moving to Killeen three years ago.)
I didn’t taken the time to capture it. I just killed it. I’ve been stung by them before and it wasn’t pleasant. :-)
The pest control guy was right. Scorpions are so bad this year, they’re doing commercials for Stanley Steemer! I do not lie!