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Scorpions are nasty and very tough. A friend that was with me in the army (Israel) got bitten by one that was inside the solution of oil and diesel used to clean guns.
There is only one truely dangerious scorpy in the US. They are light color, yellow/tan and can be found in California and Utah (southern). They are a danger to small children, the elderly and those allergic. Your scorpion is not one of them. Don't get me wrong, the sting can hurt but is seldom fatal unless you are allergic to their venom. He is attracted to your toasty MacPro.
I think that is so scary. To answer a question, Macs are assembled in china and they go to a warehouse in calfornia. Not many mac pros are made in china. Mac Pros are often assembled in the G8 factory in the USA.
you should call up applecare and see if you can get a replacement this is not normal activity. 
Are you keeping it as a pet? Is it still alive?
Are you keeping it as a pet? Is it still alive?
Did that crawl up the side of the computer???
I think I would rather face off with a bear than find that in my workspace. Great thinking with the chopsticks. Did it put up a fight at all or are they pretty docile?
I think I would rather face off with a bear than find that in my workspace. Great thinking with the chopsticks. Did it put up a fight at all or are they pretty docile?
I echo that remark.
Those things can put up one hell of a fight. The big greenie I found in my shoes in Cali survived a whole can of Raid. (a friend was intent on "keeping" it, but wanted it dead without physical damage) I did not participate - didn't want to get near it! Anyhow - a full can of Raid and 45 minutes later - it was still as pist as ever, and had a lot of fight in em.
The scorpion is small enough that if it were to sting you, it probably wouldn't have affected you in a major way. It would have hurt like hell, but it wouldn't kill you.
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I think I'd still rather face off with that bear.
Much easier to hit with a Gun than a scorpion - and harder to sneak up on you I would think.
... Or hope.
Much easier to hit with a Gun than a scorpion - and harder to sneak up on you I would think.
... Or hope.
I am with you on that... Although I would have been more freaked out if I found the 80's rock band the Scorpions under my desk.
To the OP. Maybe he or she or it was attracted to all the dust...
JK
That is freaking scary. LOL I would pee my pants if I saw that, because I hate bugs and other disgusting things like that.
it is an arthropod but that has nothing to do with legs, it is the number of sections in the body, and actually insect is part of the arthropoda phylum.
if i remember right scorpions are arthropoda < chelicerata < arachnid I think? (don't mind the spelling)
As scary as finding a scorpion in your house may be, I think they're actually kind of pretty.
I cant believe you let your mac get all dusty like that!
On a side note I would have killed the bug...
On a side note I would have killed the bug...
I think I'd still rather face off with that bear.
Much easier to hit with a Gun than a scorpion - and harder to sneak up on you I would think.
... Or hope.
Actually, bears can be quite sneaky. I was camping just outside of the Tetons and we talked to a guy near our camp that said he was just sitting next to a tree stump reading a book and his backpack sitting next to him just disappeared. he turned around and a bear had grabbed it from right next to his head! A few hours later we were sitting around a fire cooking lunch and the same bear wandered up to within 10 feet of my friend before any of us noticed it. The only reason we knew it was there is cause someone happened to look up and see it!
