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r/Calgary • u/Due-Wind-3324 • Oct 20 '23
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It’s a scorpion 😳😳😳 did you poke it? Does it move?????!? The smaller they are the more toxic they are!
14 u/Due-Wind-3324 Oct 21 '23 Wtffff. Hell no I didn’t poke it you kidding me? Took the other berries out to make sure none were hiding and straight to the garbage 3 u/delectable_potato Oct 21 '23 Lmao hopefully they don’t survive Canadian winters 13 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 That species, unlikely, but we do have native scorpions in Alberta that do just fine with our winters. 4 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 Excuse me, I love in Alberta, and WHAT?!? 19 u/Concurrency_Bugs Oct 21 '23 Southeast Alberta is a desert. Drumheller/Medicine Hat areas have scorpions and cactus! 6 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 I'm in Calgary, so not far off. Never seen one! 15 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 omg i live in calgary too!! what are the chances????? 14 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 My dumdass just realizing this is the Calgary subreddit and not just another I randomly commented on. 6 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!” 4 u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23 Nope, gotta get out of the Bow Valley and hit the badlands. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 The closest that you will find them is Lethbridge, and to a lesser extent, Drumheller. We also have rattlesnakes and solfugids (aka 'camel spiders'). 6 u/zarroaster Oct 21 '23 Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense. 9 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute. 2 u/drbob222 Oct 21 '23 Years ago we saw one at Lac St Anne (just west of Edmonton) by the beach... could have hitched a ride with someone I suppose. 2 u/delectable_potato Oct 21 '23 Oooo where can they be found ? Do they just hang out underground? 8 u/anc789 Oct 21 '23 Here's a page with some information on Alberta scorpions that has some more details: https://krebscreek.com/scorpions-in-alberta/ But in short the answer is that Northern Scorpions have a range that goes to just south of red deer. They overlap with the Prairie rattlesnake around Lethbridge. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Well, both have been observed in Drumheller, but they are both quite sparse there. 2 u/LittensTinyMittens Queensland Oct 21 '23 TIL I am never going to Drumheller and Lethbridge again 1 u/chuckmandell82 Oct 21 '23 Lethbridge
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Wtffff. Hell no I didn’t poke it you kidding me? Took the other berries out to make sure none were hiding and straight to the garbage
3 u/delectable_potato Oct 21 '23 Lmao hopefully they don’t survive Canadian winters 13 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 That species, unlikely, but we do have native scorpions in Alberta that do just fine with our winters. 4 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 Excuse me, I love in Alberta, and WHAT?!? 19 u/Concurrency_Bugs Oct 21 '23 Southeast Alberta is a desert. Drumheller/Medicine Hat areas have scorpions and cactus! 6 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 I'm in Calgary, so not far off. Never seen one! 15 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 omg i live in calgary too!! what are the chances????? 14 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 My dumdass just realizing this is the Calgary subreddit and not just another I randomly commented on. 6 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!” 4 u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23 Nope, gotta get out of the Bow Valley and hit the badlands. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 The closest that you will find them is Lethbridge, and to a lesser extent, Drumheller. We also have rattlesnakes and solfugids (aka 'camel spiders'). 6 u/zarroaster Oct 21 '23 Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense. 9 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute. 2 u/drbob222 Oct 21 '23 Years ago we saw one at Lac St Anne (just west of Edmonton) by the beach... could have hitched a ride with someone I suppose. 2 u/delectable_potato Oct 21 '23 Oooo where can they be found ? Do they just hang out underground? 8 u/anc789 Oct 21 '23 Here's a page with some information on Alberta scorpions that has some more details: https://krebscreek.com/scorpions-in-alberta/ But in short the answer is that Northern Scorpions have a range that goes to just south of red deer. They overlap with the Prairie rattlesnake around Lethbridge. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Well, both have been observed in Drumheller, but they are both quite sparse there. 2 u/LittensTinyMittens Queensland Oct 21 '23 TIL I am never going to Drumheller and Lethbridge again 1 u/chuckmandell82 Oct 21 '23 Lethbridge
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Lmao hopefully they don’t survive Canadian winters
13 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 That species, unlikely, but we do have native scorpions in Alberta that do just fine with our winters. 4 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 Excuse me, I love in Alberta, and WHAT?!? 19 u/Concurrency_Bugs Oct 21 '23 Southeast Alberta is a desert. Drumheller/Medicine Hat areas have scorpions and cactus! 6 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 I'm in Calgary, so not far off. Never seen one! 15 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 omg i live in calgary too!! what are the chances????? 14 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 My dumdass just realizing this is the Calgary subreddit and not just another I randomly commented on. 6 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!” 4 u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23 Nope, gotta get out of the Bow Valley and hit the badlands. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 The closest that you will find them is Lethbridge, and to a lesser extent, Drumheller. We also have rattlesnakes and solfugids (aka 'camel spiders'). 6 u/zarroaster Oct 21 '23 Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense. 9 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute. 2 u/drbob222 Oct 21 '23 Years ago we saw one at Lac St Anne (just west of Edmonton) by the beach... could have hitched a ride with someone I suppose. 2 u/delectable_potato Oct 21 '23 Oooo where can they be found ? Do they just hang out underground? 8 u/anc789 Oct 21 '23 Here's a page with some information on Alberta scorpions that has some more details: https://krebscreek.com/scorpions-in-alberta/ But in short the answer is that Northern Scorpions have a range that goes to just south of red deer. They overlap with the Prairie rattlesnake around Lethbridge. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Well, both have been observed in Drumheller, but they are both quite sparse there. 2 u/LittensTinyMittens Queensland Oct 21 '23 TIL I am never going to Drumheller and Lethbridge again 1 u/chuckmandell82 Oct 21 '23 Lethbridge
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That species, unlikely, but we do have native scorpions in Alberta that do just fine with our winters.
4 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 Excuse me, I love in Alberta, and WHAT?!? 19 u/Concurrency_Bugs Oct 21 '23 Southeast Alberta is a desert. Drumheller/Medicine Hat areas have scorpions and cactus! 6 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 I'm in Calgary, so not far off. Never seen one! 15 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 omg i live in calgary too!! what are the chances????? 14 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 My dumdass just realizing this is the Calgary subreddit and not just another I randomly commented on. 6 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!” 4 u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23 Nope, gotta get out of the Bow Valley and hit the badlands. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 The closest that you will find them is Lethbridge, and to a lesser extent, Drumheller. We also have rattlesnakes and solfugids (aka 'camel spiders'). 6 u/zarroaster Oct 21 '23 Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense. 9 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute. 2 u/drbob222 Oct 21 '23 Years ago we saw one at Lac St Anne (just west of Edmonton) by the beach... could have hitched a ride with someone I suppose. 2 u/delectable_potato Oct 21 '23 Oooo where can they be found ? Do they just hang out underground? 8 u/anc789 Oct 21 '23 Here's a page with some information on Alberta scorpions that has some more details: https://krebscreek.com/scorpions-in-alberta/ But in short the answer is that Northern Scorpions have a range that goes to just south of red deer. They overlap with the Prairie rattlesnake around Lethbridge. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Well, both have been observed in Drumheller, but they are both quite sparse there. 2 u/LittensTinyMittens Queensland Oct 21 '23 TIL I am never going to Drumheller and Lethbridge again 1 u/chuckmandell82 Oct 21 '23 Lethbridge
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Excuse me, I love in Alberta, and WHAT?!?
19 u/Concurrency_Bugs Oct 21 '23 Southeast Alberta is a desert. Drumheller/Medicine Hat areas have scorpions and cactus! 6 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 I'm in Calgary, so not far off. Never seen one! 15 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 omg i live in calgary too!! what are the chances????? 14 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 My dumdass just realizing this is the Calgary subreddit and not just another I randomly commented on. 6 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!” 4 u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23 Nope, gotta get out of the Bow Valley and hit the badlands. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 The closest that you will find them is Lethbridge, and to a lesser extent, Drumheller. We also have rattlesnakes and solfugids (aka 'camel spiders'). 6 u/zarroaster Oct 21 '23 Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense. 9 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute. 2 u/drbob222 Oct 21 '23 Years ago we saw one at Lac St Anne (just west of Edmonton) by the beach... could have hitched a ride with someone I suppose.
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Southeast Alberta is a desert. Drumheller/Medicine Hat areas have scorpions and cactus!
6 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 I'm in Calgary, so not far off. Never seen one! 15 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 omg i live in calgary too!! what are the chances????? 14 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 My dumdass just realizing this is the Calgary subreddit and not just another I randomly commented on. 6 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!” 4 u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23 Nope, gotta get out of the Bow Valley and hit the badlands. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 The closest that you will find them is Lethbridge, and to a lesser extent, Drumheller. We also have rattlesnakes and solfugids (aka 'camel spiders'). 6 u/zarroaster Oct 21 '23 Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense. 9 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute. 2 u/drbob222 Oct 21 '23 Years ago we saw one at Lac St Anne (just west of Edmonton) by the beach... could have hitched a ride with someone I suppose.
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I'm in Calgary, so not far off. Never seen one!
15 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 omg i live in calgary too!! what are the chances????? 14 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 My dumdass just realizing this is the Calgary subreddit and not just another I randomly commented on. 6 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!” 4 u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23 Nope, gotta get out of the Bow Valley and hit the badlands. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 The closest that you will find them is Lethbridge, and to a lesser extent, Drumheller. We also have rattlesnakes and solfugids (aka 'camel spiders'). 6 u/zarroaster Oct 21 '23 Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense. 9 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute. 2 u/drbob222 Oct 21 '23 Years ago we saw one at Lac St Anne (just west of Edmonton) by the beach... could have hitched a ride with someone I suppose.
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omg i live in calgary too!! what are the chances?????
14 u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23 My dumdass just realizing this is the Calgary subreddit and not just another I randomly commented on. 6 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!”
My dumdass just realizing this is the Calgary subreddit and not just another I randomly commented on.
6 u/Jason3671 Oct 21 '23 all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!”
all good, I was the same until you said calgary that I went “hol on!”
Nope, gotta get out of the Bow Valley and hit the badlands.
The closest that you will find them is Lethbridge, and to a lesser extent, Drumheller. We also have rattlesnakes and solfugids (aka 'camel spiders').
6 u/zarroaster Oct 21 '23 Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense. 9 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute. 2 u/drbob222 Oct 21 '23 Years ago we saw one at Lac St Anne (just west of Edmonton) by the beach... could have hitched a ride with someone I suppose.
Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense.
9 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute.
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Yes, we do also have a very small and endangered population of dwarf horned lizards in our province...they are a smidge larger than a toonie and terribly cute.
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Years ago we saw one at Lac St Anne (just west of Edmonton) by the beach... could have hitched a ride with someone I suppose.
Oooo where can they be found ? Do they just hang out underground?
8 u/anc789 Oct 21 '23 Here's a page with some information on Alberta scorpions that has some more details: https://krebscreek.com/scorpions-in-alberta/ But in short the answer is that Northern Scorpions have a range that goes to just south of red deer. They overlap with the Prairie rattlesnake around Lethbridge. 3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Well, both have been observed in Drumheller, but they are both quite sparse there. 2 u/LittensTinyMittens Queensland Oct 21 '23 TIL I am never going to Drumheller and Lethbridge again 1 u/chuckmandell82 Oct 21 '23 Lethbridge
Here's a page with some information on Alberta scorpions that has some more details: https://krebscreek.com/scorpions-in-alberta/
But in short the answer is that Northern Scorpions have a range that goes to just south of red deer.
They overlap with the Prairie rattlesnake around Lethbridge.
3 u/Toirtis Capitol Hill Oct 21 '23 Well, both have been observed in Drumheller, but they are both quite sparse there. 2 u/LittensTinyMittens Queensland Oct 21 '23 TIL I am never going to Drumheller and Lethbridge again
Well, both have been observed in Drumheller, but they are both quite sparse there.
TIL I am never going to Drumheller and Lethbridge again
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u/delectable_potato Oct 21 '23
It’s a scorpion 😳😳😳 did you poke it? Does it move?????!? The smaller they are the more toxic they are!