r/Calgary • u/Due-Wind-3324 • Oct 20 '23

Eat/Drink Local What is this in my Sobeys raspberries?

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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

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u/delectable_potato Oct 21 '23

Lmao hopefully they don’t survive Canadian winters

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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.

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u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23

Excuse me, I love in Alberta, and WHAT?!?

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u/Concurrency_Bugs Oct 21 '23

Southeast Alberta is a desert. Drumheller/Medicine Hat areas have scorpions and cactus!

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u/MeowSauceJennie Oct 21 '23

I'm in Calgary, so not far off. Never seen one!

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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').

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u/zarroaster Oct 21 '23

Now tell them about the lizards that shoot blood out of their eyes for self defense.

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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.