This weekend with @vcelier and @naru-celier has been pretty amazing!
As we kicked around ideas of things to do in between eating and sleeping, I suggested that we go out hunting scorpions at night with some UV flashlights that I recently ordered. I had hoped to get them in time for our Texas trip... but they were waiting for us when we returned instead.
Both @vcelier and @naru-celier thought that this was a great idea, so tonight I loaded up @mama-pepper and the @little-peppers and drove to a certain spot that we know of, conveniently located inside a padlocked fence on the other side of town.
HUNTING SCORPIONS AT NIGHT - THE FULL LENGTH VIDEO
SUCCESS!
If you take a look at the video, you will see that within five minutes of unlocking the gate @naru-celier had located his first ever scorpion! It was a good sized Striped Bark Scorpion and it was very quick. I grabbed it and put it in the container that the @little-peppers had brought along.
At about the 8 1/2 minute mark, @vcelier found our second scorpion of the night. By my standards, they had succeeded!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE?"
In all of my 36 years of life, I have literally only caught a handful of scorpions in the wild. As far as hunting them at night with UV flashlights, I have only ever tried that in Texas years ago, and I have only ever found one scorpion doing it. That was down in Eagle Pass, Texas a few years back, but it has only happened once in my life.
Yes, now that I have some new UV flashlights and know of local places where I can look for them, it certainly will be a periodical hobby of mine, but I had never searched for scorpions by night like this in Arkansas until tonight, and tonight was not about me.
Tonight I wanted our guests from way up north to try to find some. In all of the 67 years that @vcelier has lived, he has never done this. The much younger @naru-celier never had either. So, tonight on this memory-making grandfather/grandson vacation, the two not only got to try looking for scorpions at night, but they succeeded in it!
Many of us will never have such experiences and certainly not with our grandfathers by our side. For @naru-celier, this is one of those nights that he will most likely remember long into his adult life. Interestingly enough, we only found two scorpions tonight, and they each found one on their own! (I even looked around a little more after they left, but could not find another one.)
If we listed the number of times that each of us has found a scorpion in the wild at night with a UV flashlight, it would look like this:
@vcelier - 1
@papa-pepper -1
@naru-celier -1
Yup, that looks like a "once in a lifetime experience" for all of us, at least so far!
CLOSING THOUGHTS
These two little scorpions were running around as usual just hours ago. Now they are having their photos being shown worldwide on steemit. What an interesting day and age that we live in.
Even more so, what an interesting community that we are a part of on steemit. From large events like STEEMfest to smaller local meetups to steemians meeting online and getting together one on one offline, I think that steemit has changed things when it comes to real relationships sprouting from online interaction. Not only can the average user gain some money from their online activities because of steemit, they can also gain some real friends.
I have been blessed enough to have met several steemians in real life already, and many I would legitimately call my friends. I look forward to continuing living my life and meeting others, and believe that I will end up meeting many more of you one day. If we did meet up, would you like to try going on an adventure like this? Would you prefer just hanging out, enjoying some meals, and talking about things instead? Is there a different idea that you would want to try? Also, if I came to visit you, what would you want to show me or do with the @papa-pepper tribe while we were in your area?
here's the proof:As always, I'm @papa-pepper and
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Until next time…
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I couldn't watch the video in sound so I don't know if you said anything about it, but, aren't these scorpions dangerous?
So cool experience going hunting for scorpions! Something I have to try in my days to come.
Wow, I'm somewhat impressed and somewhat terrified haha! How do you know these scorpions are harmless?
Very interesting now I want to Go and find some and face my fears , things that jump I just kill automatically the see what it is after I wipe my shoes clean,once I went looking for snakes that the time u don't find them they find u
Wow, I'm somewhat impressed and somewhat terrified haha! How do you know these scorpions are harmless?
They are not harmless. ;-)
But you're happy to hold them?
I just read an article about why scorpion venom is so painful - apparently scorpion venom is mildly acidic and the acid facilitates a chemical reaction which causes the pain receptors in the brain to activate more than they would normally for the same dose of the pain causing venoms. The article made me think about your crazy ass @pappa-pepper :) If you are curious to read it here is the link to a summary article - the summary does contain the link to the original scientific research paper as well: https://phys.org/news/2017-08-scorpion-painful.html
Very cool!
Many years ago I went on a scorpion hunt like that in AZ. My guide was a university entomologist, so I learned a ton. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Awesome post @papa-pepper I didn't know that the scorpions glow like that under black light, Definitely cool. And as for if you were to come to my area man I don't know if there is time for everything in Colorado. I would probably have to take you out digging for different crystals and minerals along with a day trip down a more calm river for the @little-peppers . The little ones in my life love to go digging and it never seems to be off the list as something to do. There is also the options of snowboarding or skiing if that is something that interest you :) You and the @little-peppers are always welcome in my neck of the mountains.
If you were in my country, I would surely bring you along to fish eels at night in the rivers in Mauritius! It's quite scary but unique experience!
Now I want to come even more!
And of top of that, my country is heading up to be the first Ethereum Island in the world! Check my latest for more info mate! Really exciting times ahead!
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Wow! That's so exciting! Fascinating phenomenon that they glow under the UV! Keep up the great posts!
UV rays are so cool i think @papa-pepper you could use that on diffirent animals at insect too
I'd totally be up for some cool adventures! :D
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Who is the genius that thought of the name .@papa-pepper anyways?? :)
@papa-pepper is the genius.
theand the name. So you see, it is not actually me, but the name that makes things so awesome.You see, I am not the original @papa-pepper. The original @papa-pepper made quite a name for himself and it worked out so well that he retired early, but not before taking on a new crew and calling me @papa-pepper the whole time. Once the new crew thought that I was @papa-pepper that they had heard so much about, the original @papa-pepper jumped ship at the next port and left me in charge of the ship,
The @papa-pepper legacy. Nice!
very beautiful and natural. upvote
It was fun, and pretty exciting!
That's pretty cool, thanks for sharing papa.
No problem, this weekend has been a blast with @vcelier and @naru-celier!
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What fun! Reminds me of college days in the southwest. We'd get our buzz on, get our battery operated blacklights (required for the neon coloring of that time period) and wander in the hills.
Glad ya'll had a blast!
Sounds cool. It'll be a bigger hobby of mine as we move forward. I couldn't find any growing up in Wisconsin as a kid.
really stunned and so cool @papa-pepper
Glad that you enjoyed it!
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nice photos of the Scorpions
great post,thanks....its tooo cool!!!!
Thank you!
Amazing post.. narrative one.. liked it
I am glad that you enjoyed it @bindu!
nice weekend what a dangours haunting @papa-pepper
My Goodness, you guys are brave. I have yet to see one here in east Texas myself, and frankly just prefer to see them on your post. Haha!
I'll try to keep them over here then!
looks like fun
Totally. We had a lot. A little scary, but a lot of fun!
i wouldnt want to touch one but that is just fear of the unknown
Stunning and courageous...You must be having some sort of training handling such creatures...Seems from the way you have professionally handled the scorpion...
I get a lot of "hands on" experience! LOL.
If you wanted to come out to Hollywood, we'd be happy to host you. While food would be high on the list of to-dos, just like when visitors come to you, I think our adventures would be a little more urban. There would certainly be some family-friendly comedy shows, and probably the La Brea Tar Pits and LACMA sculpture garden. A hike into griffith park, where we PROBABLY won't get eaten by a cougar, but we could. And the observatory and museum of natural history. A day on the beach...
Come on out!
I've got to get back to Cali anyway.... I'll put it on my to do list! Thanks @improv!
That'll be great!
Oh! And if you come in May, we can go on an urban food walk. (There's always something growing, but loquats are my favorite, and that's when they're usually ripe)
Nice Scorpion! now... Finish him! :D
He was my favorite character for a while... until Reptile!
hahahaha nice (Y)
Nice catch on the scorpions ya'll!
We done alright! Figured that it might work out!
Now this was a very fun post!!! I absolutely love the excited looks on the kids faces :) Now these are the types of adventures we as parents should be having with our children..Imagine the great memories they will share with their children when they get older..You are a very cool dad!! Keep creating memories such as this, its exactly what our youth need :) Love you my Steemit Friend!! SUNSHINE247
Thanks so much for all of the encouragement! Glad that you support it!
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very funny , really brave
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wow @papa-pepper you are an adventourous gentleman hence why you always have my upvote.. greetings to @vcelier , @naru-celier, @mama-pepper and @little-peppers , bless you all.
I like your adventures and that UV light is awesome, have you ever been stung by a scorpion? Is that poisonous, you are so brave!
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wow! wow! you make the wild seem like so much fun. one day,maybe one day i will be able to visit and have some wild fun.
I am not upvoting as my vote means little and i will spend it on some minnow, but great story dude! If i ever get myself to Texas i will reach out to you and hope we can go scorpion hunting again and i will have a chance to take some amazing shots. Looks like you know your way around them :) Cheers
Nice skill @papa-pepper. How you can hold a scorpion by its tail?
Wow! Cool experience! Thank you!
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Love how the little critters stand out in the photos.
Crazyyyy bro, nice post on some dangerously fascinating creatures. I hear the smaller the scorpion, the more deadly their venom. Handle them with care of course, or handle them not at all!
PS: I had emailed you yesterday whenever you get a chance.
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We are unlikely to meet, sadly:(
But I'm always interested in talking with friends about different things, than just eat and drink with them to the company=))
You are very brave hunting scorpions, If I do not dare, if bitten very sick
Very cool.
I did not know there were scorpions in Arkansas. They look amazing in the blacklight. @ironshield
wow what beautiful photos! keep up the great posts