If you ever see one of these small critters crawling around outside, don't touch it with your bare skin.
Forgot what the appropriate name is , but regardless what you call it, this kind of fire doesn't produce smoke and will hurt the same no matter what the name is. Just lots of OUCHES, probably some curse words for some, and maybe even tears. Used to think they are some kind of asp.
One morning I was repairing an engine and spotted the uninvited guest laying there as though it was waiting for a dummy to touch it. Thinking it was an immature asp I did my best to just let it be. Was working around the critter and just tried to focus on completing the delicate engine repairs. Wouldn't you just know it, I forgot about it being so close and had rolled the sleeves up on my work short. All it took was the ever so slightest contact with the skin on a forearm. YOUCH!!!
Instantly welts appeared on that area of my skin. I've had my fair share of stings from all kinds of wasps, a scorpion, and other pain inducing buggers. So, I know what those levels of pain are like. It took about an hour for the swelling to cease. Thank God I am not allergic to stings. Hate to imagine what more time spent touching it would have gifted me.
It's just part of the cost of living in a climate with lots of venomous critters. Kind of makes me chuckle at the thought of one guy from Michigan that lived in the area for a while. He finally got his fill and moved back home. Said he never knew so many things could sting you till he moved to Texas. :laugh:
Forgot what the appropriate name is , but regardless what you call it, this kind of fire doesn't produce smoke and will hurt the same no matter what the name is. Just lots of OUCHES, probably some curse words for some, and maybe even tears. Used to think they are some kind of asp.
One morning I was repairing an engine and spotted the uninvited guest laying there as though it was waiting for a dummy to touch it. Thinking it was an immature asp I did my best to just let it be. Was working around the critter and just tried to focus on completing the delicate engine repairs. Wouldn't you just know it, I forgot about it being so close and had rolled the sleeves up on my work short. All it took was the ever so slightest contact with the skin on a forearm. YOUCH!!!
Instantly welts appeared on that area of my skin. I've had my fair share of stings from all kinds of wasps, a scorpion, and other pain inducing buggers. So, I know what those levels of pain are like. It took about an hour for the swelling to cease. Thank God I am not allergic to stings. Hate to imagine what more time spent touching it would have gifted me.
It's just part of the cost of living in a climate with lots of venomous critters. Kind of makes me chuckle at the thought of one guy from Michigan that lived in the area for a while. He finally got his fill and moved back home. Said he never knew so many things could sting you till he moved to Texas. :laugh: