August 17, 2006
Scorpion Web Pages
Huskerdu!
This is not where I would expect to find it - but here is an excellent reference site for Scorpions by Jan Ove Rein at the Norga teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU) (Norwegian Technical and Life Sciences University). Go to http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/ .
Yours truly has had a couple run-ins with Centruroides excilicauda over the years, and I can tell you, "huskerdu!" was NOT the word that came out of my mouth. The first time was in a severe Haboob near the Estrella Mountains, when a C. excilicauda blew onto my leg. The last time was at Havasupai, when I had a brief but memorable dispute with a C. e. over who had possession of a particular pair of jeans.