Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Other Local Resorts & Areas => Ovacik Discussion Forum => Topic started by: penny on May 20, 2008, 21:50:20 PM
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a friend of ours came back from our apartment last week and showed us a picture of a scorpion he killed in the basement. i know that there are scorpions in the area but does anyone know if they are poisonous.
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All scorpions are venomous
RUN :D
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i came back to our villa and found a dead scopion by the curtains
when i leave our place i always spray because i hate the cockies coming in and it must have seen the scorpion off as well it was a white colour with a bit of brown and was about 4ins long
hoe it got in is a mystery
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Probably in your suitcase from Liverpool ;)
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well scunno you could be right my birth sign is scorpio
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the one in our basemant was black it was about 3 inches lomg and it lost in a fight againts my sons cricket bat:D i know that all scorpions are poisonous but are any lethal in turkey?
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:)sorry Penny not sure on that one,
Scun, you can tell the difference with the ones from here, they wear hob nailed boots. ;)
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I thought they had one special claw for hubcap removal ;)
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:DIBH, nice one, oh and you forgot the lacoste trainees........:P
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I get cockroaches where i live so everytime i go to put my shoes on a give them a good shake
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Originally posted by Nicnic
I get cockroaches where i live so everytime i go to put my shoes on a give them a good shake
the cockies like a good shake :o
i will try that one:D:P
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there are over 1200 different species of scorpion world wide. of these only 20 or so have the venom strenght to kill an adult. that said small childern and elderly folk are most at risk. these little guys are nocturnal hunters soooo its while you are asleep that they crawl all over you. in the med area you have about four that should be avoided.we rambled all over calis and the fethiye area for a month and saw many snakes but only 5 scorpions. on a hill walk make plenty of noise going through the bush and they'll scarper. but in bed its best to keep your mouth shut: :): :). night night dont let the bed bugs bite.:D
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nocturnal ? :o tell that to the little 'darlings' that climb on my towel while bathing by the pool .......(Luckily not big black beasties, but smaller green coloured nasties). They seem to like hiding in the stone wall :([xx(].
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We also had a scorp in our basement last summer - they must like the cool!!Definately wasnt a scouse scorp though - I could tell by its accent when Mark wacked it with his shoe!!
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:DDid it say aaaar ray , good one sue.
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hey laa stop wacking me or i'll give you a kirkby kiss
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I think black ones not as bad as browny-yellow ones, but will stand corrected!
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Every now and then you get through the sarcasm and get to the real answers to the questions asked.
It's all about snakes and scorpions and the threat posed to people going on holiday to the area who are genuinely worried, no sarcasm or patronisation needed, or "I've lived here for years how big am I", sometimes it needs a different perspective, we can all say how big we are because we've been somewhere lots of times and seen it all and got the t-shirt.
And we go in such and such a bar or restaurant. WAW, aren't we awesome?
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:o
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I am taking grandson out this year and would be lynched by the other granny if anything happened to him.
So is there a way of keeping scorpions away?
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You can get a light that has an ultra violet bulb, it makes the scorpions show up at night. Available on the internet. You have to be sure to get the right light though. I haven't bought one but would like to because I am intrigued that I haven't seen one yet after 13-two week holidays and 11 months living here. I am beginning to think the dogs, cats and ferrets are keeping them away. YAY!
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I have found maybe around a dozen scorpions in my flat over the last 3 years. One under the bed and another under our couch. Caught a couple alive and I dumped them in my neighbours garden so as not to harm them.
Having said that their stings are about as painful as a wasp but have not got around to testing this theory.
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I have an ultra-violet light and it shows the scorpions up as fluorescent lime green!
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Originally posted by bikerchickblonde
I have an ultra-violet light and it shows the scorpions up as fluorescent lime green!
lime green eh?!?! :o
wish i could see them ;) hehe[:o)]
even though im scared to death of scorpians:-\
[xx(]
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You shine the light in the cracks of walls ... and stand well back!
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we have found a few drowned in the pool
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Every day I walk round the pool to see if we have any. We have had toads and a mouse dead, plenty of centipedes. But no scorpions. Maybe ours know how to swim!!
I read that scorpions don't like the ultra violet light, it winds them up. Well that's worth knowing, LOL!!!
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It's a fact that, with these beasties, the larger their main claws, the less dangerous their venom. If they have small claws,they possess a more toxic venom to compensate for having smaller claws. Loz and I have been very lucky so far, as after 4 and a bit years, we have never seen one.
A few lovely, multi coloured lizards though, much to loz;s disgust. (She suffers from Ophidiophobia). Anyone who was at Aura gardens opening night would know that!!
As some one else posted, just make a noise if walking through grassy areas, and don't let your kiddys turn over any stones!!
Live long and prosper.
gordy,:D 8)