01 Sunset view SE from Moonglow B&B Glen Cairn Cape Pennisula ZA pano (800x506)

Sunset view south across False Bay Cape Peninsula South Africa

I’ve been up nights labeling the over 5000 photos taken in South Africa.

02 Scorpion in glass Yarnell ZA (800x706)

Something scurried across the desk from the left towards the keyboard. Yikes, a 2 inch (5 cm) scorpion. I think a Bark Scorpion, Arizona’s most dangerous of 56 species.

03 Scorpion in glass of water Yarnell AZ (800x700)

I quickly grabbed a Kleenex in one hand and my almost empty water glass in the other and swooped it into the glass.

04 Scorpion in glass of water Yarnell AZ (672x800)

Don’t think it liked going for a swim while I took pictures.

05 Scorpion in glass of water Yarnell AZ (800x454)

Now Joan has certainly influenced me when it comes to bugs, which this is not (it’s an arthropod) but close enough for government work. Know what I mean?