Horry Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 Today I got two boxes of Lego by a co-worker that has a son who thinks of himself of bein' too old. So I traded the boxes for some beer. When I sat down a few minutes ago to scan through the boxes, I nearly got a heart-attack. There where four little scorpions sittin' between four mini-figs and half a space shuttle. Problem is: the scorpions are alive. Right now I am sittin' outside my flat while the fire brigade's sweepin' through my Lego trying to find more of these. I just grabbed my laptop and will sure be happy when I am allowed back in. That is my story of things beside clone-brands that don't belong in a Lego collections. Makes me want to apologize to every single brick of Megablocks I have encountered so far. Quote
drevim Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 WOW!!! Glad you noticed them, I hear the smaller they are, the nastier the sting. I had no idea that scorpions were native to Germany, would have thought it was too far north for them to survive. Quote
legodac Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 I may regret my impression of what I'm about to do.... Keep on Dreemn' eh...The legodac Brickerage Firm I do like strange... I may regret my impression of what I'm about to do.... Keep on Dreemn' eh...The legodac Brickerage Firm I do like strange... qualifications aside, you fit the bil man, crazy is cool in my twisted opinion Quote
Peppermint_M Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 Well, house spiders and moths yes, Scorpions are a new thing! Quote
Captain Becker Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 (edited) When I sat down a few minutes ago to scan through the boxes, I nearly got a heart-attack. There where four little scorpions sittin' between four mini-figs and half a space shuttle. Problem is: the scorpions are alive. I just cant stop laughing. It sounds a bit too unbelivible. Maby your friend made it for purpose? Luckily you are ok, hopefully they get those scoprions away and you can sleep whit out fearing at they have forgotten one. Captain Becker Edited July 29, 2011 by Captain Becker Quote
Horry Posted July 29, 2011 Author Posted July 29, 2011 Well, now I am back. They haven't found any more of them and brought them to a zoo. Now I could bite myself that I didn't take any pictures - the only thing still there is the mess the fire-brigade has created. I am still relieved that they came that quick. They told me that I can be lucky that the summer in Berlin is so cold this year or else they might have been much more... active. On another note: I just called my colleague and he's got no clue how those could have gotten in. There are no animals at his place ans he was really shocked to hear the story. So I doubt he made this on purpose Quote
Big Cam Posted July 29, 2011 Posted July 29, 2011 This was way more interesting than I was expecting. Let us know if they were any gems that the scorpions were guarding. Quote
22kane Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 Aaaaah that sucks!! I hate scorpions!! I never realized there were scorpions in Germany though. I'm traveling to Texas in a couple weeks where they have plenty so I'm not looking forward to that. The worst thing I've ever found in my legos were spiders and silver fish. Nothing too freaky. Good luck to you. Quote
CMP Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 (edited) WOW!!! Glad you noticed them, I hear the smaller they are, the nastier the sting. Indiana Jones can teach us a thing or 2. A scorpion got in with a cactus my aunt and uncle sent from Arizona. Since then they've scared the crap out of me. Glad to hear your LEGOs you are okay. Edited July 30, 2011 by CallMePieOrDie Quote
charlieboy Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 I have to admit i'd never heard of scorpions being native to Europe but after some googling it appears i'll not be walking aroung barefoot in Northen Italy,Switzerland,Austria or Germany again!!! Fortunately' date=' the types of scorpion usually found in Europe aren't dangerous. Their sting can be compared to that of a bee or wasp[/quote']Dont think they are too dangerous however Quote
fff Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 what did you put on the beer? Piranhas? ... sorry bad joke, i would have been heart attacked too Quote
Capt. Bluebeard Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 I have to admit i'd never heard of scorpions being native to Europe but after some googling it appears i'll not be walking aroung barefoot in Northen Italy,Switzerland,Austria or Germany again!!! Yeah, you get them in Spain too; me and my family found one (dead) once on the patio of the house we were staying at. Bluebeard, out- Quote
Larrynautik Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 I live in the south of the France and you can find scorpions here too. They're not really big, something like 5cm. Each summer, there's also a curious locust invasion. It's a plague as they come by millions in the city, and, yes, they jump on you and entangle in your hairs Fortunately they only stay a day or two before leaving ! About the scorpions, I already had some in my apartment two times, and striking them with a broom is useless as they are extremely resistant. Personnally, I demolish them with a big hammer. You can also use a vacuum cleaner, or eventually call the firemen (if they come... and here, it's not the case for little scorpions. Snakes is the minimum.) Quote
Lego Otaku Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 I'm so glad I live in Michigan (USA) as scorpion is extremely rare here. OTOH I had to be on the lookout for a black spider with red hourglass symbol, quite nasty. Rarely lethal but very painful. Quote
charlieboy Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 Im glad i live in England, garden worms are about as dangerous as it gets Quote
dr_spock Posted July 31, 2011 Posted July 31, 2011 Thanks for the heads up. I checked my bricks and MOCs from Brickfete before bringing into to my house. Quote
airsoftg36c Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 I just hope they hadn't done ...... anything..... If you get my meaning..... Watch for eggs... Quote
Miss Kyle Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 That's a story worth being told :D Horry, this reminded me a lot of the German book "Die Spinne in der Yucca-Palme" - ever stumbled across it? It's full of urban legends and stories like yours, you might like it - now more than ever. It would be interesting to know where the scorpions came from. Apparently your colleague didn't miss any... he might want to check his attic for more. *shudders* Quote
vexorian Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Finding nasty stuff in second hand "LEGO" bulks, is one of my irrational fears when I am evaluating a new one. So far the worst I found was some sort of red goo, but I still consider the possibility to find some plague in them. Thank you for feeding it. More so, you didn't even get them for free, you should consider the cost of the beers. Edited August 1, 2011 by vexorian Quote
HighFlyer Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 Im glad i live in England, garden worms are about as dangerous as it gets Haha so true! In a way, England is "boring", due to its lack of "exciting" weather and wildlife (except the badger and the beastly basking shark). Quote
jonwil Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 Is it really necessary to call the fire brigade because of scorpions? Quote
Jargo Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Actually there are scorpions in the UK. In London you'll find many ground floor and basement apartments get small white ones along with the usual creepy crawlies you expect. Apparently they first came in via the docks. Probably hidden in big metal containers or similar. They're really tiny, about the size of a bee but still very creepy. They like to live at the edges of carpets where it meets the wall. Quote
Darth Dino Posted September 13, 2011 Posted September 13, 2011 Today I got two boxes of Lego by a co-worker that has a son who thinks of himself of bein' too old. So I traded the boxes for some beer. When I sat down a few minutes ago to scan through the boxes, I nearly got a heart-attack. There where four little scorpions sittin' between four mini-figs and half a space shuttle. Problem is: the scorpions are alive. Right now I am sittin' outside my flat while the fire brigade's sweepin' through my Lego trying to find more of these. I just grabbed my laptop and will sure be happy when I am allowed back in. That is my story of things beside clone-brands that don't belong in a Lego collections. Makes me want to apologize to every single brick of Megablocks I have encountered so far. Hi as i am a biologist and also a german i have to ask you somthing about the "scorpions". Mideuropean scorpions are pretty rare and there is nearly only one species (Euscorpius) that will live here. This is dark black and the body without the arms is around 4cm long. They are very agressive to other scorpions so i wonder there lived more than one. Are you living close to the alps? Thats the only way i could think they have been real scorpions. There are also pseudoscorpions (german Pseudoskorpione). Those having arms like a scorpion and a comparable body but no tail and no poisined sting! Those are smaller and much! more often to see here. They are smaller and no one have to be afraid of them. Dino Quote
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