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JOSÉ LUIS MARTINEZ
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leBron James will take time to forget his last visit to Arizonawhere the Lakers are concentrated before facing the Suns at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in their last preseason game before the championship begins next Tuesday. It was not for a question related to basketball or sports, but The scare he got was enormous when he came across a poisonous scorpion that almost stung him.
This was the message that LeBron posted accompanying the video with the scorpion that ‘visited’ him..
The forward wanted to share what happened on his social networks by posting a video with the small but dangerous intruder who walked through his bathroom and headed straight for him while he was finishing his shower. And he accompanied the images with a message that was more relaxed after the initial scare: “It tried to bite me when I was in the shower. Luckily, I was walking with my head down and I saw him crawling. Welcome to Arizona,” he wrote.
It tried to bite me when I was in the shower. Luckily, I was walking with my head down and I saw him crawling. Welcome to Arizona
LeBron James (Lakers player)
LeBron did not specify whether or not he had killed the predatory arachnid arthropod, which is commonly known as scorpion or scorpion. But the truth is that the scare could have ended badly because the species that crossed its path, the bark scorpion, It is the most poisonous in North America and is commonly found in homes throughout the United States, particularly in Arizona.
It usually measures between 2.5 and 3.8 centimeters
The Arizona Bark Scorpion It usually measures between 2.5 and 3.8 centimeters long. However, color is not a reliable way to identify them as it can vary. A unique feature is its ability to glow bright green under ultraviolet light. Scorpions glow due to a natural substance in their exoskeleton, which makes ultraviolet lights useful for detecting them in the dark.
Image of an Arizona bark scorpion..
It is not strange that lebron bump into one of them in your bathroom, since scorpions in general and the striped bark in particular are attracted to dark, humid places and They usually hide in wet towels, pool areas, bathrooms, laundry rooms, river banks, streams and other waterways.. They are more active at night and unfortunately encounters with people are common, especially in territories where they proliferate when they find favorable habitats, as is the case of Arizona.
They have the ability to climb almost any surface except clean plastic or glassso they can often be seen on ceilings, cement walls, or hiding in clothing and food storage areas. Additionally, they are particularly dangerous because they can hide in unexpected places.like clothes thrown on the floor.
Visual disturbances, difficulty swallowing and breathing problems
Adults who are stung by a striped bark scorpion often experience local pain and burningr without significant swelling or redness. He numbness and tingling They can spread throughout the body and some people may experience visual disturbances or difficulty swallowing. In rare cases, there may be breathing problems leading to cardiac arrest.
