Are all scorpians lethal?? are the only spiders i have to worry about are the black widow and toratulas??

Question

i was stung about 6 or 7 yrs ago. im freaking out right now about spiders cuz i keep finding them in my apt. my husband and i were talking and the conversation led to scorpians. and he told me he believes that all of them are lethal. but this cant be true if i have been stung by one.

Answer 1

all scorpions aren't lethal by any means.   tarantulas aren't poisonous either.   in north america it is black widows and brown recluses that are poisonous.     good luck

Answer 2

Well for one, no Australian scorpion is considered lethal. There are some with worse venom that others, but even the most toxic aren't capable of killing a human being.

Not sure where you live in regards to what scorpions are in your area though.

Answer 3

Scorpions with BIG claws have mild venom, scorpions with skinny claws have stronger venom. There are some larger scorpions with skinny claws. Few scorpions are lethal they only make you sick. If you are stung by one with skinny claws see a doctor. Tarantulas are Not dangerous. In the US only the Black Widow and in some areas the Brown Recluse are potentially dangerous. EDIT I guess it is hopeless for people to learn that scorpions and spiders are NOT poisonous (you can safely eat them) they are VENOMOUS.

Answer 4

I'm guessing you're in the U.S. There is only one scorpion in the U.S. that's been known to kill humans, and that's the Arizona bark scorpion. All others are relatively harmless unless you're allergic. There are only two spiders in the U.S. which are dangerous to humans, black widows and brown recluses, and both of them avoid trouble, especially black widows. Tarantulas are completely harmless. A bite is no worse than a bee sting.

Answer 5

They are not all lethal. And depending where you live, the brown recluse spider can be a bad experience, not lethal, but it will leave a bad memory!

Answer 6

From what I've heard, the bigger a scorpion is, the less lethal its sting. Tarantulas, for the most part, are not poisonous to humans. Black widows are definitely poisonous, but they are not the only poisonous spider out there. Most small spiders are. I'd recommend checking wikipedia for info on scorpions and spiders. (warning: some spiders have necrotizing venom, which makes for some truly nasty bites. there will be graphic photos.)

Answer 7

They are not all lethal.  They do have poison in them for killing their prey but when used on you a human there is not really any effect.  Some will just make you sick and there are a few out there that can kill you.  

I am not sure what the second type of spider you said is but there are a lot of venomis spiders out there other then the black widow.  You can go to sites and look up venomis spiders.  I also am afraid of spiders as my neice was bit by a brown reclues.  She is okay but it could have been worse.  I also live in VT and there tends not to be as many spiders anyway because of the cold months.