Things that bite!!!

The are out there. Your turn over a rock and there they are - scorpions, spiders, ants, snakes and other little crawlies. What they are really doing is hiding from the sunshine. Waiting for their next meal. They don't want to hurt you - injecting venom uses up energy. Bites and stings to larger creatures (like humans) are a self-defense mechanism. Why would the want to use up all that energy unless their lives are in danger? But they do have a nasty habit of living under stones and in near little holes, which indecently are exactly where most geocaches are hidden! There are things that could bite while doing a geocaching tour in Africa, we discovered this little rock scorpion at our latest find. Take care out there. Turn rocks over carefully and always away from you.