Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyDrama View Post
I've always known those guys as Wind Scorpions. I was taught a long time ago they are beneficial to have around. As others have stated they are harmless to humans and usually hide when approached. Plus, they eat a lot of other less beneficial critters.

While they are not uncommon out west I'll always associate them with the summer I spent at Twenty-nine Palms. It was hilarious watching guys scream like girls and scramble for whatever elevation they could get when someone shook one of those out of a boot.
Last summer, I put on my pair of old running shoes from out in the garage and the feeling of something down in the toe-area was unsettling. I ripped that shoe off and pounded it upside down on the driveway and lo-and-behold, one of these suckers about 1.25" long fell out and ran away. Now I always shake my shoes out before putting them on.