My neighbor found this walking across his livingroom. I researched scorpions in Missouri and there is only one--the striped scorpion, so I am pretty sure that's what this is (with it's tail curled, it is just slightly under an inch long). The question I have is that it says they're only found in southern Missouri and we are definitely Central Missouri and have never seen a scorpion here before (I have live in Missouri since 1984). Are they that reclusive, or is this one way out of it's normal habitat? I was afraid to release it because it is getting cold and didn't know if it would be able to tolerate the change in weather. What do you recommend I do with it? (My neighbor was going to flush it, but thought of me and asked if I wanted it--so I didn't intend to end up with it and don't really like scorpions, but he/she is fascinating and deserves to live, but preferrably not with me.) Any help would be appreciated.