HELL YEAH!
One of these bit my exe's mom one morning. She went to get in the shower and collapsed and said she couldn't feel her legs! She saw that shit crawl under her counter while she was stuck on the floor. My ex put a bathrobe on her, and her and her friends took her to the hospital. I wish I was there cuz her mom has some tig ol' bitties!
I see those things all the time and kill them quick kuz they're pretty fast, and look a lot like scorpions. I never knew they had a name though. There's some other shit out hear that can fuck you up to. I don't know what they're called, but they can climb in your ear while you sleep and just eat away till it gets to your brain and kills you. You'll probably get an infection right away, so I'm sure a doctor could catch it first. Might just be a rumor though.