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Misnomer Jones

3 is the magic number

Join date: 27 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,800

04-23-2006 08:43

Update from me. I did let him go, but between my neighbors yard and their neighbors. I hate spiders but he was over my size/ kill ratio.

size/kill ratio = if they are so big that I can ID their insides when squished, I wont do it.

One bug that will send me up on a chair screaming like a little girl is the jerusaleum bug. Also known as jerusaleum cricket or "potato bug". I swear it's an alien.

Nolan Nash

Frischer Frosch

Join date: 15 May 2003

Posts: 7,141

04-23-2006 15:51

I used to live in extreme West Texas and I have to say that some of the bugs there were quite bizarre and scary looking.

Here are a couple examples of things we'd find around our back porch.

A Vinegaroon. Close relative of the scorpids, but no venom. They will however, shoot out acetic acid (vinegar) when threatened. Stinky and ugly, best shooed away and not stepped on or hit with a newspaper, because well, they smell!

A big old Desert Millepede. I used to be fascinated by these, and just sit and watch them meander around. They are big! Like as big around as my pinky finger in some cases.

Black Widow spider. I would get rid of them, yet they would always reappear a couple of months later...

Scorpion. Almost unchanged in 450 million years! My ex was stung by one on her big toe coming home one night. Drama! This type is not usually deady, unless you're allergic. It's like a bad bee sting.

So, who wants to move to El Paso?!!

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Euterpe Roo

The millionth monkey

Join date: 24 Jan 2005

Posts: 1,395

04-23-2006 20:12

From: Nolan Nash

So, who wants to move to El Paso?!!

Just based on insect life? Me

In Austin, I have found these in the house, garage, and yard:

(nb-this is not my hand, but the insect I found was about this big)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/cacoseraph/pals/yikes/Dscn0267.jpg

One of these was lurking in the water meter hole. It had just eaten a frog.
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/preserves/images/fotospr8.jpg

This little guy was in the dining room
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/preserves/images/fotoscr2.jpg

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Kathmandu Gilman

Fearful Symmetry Baby!

Join date: 21 May 2004

Posts: 1,418

04-23-2006 21:11

Well, i read Charlette's Web and I think they are all cute as a button.

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Lyric Alexander

Tree-hugging Fillosofer

Join date: 25 Feb 2005

Posts: 130

04-23-2006 22:00

Re Clown Spider:

Ewwwwwwww! First time I ever saw a spider with an erection!

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Becky Tardis

Registered User

Join date: 15 Nov 2005

Posts: 98

04-23-2006 22:59

Why why why, did I read this thread??

Becky, who is going to have nightmares tonight.. *still shivering*

Zuzu Fassbinder

Little Miss No Tomorrow

Join date: 17 Sep 2004

Posts: 2,048

04-24-2006 08:16

/me is really glad I don't live in Arizona anymore.

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Sean Gorham

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Join date: 5 Mar 2005

Posts: 229

04-24-2006 10:40

Spiders are our friends! They eat bugs!

I found this little guy in the garden a couple years ago. They're all over North America, and make a very distinctive web.

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Identify this spider please
Misnomer Jones 3 is the magic number Join date: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,800	04-23-2006 08:43 Update from me. I did let him go, but between my neighbors yard and their neighbors. I hate spiders but he was over my size/ kill ratio. size/kill ratio = if they are so big that I can ID their insides when squished, I wont do it. One bug that will send me up on a chair screaming like a little girl is the jerusaleum bug. Also known as jerusaleum cricket or "potato bug". I swear it's an alien.
Nolan Nash Frischer Frosch Join date: 15 May 2003 Posts: 7,141	04-23-2006 15:51 I used to live in extreme West Texas and I have to say that some of the bugs there were quite bizarre and scary looking. Here are a couple examples of things we'd find around our back porch. A Vinegaroon. Close relative of the scorpids, but no venom. They will however, shoot out acetic acid (vinegar) when threatened. Stinky and ugly, best shooed away and not stepped on or hit with a newspaper, because well, they smell! A big old Desert Millepede. I used to be fascinated by these, and just sit and watch them meander around. They are big! Like as big around as my pinky finger in some cases. Black Widow spider. I would get rid of them, yet they would always reappear a couple of months later... Scorpion. Almost unchanged in 450 million years! My ex was stung by one on her big toe coming home one night. Drama! This type is not usually deady, unless you're allergic. It's like a bad bee sting. So, who wants to move to El Paso?!! _____________________ “Time's fun when you're having flies.” ~Kermit
Euterpe Roo The millionth monkey Join date: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 1,395	04-23-2006 20:12 From: Nolan Nash So, who wants to move to El Paso?!! Just based on insect life? Me In Austin, I have found these in the house, garage, and yard: (nb-this is not my hand, but the insect I found was about this big) http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/cacoseraph/pals/yikes/Dscn0267.jpg One of these was lurking in the water meter hole. It had just eaten a frog. http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/preserves/images/fotospr8.jpg This little guy was in the dining room http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/preserves/images/fotoscr2.jpg _____________________ "Of course, you'd also have to mention . . . furries, Sith Lords, cyberpunks, glowing balls of gaseous neon fumes, and walking foodstuffs" --Cory Edo “One man developed a romantic attachment to a tractor, even giving it a name and writing poetry in its honor." MSN "next week: the .5m torus of "I ate a yummy sandwich and I'm sleepy now"" Desmond Shang
Kathmandu Gilman Fearful Symmetry Baby! Join date: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1,418	04-23-2006 21:11 Well, i read Charlette's Web and I think they are all cute as a button. _____________________ It may be true that the squeaky wheel gets the grease but it is also true that the squeaky wheel gets replaced at the first critical maintenance opportunity.
Lyric Alexander Tree-hugging Fillosofer Join date: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 130	04-23-2006 22:00 Re Clown Spider: Ewwwwwwww! First time I ever saw a spider with an erection! _____________________ Visit Cylyria's Misty Gardens at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Assateague%20Shores/36/50/23/
Becky Tardis Registered User Join date: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 98	04-23-2006 22:59 Why why why, did I read this thread?? Becky, who is going to have nightmares tonight.. still shivering
Zuzu Fassbinder Little Miss No Tomorrow Join date: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,048	04-24-2006 08:16 /me is really glad I don't live in Arizona anymore. _____________________ From: Bud I don't want no commies in my car. No Christians either.
Sean Gorham Stopped making sense Join date: 5 Mar 2005 Posts: 229	04-24-2006 10:40 Spiders are our friends! They eat bugs! I found this little guy in the garden a couple years ago. They're all over North America, and make a very distinctive web. _____________________ COOL GEAR BY GORHAM Clothing, Animations, Gadgets and More! Serpent Isle \| Magenta \| Manhunt Mall \| Sylvina SLBoutique \| SL Exchange

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