tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post6709728686057177050..comments2023-06-14T09:26:36.783-04:00Comments on Whoa, Camel!: Space Invadersahamoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102279920238148300noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-8712417971725871172008-11-14T10:23:00.000-05:002008-11-14T10:23:00.000-05:00Seriously, seriously?Why, why bring up Cuba's huma...Seriously, seriously?<BR/>Why, why bring up Cuba's human rights record when you have Guantanamo Bay right around the corner? <BR/>Embargoes help create extreme poverty and isolation in a country, ultimately preventing meaningful change and perpetuating a bad government's hold on to power by giving a convenient antagonist to be used for propaganda purposes. Sheesh. Engaging with someone instead of isolating does not mean validation, but opens up avenues to exert influence. <BR/>Food for thought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-50085710023026334722008-11-09T20:52:00.000-05:002008-11-09T20:52:00.000-05:00And I thought our annual cluster fly influx (which...And I thought our annual cluster fly influx (which we're enduring right now) was bad. As noisy as cluster flies are, I suppose they gotta be quieter (and less ooky) than colossal crickets that, apparenly, go crunch before the squish.<BR/><BR/>Reason 14,205 for living in the north: smaller bugs (except for the wood spider we found in our screened-in porch this summer that was bigger than my hand and evaded the fly swatter like it was smarter than me because we had record amounts of rain and everything--bug, bird, bush--grew to tropical proportions by August).Ranylt Richildishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330036965799985943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-32276075426910478472008-11-07T20:35:00.000-05:002008-11-07T20:35:00.000-05:00Never a dull or ordinary story from your corner, i...Never a dull or ordinary story from your corner, is there? My insect stories would be: "BUGS! GAH!!!!" Camel Crickets sound horrid. I hope they don't spit.<BR/><BR/>I would like to hear about the CC Massacre though.Girl With Curious Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572130487626244910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-53574048615375084582008-11-07T06:36:00.000-05:002008-11-07T06:36:00.000-05:00Camel crickets!!! Is that what they're called? Ev...Camel crickets!!! Is that what they're called? Every year we do battle with those bad boys! And you're right on the money with the potential for Allastair traumatization. When my Jordan(8), was 4, one leaped on her and she developed a bug phobia that's just now beginning to subside. I was trying to teach her that all God's creatures deserve a chance. She's like, "Even the jumpy things?" I'm like, "Okay, maybe not the jumpy things." I know now. Creepy, agressive, long-legged, hopper thy name art Camel Spider!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-83782402061286591352008-11-06T14:59:00.000-05:002008-11-06T14:59:00.000-05:00Admittedly, I have not had a camel cricket invasio...Admittedly, I have not had a camel cricket invasion in my own home, but I'm 98% certain that I would trade you my occasional mice infestation for those monster crickets. Make that 99% certain.JamieSmittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903644511082349868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-76496556175343844352008-11-06T09:55:00.000-05:002008-11-06T09:55:00.000-05:00Ugh. Camel crickets sound disgusting.I feel your p...Ugh. Camel crickets sound disgusting.<BR/><BR/>I feel your pain with the beasties. About this time of year, Mr. Pea and I always fight a similar invasion of House Centipedes (they look like hairy centipedes). They're supposed to be harmless to humans, and they eat spiders and bugs, but those buggers freak me right out.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072823671131219906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-18303503148114074712008-11-05T23:23:00.000-05:002008-11-05T23:23:00.000-05:00AK-47. When you absolute must kill every motherf*...AK-47. When you absolute must kill every motherf*ckin' camel cricket in the room: accept no substitute.<BR/><BR/>Do I need to recount The Great Camel Cricket Massacre story from the old house?ahamoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03102279920238148300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-78891048739642086622008-11-05T20:30:00.000-05:002008-11-05T20:30:00.000-05:00Bugs suck! My hubby found this great stuff that s...Bugs suck! <BR/><BR/>My hubby found this great stuff that smells minty (it's all natural) and is used by one of the big pest companies. It's child/pet safe and keeps away all kinds of critters.<BR/>http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/eco-exempt-dust-p-45.html<BR/><BR/>You need this to spray the dust into the walls and crevices:<BR/><BR/>http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/hand-duster-p-106.html<BR/><BR/>CindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814909378338607832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-66546621611430155142008-11-05T19:14:00.000-05:002008-11-05T19:14:00.000-05:00no matter how bad things may be on your side of th...no matter how bad things may be on your side of the internet, you always fascinate me with your awesome stories! i have laffed my ass off at ur camel cricket story....we used to have them in TN, and they would come out of the faucet in the bathtub....talk about screaming and leaving a trail of bubbles! anyway chickie, we are thinking of you on a daily basis, wishing we could do more...hang in there! <BR/>Ann Marie and familyAnn Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02877890710938238558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-32160947650226177262008-11-05T18:19:00.000-05:002008-11-05T18:19:00.000-05:00We had a ton of these things living in the basemen...We had a ton of these things living in the basement of my family's last house in the DC suburbs. I used to catch them in jars and take them to my elementary class's pet snake for food. It was the worst in the laundry room because it had a pull-cord light so you had to walk to the light in the dark knowing those <I>things</I> were somewhere around you. Bleh.Genevieve Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10579522602118671819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-4862676036675397842008-11-05T17:27:00.000-05:002008-11-05T17:27:00.000-05:00I'd never seen those things before moving to Richm...I'd never seen those things before moving to Richmond. Shortly after buying our home, I was under the house fixing something, and noticed the wall in the crawlspace seemed to be "wavy." Yep, you guessed it, they covered the wall entirely. <BR/><BR/>I have no idea what their purpose is other than to creep humans out. I hate the crunch before the squish if someone smooshes them (I refuse to kill them - I'm sure there's some sort of luck factor in there given that they are in the cricket family).Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018467410192896746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10598917.post-32648050754513572742008-11-05T13:36:00.000-05:002008-11-05T13:36:00.000-05:00We always get an invasion of ladybugs during the t...We always get an invasion of ladybugs during the temperature drop. They're not so cute and spotty when they take over your master bedroom. And they STINK! Have you ever squished one? It'll leave a rotten smell and a lovely yellow/orange stain where ever you decided to end its life.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387244694527221385noreply@blogger.com