Bug stories

Cloud · 05-27-2007, 11:31 AM

wow, yeah. wow. You must be so sweet!

I've never been bitten. I think I've only been stung by a scorpion once. No biggie. But needless to say, I don't haunt any woodpiles around here, or anything.

My other big bug story came when I was a 17-year old freshman in college. It was in Mexico, and a friend and I rented some little shanty at the bank of someone's house. We were so desperate to get out of the dorms--why is that, I wonder now? Anyway, this place had such minimal plumbing, the kitchen sink drained out a hole in the back. Two rooms, very, very basic in a dirt street colonia.

One afternoon I was sitting on my bed when I looked down, and there was this . . . .CREATURE scuttling toward me. Bright orange, big as a softball, too many legs!

and it was between me and the door.

After spending some time shrieking, I finally got the nerve to LEAP over it, grab the broom and pummel the shit out of it.

Still don't know what it was, other than the biggest freakin' spider I ever saw. It looked like a crab, but after I got through making sure it was dead, dead, dead, there wasn't enough left to identify the species.

I remain pretty traumatized by this event.

lizzymahoney · 05-27-2007, 12:03 PM

Yeah, I can picture that! Sorry to laught at your misfortune, but it is a humorous story this long removed.

I experienced a bit of cognitive dissonance with any of my negative insect related experiences. I'm awed by Nature, wowed by the individual observations, and can separate that almost completely from any natural feelings of revulsion or fear. So I would hyperventilate a little at the idea of going barefoot in my cracker back yard after the velvet ant bite, and for a brief moment think I should asphalt the entire thing, but my earth mother nature would relish the fragile ecosystem. Very odd position to be in.

It's the same hearing about your ginormous spider experience. Fascinating and curious, but I can empathize with your fear as well.

Okay someone tell a good bug story. Cloud's experiences and mine are fine, but yours will add another dimension, nu?

Cloud · 05-27-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lizzymahoney

Okay someone tell a good bug story. Cloud's experiences and mine are fine, but yours will add another dimension, nu?

they're all too manly to be frightened of little ol' bugs (sticks out tongue)

bluecuracao · 05-28-2007, 01:52 AM

I have a love/hate relationship with bees--they love me, and I hate them.

One recent night, I left my window screen open for some idiotic reason, and awoke in the morning to find a gigantic bee hovering mere inches from my face.

All I could do was stay very still, and say my bee prayer to myself (pleasegoawaypleasegoway). Thank god it flew back out the window, after what seemed like an eternity.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-28-2007, 05:13 AM

Bees are attracted to sweet people.
Or people that drink sweet booze.
Oh yeah, purple eye shadow too.

On the news last night they had a clip of a truck that overturned carrying bee hives. Lots and lots of bee hives. About 20 people in hazmat suits and bee keepers headnets, cleaning up.

Hmmm... interesting question, I wonder if the nets are one of the standard pieces of equipment for a emergency team truck? I suppose they would be handy if they suspected West Nile mosquitoes, nasty ants or a crawl space full of black widow spiders.

lizzymahoney · 05-28-2007, 07:46 AM

A friend was an EMT. She described the 'banana suit' they had on the truck for any situation that required coverage. It was a hazmat suit, but could be used for other needs including insects and filth. It would not be something you'd want to put on unless necessary. They also have disposable gowns and masks for lesser stuff.

05-27-2007, 11:31 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	wow, yeah. wow. You must be so sweet! I've never been bitten. I think I've only been stung by a scorpion once. No biggie. But needless to say, I don't haunt any woodpiles around here, or anything. My other big bug story came when I was a 17-year old freshman in college. It was in Mexico, and a friend and I rented some little shanty at the bank of someone's house. We were so desperate to get out of the dorms--why is that, I wonder now? Anyway, this place had such minimal plumbing, the kitchen sink drained out a hole in the back. Two rooms, very, very basic in a dirt street colonia. One afternoon I was sitting on my bed when I looked down, and there was this . . . .CREATURE scuttling toward me. Bright orange, big as a softball, too many legs! and it was between me and the door. After spending some time shrieking, I finally got the nerve to LEAP over it, grab the broom and pummel the shit out of it. Still don't know what it was, other than the biggest freakin' spider I ever saw. It looked like a crab, but after I got through making sure it was dead, dead, dead, there wasn't enough left to identify the species. I remain pretty traumatized by this event. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-28-2007, 05:13 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bees are attracted to sweet people. Or people that drink sweet booze. Oh yeah, purple eye shadow too. On the news last night they had a clip of a truck that overturned carrying bee hives. Lots and lots of bee hives. About 20 people in hazmat suits and bee keepers headnets, cleaning up. Hmmm... interesting question, I wonder if the nets are one of the standard pieces of equipment for a emergency team truck? I suppose they would be handy if they suspected West Nile mosquitoes, nasty ants or a crawl space full of black widow spiders. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-27-2007, 12:03 PM	#2
lizzymahoney Major Inhabitant Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 124	Yeah, I can picture that! Sorry to laught at your misfortune, but it is a humorous story this long removed. I experienced a bit of cognitive dissonance with any of my negative insect related experiences. I'm awed by Nature, wowed by the individual observations, and can separate that almost completely from any natural feelings of revulsion or fear. So I would hyperventilate a little at the idea of going barefoot in my cracker back yard after the velvet ant bite, and for a brief moment think I should asphalt the entire thing, but my earth mother nature would relish the fragile ecosystem. Very odd position to be in. It's the same hearing about your ginormous spider experience. Fascinating and curious, but I can empathize with your fear as well. Okay someone tell a good bug story. Cloud's experiences and mine are fine, but yours will add another dimension, nu?

05-28-2007, 01:52 AM	#4
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I have a love/hate relationship with bees--they love me, and I hate them. One recent night, I left my window screen open for some idiotic reason, and awoke in the morning to find a gigantic bee hovering mere inches from my face. All I could do was stay very still, and say my bee prayer to myself (pleasegoawaypleasegoway). Thank god it flew back out the window, after what seemed like an eternity.

05-28-2007, 07:46 AM	#6
lizzymahoney Major Inhabitant Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 124	A friend was an EMT. She described the 'banana suit' they had on the truck for any situation that required coverage. It was a hazmat suit, but could be used for other needs including insects and filth. It would not be something you'd want to put on unless necessary. They also have disposable gowns and masks for lesser stuff.

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