I'll tell you what cockroaches DON'T like... - Page 3

BigV · 07-21-2009, 12:01 PM

Boric acid, in a weak solution (~1.5%) is a common eye wash. It's pretty benign.

Pensive Monkey · 07-21-2009, 12:27 PM

I'll never forget the time I was on the floor at my apartment in Charleston, SC, watching a movie in the dark...I reached for my can of soda and noticed that the carbonation was especially noisy...thank GOD I picked up on that because I turned on the light and there on top of my can was a big fat roach. Ah, the south. I don't miss that about you.

We do have a leaky basement, though, and have had a few unwelcome guests this spring as a result. Nasty.

Queen of the Ryche · 07-21-2009, 03:15 PM

Okay Bruce. You just made me throw up in my mouth a little.

No roaches here, but wow. What a Spring.

Normally I find ladybugs quite endearing, but not when your airspace is invaded by them:
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-ladybu...,3028100.story

BLECH

TheMercenary · 07-21-2009, 04:28 PM

The world after the nuclear war...

Flint · 07-21-2009, 04:30 PM

They did that on Mythbusters.

ZenGum · 07-21-2009, 09:45 PM

Jim, Monnie, what the hell is that thing? It has far too many legs. Love the fossil idea though.

monster · 07-21-2009, 09:56 PM

the pottery teacher knows the full latin name. he has it stapled to the notice board where we hang all of the specimins. it's right next to the sink. Sort of like a warning...

lumberjim · 07-21-2009, 10:41 PM

it's a centipede. nasty, messy to squoosh, they can jump, and they run fast.

monster · 07-22-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

it's a centipede. nasty, messy to squoosh, they can jump, and they run fast.

So I was going to contradict you, but apparently here there are three different insects commonly called centipede and that one is a "house centipede". what i know as a centipede is a "garden centipede"

kerosene · 07-22-2009, 09:56 PM

That freaky thing LJ put up there gives me nightmares. 12 years ago, I lived in a very old apartment whose bathroom had these coming out the vent. I had to go across the hall to get my neighbor to kill them for me they scared me so much. For some reason spiders don't do much for me, though. While some people find the need to shriek and in my stepdaughter's case, bring her feet up stomping on the dashboard while I am driving the vehicle, I am not afraid of the spiders. Just wrecks.

TheMercenary · 07-22-2009, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

it's a centipede. nasty, messy to squoosh, they can jump, and they run fast.

House Centipede

The house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, is the only species capable of reproducing in homes and is often seen in and around homes where dampness occurs. The house centipede is active at night, moving about in search of cockroaches and other insects. Although centipedes rarely bite, are seldom dangerous and are beneficial because they destroy other insects, most people have an aversion to their presence inside their homes.

ZenGum · 07-21-2009, 11:12 PM

Maybe it is just the angle, but it doesn't look like a regular centipede to me. Oh well, maybe I am just used to the giant venemous centipedes Down Under...

Aliantha · 07-21-2009, 11:39 PM

I was sitting on a log around a campfire once and got bitten on the arse by a centipede. It had massive mandibles. Nothing like that. It got fried along with the log it was inhabiting.

eta: yes it was very funny how high I jumped

It was one of these suckers that bit me! (or one of its cousins)

This is the largest native Australian centipede, growing to 14 cm long. The Giant Centipede is a member of the scolopendrid family, which includes the largest centipede in the world, Scolopendra gigantea - a 30 cm centipede from South America that is able to eat mice and lizards.

Scolopendrid centipedes live in logs and sheltered places and, like all centipedes, the first pair of legs behind the head is modified into a pair of fangs, which contain a poison gland. A bite from the Giant Centipede may cause severe pain that could persist for several days. However, no deaths have been recorded from the bite of any Australian centipede.

Pensive Monkey · 07-22-2009, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I was sitting on a log around a campfire once and got bitten on the arse by a centipede. It had massive mandibles. Nothing like that. It got fried along with the log it was inhabiting.

eta: yes it was very funny how high I jumped

It was one of these suckers that bit me! (or one of its cousins)

This is the largest native Australian centipede, growing to 14 cm long. The Giant Centipede is a member of the scolopendrid family, which includes the largest centipede in the world, Scolopendra gigantea - a 30 cm centipede from South America that is able to eat mice and lizards.

Scolopendrid centipedes live in logs and sheltered places and, like all centipedes, the first pair of legs behind the head is modified into a pair of fangs, which contain a poison gland. A bite from the Giant Centipede may cause severe pain that could persist for several days. However, no deaths have been recorded from the bite of any Australian centipede.

If that's a centipede, I'd hate to see what you Australians call snakes!!

ZenGum · 07-21-2009, 11:52 PM

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However, no deaths have been recorded from the bite of any Australian centipede.

That's only because people die too fast to say what bit them.

07-21-2009, 12:01 PM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Boric acid, in a weak solution (~1.5%) is a common eye wash. It's pretty benign. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-21-2009, 12:27 PM	#2
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07-21-2009, 03:15 PM	#3
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	Okay Bruce. You just made me throw up in my mouth a little. No roaches here, but wow. What a Spring. Normally I find ladybugs quite endearing, but not when your airspace is invaded by them: http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-ladybu...,3028100.story BLECH __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

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07-21-2009, 09:45 PM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Jim, Monnie, what the hell is that thing? It has far too many legs. Love the fossil idea though. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-21-2009, 09:56 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	the pottery teacher knows the full latin name. he has it stapled to the notice board where we hang all of the specimins. it's right next to the sink. Sort of like a warning... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-21-2009, 10:41 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	it's a centipede. nasty, messy to squoosh, they can jump, and they run fast. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-22-2009, 09:56 PM	#10
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	That freaky thing LJ put up there gives me nightmares. 12 years ago, I lived in a very old apartment whose bathroom had these coming out the vent. I had to go across the hall to get my neighbor to kill them for me they scared me so much. For some reason spiders don't do much for me, though. While some people find the need to shriek and in my stepdaughter's case, bring her feet up stomping on the dashboard while I am driving the vehicle, I am not afraid of the spiders. Just wrecks.

07-21-2009, 11:12 PM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Maybe it is just the angle, but it doesn't look like a regular centipede to me. Oh well, maybe I am just used to the giant venemous centipedes Down Under... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-21-2009, 11:39 PM	#13
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I was sitting on a log around a campfire once and got bitten on the arse by a centipede. It had massive mandibles. Nothing like that. It got fried along with the log it was inhabiting. eta: yes it was very funny how high I jumped It was one of these suckers that bit me! (or one of its cousins) This is the largest native Australian centipede, growing to 14 cm long. The Giant Centipede is a member of the scolopendrid family, which includes the largest centipede in the world, Scolopendra gigantea - a 30 cm centipede from South America that is able to eat mice and lizards. Scolopendrid centipedes live in logs and sheltered places and, like all centipedes, the first pair of legs behind the head is modified into a pair of fangs, which contain a poison gland. A bite from the Giant Centipede may cause severe pain that could persist for several days. However, no deaths have been recorded from the bite of any Australian centipede. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber Last edited by Aliantha; 07-21-2009 at 11:45 PM.

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