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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2005Two Lumps meet a Texas Roach
http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html Heheh, looks like the Palmetto bugs from the Carolinas. Scary as hell. Jill >> http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html > >Heheh, looks like the Palmetto bugs from the Carolinas. Scary as hell. > >Jill Or Florida. They jump out at you, the size of a Volkswagen, wings spread. Like a medieval beast. ICK. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >> http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Or Florida. They jump out at you, the size of a Volkswagen, wings > spread. Like a medieval beast. ICK. Yep. Florida. SC may have these but I have never seen one in NC. If I did I might have to move. >>> http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com We have them in Tennessee, too. When I was visiting my parents a few years back (South Carolina) I got into bed and looked up at the ceiling. There on the ceiling, right above me, was a HUGE one. I immediately regressed to childhood: "MOM!" She came running. Got any bug spray?! We both got the willies after spraying that ugly critter and trying to figure out where it had gone after it fell from the ceiling. Persia caught and ate one once. I was looking at her, trying to figure out what on earth... EWWWWW! Legs dangling from her mouth. Jill >>>> http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html >>> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >Persia caught and ate one once. I was looking at her, trying to figure out >what on earth... EWWWWW! Legs dangling from her mouth. Ughhhhhh. Too big to smush, to small to strangle. :P Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > >>>> http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html Looks to be just about the right size to feed two bits.... --Fil DP doesn't eat bugs so why do his "children?" >>>> http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html >>> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >Persia caught and ate one once. I was looking at her, trying to figure out >what on earth... EWWWWW! Legs dangling from her mouth. I remember seeing a couple of four-inchers on a trip to Florida. The largest roach that I have encountered here in Tennessee was about two inches long, but it made itself known by running up the inside of my pants leg. I felt a rapidly-ascending tickle, shook my leg, and the roach fell out of my pants. I stomped it before it could try again. This was in an office next to a railroad yard, so I figured that it had probably come in on a train from Florida or the Gulf Coast. Most of the native roaches (which, fortunately, I don't see all that often) are in the 1-inch to 1.5 inch range. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >>>>> http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html >>>> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >pants leg. I felt a rapidly-ascending tickle, shook my leg, and the >roach fell out of my pants. I stomped it before it could try again. I would be hyperventilating for a week. I would need therapy for years. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the tables at outdoor restaurants. I dont know if its true, but it scares the crap out of me Kristi (who saw Eight Legged Freaks with her roommate from the fourth row) > My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that > there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the > tables at outdoor restaurants. > > I dont know if its true, but it scares the crap out of me It's true. I saw one last summer with a cigar in one hand and an apple martini in the other. >My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that >there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the >tables at outdoor restaurants. > >I dont know if its true, but it scares the crap out of me I didn't see it myself, of course, but back in the fifties there was an epidemic of huge mosquitoes in eastern South Carolina. There was a story going around that one landed on the runway at Sumter Air Force Base and the ground crews poured 3000 gallons of aviation gasoline into it before they figured out it wasn't an airplane. Well, I did see the mosquito epidemic, and they were large and thick in the air. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Victor, that cartoon roach looks like the palmettos we left behind in the Sunshine State; my cats were so bored with them there they didn't even play with them anymore, and I had to buy the "larger" size Roach Motels - in packs of 4 - to keep the population down. Have been here in MileHigh since June and haven't seen ONE roach yet.....great change; also: no fleas up this high! Sure hope life's been good to you, Tom, and your short furry kids down there in the Lone Star capital. >>My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that >>there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Well, I did see the mosquito epidemic, and they were large and thick > in the air. > Sure hope life's been good to you, Tom, and your short furry kids down there > in the Lone Star capital. It's been ok, I can't complain too much... :) I am looking for a new job though, I've had it with my current one. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand > that there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide > under the tables at outdoor restaurants. > > I dont know if its true, but it scares the crap out of me Got ones like that in the Tundra region of Alaska - a swarm of them looks like a flock of sparrows, but sounds MUCH nastier! SignatureMoses.DukeOfUrl@gmail.com > My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand > that there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Kristi > (who saw Eight Legged Freaks with her roommate from the fourth row) How weird. In *exactly* 4 years of living in Thailand (today is our 4th anniversary here), I have never seen a mosquito bigger than maybe my thumbnail. They seem regular sized to me, the same as I've seen back home. They do like to hide under the tables at outdoor restaurants though. But then you just get the waiter to bring a mosquito coil to put under the table. Sigh...this reminds me, the mosquito season is coming soon. It just rained this morning. 2nd time in 2 weeks. The dry season is over :-( -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand >> that there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Sigh...this reminds me, the mosquito season is coming soon. It just >rained this morning. 2nd time in 2 weeks. The dry season is over :-( Here in Tennessee, I occasionally see an insect in the summer that looks like a giant mosquito, with a hand-sized legspan. Fortunately, it doesn't bite. Perhaps the insects that Mischief's Mom saw were similar to this, mosquito-shaped but not prone to attacking humans. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >>> My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand >>> that there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> How weird. In *exactly* 4 years of living in Thailand (today is our >> 4th anniversary here), I have never seen a mosquito bigger than maybe >> my thumbnail. They seem regular sized to me, the same as I've seen >> back home. They do like to hide under the tables at outdoor >> restaurants though. But then you just get the waiter to bring a >> mosquito coil to put under the table. >> Sigh...this reminds me, the mosquito season is coming soon. It just >> rained this morning. 2nd time in 2 weeks. The dry season is over >> :-( [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it doesn't bite. Perhaps the insects that Mischief's Mom saw were > similar to this, mosquito-shaped but not prone to attacking humans. I've never even seen anything like that here either. I've seen regular mosquitoes, some sorts of wasps, moths & butterflies (eeek!), these weird flying ants, cicadas, cockroaches, small black and white jumping spiders...hmmm, running out of things I've seen. But no hand sized flying things. You'd think in 4 years you'd encounter just about everything. Who knows though, might be something that's been exterminated from the environment since Kristi's mom was here? Dunno. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Either that or it's one of those things where my mom thought it was really big at the time and over the years the insect just got bigger. Don't like the idea of them hiding under the table though. Kristi > Either that or it's one of those things where my mom thought it was > really big at the time and over the years the insect just got bigger. > > Don't like the idea of them hiding under the table though. > > Kristi Yes, well under the table is where the ankles are and the mosquitoes really seem to love ankles. It seems to me that that's the itchiest spot on the body, so that's why they love to bite there :-( -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >Here in Tennessee, I occasionally see an insect in the summer that >looks like a giant mosquito, with a hand-sized legspan. Fortunately, >it doesn't bite. Perhaps the insects that Mischief's Mom saw were >similar to this, mosquito-shaped but not prone to attacking humans. Maybe they're craneflies? Those look like big mozzies. > Here in Tennessee, I occasionally see an insect in the summer that > looks like a giant mosquito, with a hand-sized legspan. Fortunately, > it doesn't bite. Perhaps the insects that Mischief's Mom saw were > similar to this, mosquito-shaped but not prone to attacking humans. Those are Galleynippers. They differe from Crane Flies in that Crane Flies only get about an inch long. Galleynippers, OTOH are about 3 inches long, or more. They are harmless and eat mosquitos. I'm sure they have some other name, but that's one regional name for them in the Midwest. -L. >> Here in Tennessee, I occasionally see an insect in the summer that >> looks like a giant mosquito, with a hand-sized legspan. Fortunately, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > -L. Sounds like what we call a "skeeter-eater" out here in California. Katrina > >> Here in Tennessee, I occasionally see an insect in the summer that > >> looks like a giant mosquito, with a hand-sized legspan. Fortunately, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Katrina Mosquito Hawk in the northeast. > Sounds like what we call a "skeeter-eater" out here in California. > > Katrina Yes, we had them in San Jose. Does it look like this (top pic), only bigger? http://whatcom.wsu.edu/cranefly/faq.htm -L. >> Sounds like what we call a "skeeter-eater" out here in California. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >-L. Yes, that is the sort of insect I mean, with a legspan about the size of the palm of your hand. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >> Sounds like what we call a "skeeter-eater" out here in California. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > -L. Yep- that's them. I'm not really fond of any flying insect, but as flying critters go they're not as bad as some. Katrina Oh yeah, I remember those They used to scare me too, until I learned they don't bite humans Kristi > Here in Tennessee, I occasionally see an insect in the summer that > looks like a giant mosquito, with a hand-sized legspan. Fortunately, > it doesn't bite. Perhaps the insects that Mischief's Mom saw were > similar to this, mosquito-shaped but not prone to attacking humans. Hmmm, sounds like a crane fly, but I don't know if you have them in the US. They exist here in Finland. Yuck! But luckily, they don't bite, though they look like huge mosquitoes. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that >there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the >tables at outdoor restaurants. > >I dont know if its true, but it scares the crap out of me If you want big nasty scary stinging insects check out the hornets we have in Japan. Miaow >>My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that >>there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >If you want big nasty scary stinging insects check out the hornets we have in >Japan. Why would anyone want big nasty scary stinging insects? Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com kreisleriana wrote: >>>My mom told me that years ago when she was on vacation in Thailand that >>>there were mosquitoes as big as your hand and they would hide under the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Why would anyone want big nasty scary stinging insects? To boast about on Usenet :P I forgot to mention, they are not just big nasty scary stinging insects they are big nasty scary flying stinging insects with a temper to match, <shudder> but I guess you could surmise that from them being hornets and all. If you haven't ever seen them I recommend trying to find some pics of them on the WWW and you'll see why I mentioned them. Try wasps as big as your hand. Miaow >http://twolumps.keenspace.com/d/20050311.html Have you seen the following day's cartoon, where the exterminator showed up equipped with a combination pistol & Bowie knife? SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria
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