The creepy crawly thread.....

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Cool!

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice...the business end!

 

[mikewint]

yup, no barbs, multiple stings and a good 4mm long

 

[Gnomey]

The nasty end Good shot.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Cripes!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Not exactly a creepy crawly but this is Canberra National Golf Course on a normal day.

The golfing can't be all that exciting, the spectators are find it a bit hard to stay awake.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[mikewint]

cool, i've only see 'Roos at a zoo. i do understand that they can be quite dangerous as they grab with their front paws and raise their hind legs for a disemboweling kick

 

[diddyriddick]

cool, i've only see 'Roos at a zoo. i do understand that they can be quite dangerous as they grab with their front paws and raise their hind legs for a disemboweling kick

They do, and it hurts like hell!

 

[mikewint]

They do, and it hurts like hell!

and it makes walking really difficult. you're lucky everyone likes a smart-diddy

 

[mikewint]

how about that sweet little critter that shares our beds and drinks our blood as we sleep
Now do you know the meaning of "Don't let the bedbugs bite" means?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I'm pretty sure I don't have any of those little b#ggers.

 

[mikewint]

I hope not, they are coming back with a vengence. DDT had them almost exterminated but with its removal: "They're Back"
over-the-counter sprays do not work and even professionals can't always get all of them

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Burn the mattress!!!!!!!!!

 

[mikewint]

they can also be in the carpets, springs, wood work, etc. people have removed everything, even repainted and "They're Back"
often funigation of he whole house. apparments are even worse as the come in from other apartments even if yours is/was clean
People who stay in motels/hotels can bring them home with them

 

[diddyriddick]

and it makes walking really difficult. you're lucky everyone likes a smart-diddy

I was being serious. Years ago, I did volunteer work at the Little Rock Zoo and the kangaroo that we had did that when we were in the enclosure.

 

[mikewint]

just teasing, diddy, you're lucky to be alive. those claws on the hind legs can rip open a belly like a knife. the boxing kangaroo "trick" is just them doing what they do naturally, close with and try to kick the enemy

 

[mikewint]

time to get back to a really creepy: the camel spider. not really a spider, no fangs or poison and no web but they are carnivorous and their bite rapidly becomes infected. they can run at 10mph and hate the sun so they try for any available shade. if that is your shadow they will move into it and if you move they follow giving the impression that they are chasing you.
TopPhoto: note hand holding spiders (upper right) near camera lens. Actual size about 6 inches

 

[mikewint]

what many do not know is that the "camel spider" is native to the US (southwest) wind spider and mexico where it is called matevenados or deer killer

 

[vikingBerserker]

Wow, I did not know that at all.