8/8/2006: Swedish caterpillar infestation - Page 2

RellikLaerec · 08-08-2006, 10:01 PM

Wonder if you could gather enough of that silk to make ya a shirt

chrisinhouston · 08-08-2006, 10:26 PM

Funny as the images at the Swedish website are dated mid June of 2006, everything here in TX is dead by then from the heat. Few bugs but lots of heat and humidity!

I learned some Swedish today.

For JPEG files...
Normala = Normal
Enorma = Enormous = BIG FUCKING FILES!!!

:p

capnhowdy · 08-21-2006, 07:02 PM

Mmmm... Caterpillar soup.

The 42 · 08-22-2006, 03:33 PM

Bleah! They make bugs big where I come from- once I opened my knapsack at work and a huge beetle about the length of my index finger crawled out and over my hand.

barefoot serpent · 08-23-2006, 10:27 AM

and now yellowjackets in Alabama engulf entire car!

glatt · 08-23-2006, 10:38 AM

I saw that. It's freaky. I'd be so scared to have a yellow jacket nest that size near my house.

I remember reading about an ingenious trap you can make to kill yellow jackets involving a hunk of raw fish and a pan of soapy (but not sudsy) water. You'd need a swimming pool to kill a nest that size.

Undertoad · 08-23-2006, 11:03 AM

I just addressed my yellowjacket problem. I paid $225 for guys to squirt powder poison into my walls.

When I put my ear up to the wall, I could hear the whole nest buzzing. It was very scary.

It took two shots at it to kill them.

They had to go, because they wanted in.

I tried killing them myself with a cheap wasp killer spray and only got stung as a result.

I'm not removing this light switch cover until I have replacement vacuum cleaner bags.

Sundae · 08-23-2006, 11:44 AM

Not wanting to distract attention from your sincerely creepy infestation UT but...

Quote:

He investigated a nest near Pineapple, measuring about 5 feet by 4 feet, that was coming out of the ground on a roadside. A southwest Pike County house in Goshen had a giant nest spreading into its roof.

... there's a town called Pineapple!

I may die happy now. Or I may join internet dating sites for that area, hoping to become a British mail-order bride just for the thrill of living in (a) Pineapple.

Trilby · 08-23-2006, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

...the thrill of living in (a) Pineapple.

A Pineapple Under the Sea?

lulu · 08-25-2006, 07:43 PM

/checks Sweden off the list of a possible vacation destination.

richlevy · 08-26-2006, 09:41 AM

Quote:

"We're not really sure how this multiple queen thing works," Ray said. "It could be that the daughters of the original queen don't leave the nest or that the queens have developed some way to cooperate."

That sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie.

Quote:

Specialists say it could be the result of a mild winter and drought conditions,

Thank you, Mr. 'No Global Warming' President.

08-21-2006, 07:02 PM	#3
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Mmmm... Caterpillar soup. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

08-23-2006, 10:27 AM	#5
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	and now yellowjackets in Alabama engulf entire car! __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

08-25-2006, 07:43 PM	#10
lulu with karate i'll kick your ass Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 53	/checks Sweden off the list of a possible vacation destination. __________________ Hiya!

08-08-2006, 10:01 PM	#1
RellikLaerec Faithful Companion Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buckeye City Posts: 185	Wonder if you could gather enough of that silk to make ya a shirt

08-08-2006, 10:26 PM	#2
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Funny as the images at the Swedish website are dated mid June of 2006, everything here in TX is dead by then from the heat. Few bugs but lots of heat and humidity! I learned some Swedish today. For JPEG files... Normala = Normal Enorma = Enormous = BIG FUCKING FILES!!! :p

08-22-2006, 03:33 PM	#4
The 42 I'm not lurking, I'm stalking YOU! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Somwhere over the rainbow Posts: 70	Bleah! They make bugs big where I come from- once I opened my knapsack at work and a huge beetle about the length of my index finger crawled out and over my hand.

08-23-2006, 10:38 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I saw that. It's freaky. I'd be so scared to have a yellow jacket nest that size near my house. I remember reading about an ingenious trap you can make to kill yellow jackets involving a hunk of raw fish and a pan of soapy (but not sudsy) water. You'd need a swimming pool to kill a nest that size.

08-23-2006, 11:03 AM	#7
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I just addressed my yellowjacket problem. I paid $225 for guys to squirt powder poison into my walls. When I put my ear up to the wall, I could hear the whole nest buzzing. It was very scary. It took two shots at it to kill them. They had to go, because they wanted in. I tried killing them myself with a cheap wasp killer spray and only got stung as a result. I'm not removing this light switch cover until I have replacement vacuum cleaner bags.

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