oh...the crocks eat the bugs when not feeding on humans or monkeys huh?

Maybe some of my vultures or birds of prey might eat those hairy spiders...I would have a heart attack if I saw a spider that big, let alone in my bed....I would never sleep again.

I am not fond of bats either. I know they eat insects and all, but a wingspan of a meter...no thanks.

Of course, we have ticks. (and I did get Lyme). Where we live now, the ticks are not as bad as further up north. Further up north in the sandy soil, you had to do a tick check every night, and I got used to plucking the wood ticks off me, kids, dogs, etc. Deer ticks that carry Lyme are almost invisible...that is how I got bitten on the back of the leg and didn't see a thing...they are that small!

Vultures don't bother any one, they just eat road kill. Sandhill cranes don't come near you...and they give you plenty of warning if you come near them....if you are hapless enough to get into their nesting territory, they literally chase you out...my kids have been chased out of the wetlands behind our old house...they just learned not to go there in spring. I never saw them run that fast before, lol.

I love the cranes.

I did freak when we had coyotes come right up to the house tho...when we had a litter of puppies they wanted to eat. Oh and we had a bear in my back yard when we lived further north....the police and DNR were tracking him as he proceeded thru the area... we had heavily wooded acreage and he headed for our place....but he just passed thru and went on his merry way. Most animals would rather avoid us, except the ones that want to 'suck our blood'.....small but deadly.

Oh god, now you're talking about coyotes!!!!!!!

I'm going to go into my room and watch tv. Something nice and calming ....WITH MUSIC....no bugs.


lol

Melody

I could easily have a heart attack over that situation! EEEEUUUUUWWWWW....

Bears I don't like, and I've had some run ins with those... but monster spiders...I'll pass on that one!

I wouldn't like to come face to face with a bear their a bit to big to to handle, spiders really don't freak me out much, although i didn't like the idea of that thing running around in my car for well over 2 hours without knowing it was in there,, suppose was lucky it showed itself in heavy slow traffic than if it jumped on me whilst going at fast speeds on a country road.
Its the snakes that do bother me, big time, can't stand them.
Brian

get any reaction about 2-5 days later [allergic of course], I guess I gotta say I try and stay away from anything that MITE bite, even tho such bites are 'usually' harmless. I for one truly hate giant, red, swelling, seeping welts that steroid ointmets or creams mite or mite not help?
I respect all life, at any level? I try to 'remove' creatures who shouldn't 'be where they are' asap. That or hairspray-a less noxious way to get 'em out than bug sprays...except for any bees...
Knockem down, toss them out is my attitude these days - I guess.
I guess that's why I have an exterminator contract for? AND I do check out what all they've sprayed around for potential reactions...Overall, a durned if ya do, or not process?
To all - - j

http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/austra.../Huntsman.html
http://www.csiro.au/resources/ps1rv.html
http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_ho...sCockroach.htm

Just added a pic of the typical huntsman spider. I have had many encounters with these guys, especially after rain, they make heir way into my house.

Lets also give our roaches some praise as they are flying roaches and can leap at you and genearlly crawl up walls.

Major creepy.... EEEEUUUUWWWWWWWWWW

My husband was in Vietnam, and told me about the huge cockroaches...larger than your hand. He said they were all over the hootches... on the walls etc esp during monsoon season.....YUK...

Thanks for posting the links Aussie ( I guess---as I get over that monster spider on the TP!) LOLOLOL