Creepy Crawly Critters
How'd you like to find this behind your couch?
Apparently it hitch-hiked in from South America. At least the man just trapped it and turned it over to his nearest entomologist (you do know who your nearest entomologist is, don't you?). He didn't over-react by, say... yanking out a flamethrower, like this German woman:
Ya know, they sell spider poison for a reason, lady. You don't have to go napalm on their crawly little asses.
"Thinking it was a mouse, I went to investigate the sound. The sound was coming from under some papers which I lifted, expecting to see the mouse scamper away. Instead, when I lifted the papers, I saw this prehistoric looking animal skitter away behind a stack of books."
Apparently it hitch-hiked in from South America. At least the man just trapped it and turned it over to his nearest entomologist (you do know who your nearest entomologist is, don't you?). He didn't over-react by, say... yanking out a flamethrower, like this German woman:
A German woman laid waste to her family home by setting fire to it as she tried to kill spiders in a garage with a can of hairspray and a cigarette lighter.
Ya know, they sell spider poison for a reason, lady. You don't have to go napalm on their crawly little asses.
posted by Jar(egg)head at 11:33
3 Comments:
That is just so English. "I trapped it." I see that critter behind one of my couches I am taking my wife's unabridged dictionary to it and bludgeoning it while using words not found in that august volume until they (the book and the bug) become an unrecognizable pulps. After which I would use half a roll of paper towels to clean it up and fetch a restorative beer (or three). I do not believe in the "catch and release" philosophy of pest control, but rather the pound, smash and poison philosophy. More importantly, I do not encourge "catch and release" or even "catch and study" among my neighbors.
Hehe. It's not just an English trait. "Catch and study" has become the habit of many homeschooling parents. I'm afraid I've been guilty of something like:
"A snake? Cool! Run inside and get a coffee can, quick!" Meanwhile thinking *Aha! Wonder what kind it is? I don't see a rattle, no red and yellow, not a moccasin, perfect for an impromptu lesson!*
PS. That centipede looking thing looks interesting. I haven't seen anything like it since I was a kid - and never one that big.
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