I also have an on-going war with cicada killers.. although, i'm not really grossed out by them - just hate them.
If you're unfamiliar - they dig holes the size of chipmunk dens in your lawn and they hover over the "nest" (aka areas of your lawn) pretty much all day and dive-bomb anything that comes near them. They don't sting unless really really provoked. But they're the size of cicadas and look like hornets / bees. I kill them whenever I can.. although I probably shouldn't.
Think of Bill Murray in Caddyshack vs. the ground hog. That's literally me every summer from July through August with these fuckers.
Two years ago I moved into the more woodsy area of my city and these mother f'ers are all over the place. I rarely get grossed out by bugs but these fuckers will make me scream if I don't notice them right away.
And on a related note, there are few worse feelings than being in a dark room snug in your bed or relaxing in your chair and having a mosquito buzz in your ear. By then that SOB has either already torn you up, or or he's about to...and it's so dark that you can't see him to evade or get away from him.
I was wedged under a basement sink and when I wrestled my flashlight over I came face to scary face with a couple of dozen of those scary bastards. No fan of silverfish either.
I was wedged under a basement sink and when I wrestled my flashlight over I came face to scary face with a couple of dozen of those scary bastards. No fan of silverfish either.
Hung my towel on a tree branch on the North Shore. When I picked it up, it had a 6 inch centipede on it. Didn't get bit, but I heard the bites are pretty nasty.
I also have an on-going war with cicada killers.. although, i'm not really grossed out by them - just hate them.
If you're unfamiliar - they dig holes the size of chipmunk dens in your lawn and they hover over the "nest" (aka areas of your lawn) pretty much all day and dive-bomb anything that comes near them. They don't sting unless really really provoked. But they're the size of cicadas and look like hornets / bees. I kill them whenever I can.. although I probably shouldn't.
Think of Bill Murray in Caddyshack vs. the ground hog. That's literally me every summer from July through August with these fuckers.
I feel your plight. My brother and I used to wage wars on those bastards for summers on end back in the 90s. Tennis rackets work well. It was a daily occurrence. Go outside for any reason and the battle royale was on.
If you're unfamiliar - they dig holes the size of chipmunk dens in your lawn and they hover over the "nest" (aka areas of your lawn) pretty much all day and dive-bomb anything that comes near them. They don't sting unless really really provoked. But they're the size of cicadas and look like hornets / bees. I kill them whenever I can.. although I probably shouldn't.
Think of Bill Murray in Caddyshack vs. the ground hog. That's literally me every summer from July through August with these fuckers.
Two years ago I moved into the more woodsy area of my city and these mother f'ers are all over the place. I rarely get grossed out by bugs but these fuckers will make me scream if I don't notice them right away.
I would say Silverfish. So creepy and sudden.
Centipedes actually kill Silverfish so my opinion on them changed a lot.
Spiders don't bother me at all as they also kill most other insects.
Cockroaches gross me out.....filthy, filthy creatures....absolutely disgusting
Hate those cave crickets. I have them in my garage and they always freak the shit out of me when I move something on the floor.
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Hate those cave crickets. I have them in my garage and they always freak the shit out of me when I move something on the floor.
That is a house centipede. Not a cave cricket.
We call these spider crickets in the DC area.
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I would think the centipede is the one below Csonka's post. Csonka's pic looks like a cave cricket.
We call these spider crickets in the DC area.
These. These things are spawn of Cthulhu.
I’ve never had bed bugs, but they are pretty disgusting as well.
Cockroaches/water bugs (though I don't know the difference)
Spiders for sure
Why.
If you're unfamiliar - they dig holes the size of chipmunk dens in your lawn and they hover over the "nest" (aka areas of your lawn) pretty much all day and dive-bomb anything that comes near them. They don't sting unless really really provoked. But they're the size of cicadas and look like hornets / bees. I kill them whenever I can.. although I probably shouldn't.
Think of Bill Murray in Caddyshack vs. the ground hog. That's literally me every summer from July through August with these fuckers.
I feel your plight. My brother and I used to wage wars on those bastards for summers on end back in the 90s. Tennis rackets work well. It was a daily occurrence. Go outside for any reason and the battle royale was on.
Yes and they get bigger the farther south you go. Fuck.
Cockroaches second.