I hate the bloody things. And Ron you're right, they are getting bigger. Caught one in the kitchen the other night. At first I thought it was a moth out the corner of my eye, until I looked again. Threw it straight outside.
May I point all 'lovers' of spiders towards this - caution language YouTube - Phill Jupitus -- Category 1 Spiders
Don't worry about it! The local police are asking if anyone saw a 2 1/2 inch scorpion alive in a local street a passer by noticed it and reported the demise. Now North Yorkshire police is looking to find anyone who saw it alive to try and find out where it came from.
I was a bit shocked to see this weird creature on my curtains this morning: After a happy hour googling I found it. Wikipedia says it is a type of harvestman spider originally from Morocco: Originally the species was found in Morocco. Later it spread into Europe, with first reports in Portugal (1948), where it spread to Spain (1965) and France (1969). The Netherlands were reached in 1994. Since 2004 it is known to occur in Germany. As early as 1957, it was reported in Bournemouth, southern England, from where it spread all over the island, reaching Scotland in 2000. Dicranopalpus ramosus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia And now, the traditional attempt to insert a mild touch of Military history into unrelated threads.. I assume it's spread was initially due to the enormous movement of men and supplies to and from North Africa in WWII. Tom.
with first reports in Portugal (1948) I assume it's spread was initially due to the enormous movement of men and supplies to and from North Africa in WWII. Nope, we weren't invading anyone at that time, actually we were scared shootless in case Franco got any funny ideas and decided to employ his Blue Division elsewhere
Za, Speaking of Portugal and beasties, I was reminded of a recent holiday when my daughter was wakened in the night by a loud rustling which was traced to one of these horrors trying to get out of a carrier bag: Tom.
Tom Scutigerids (centipede) according to my insect book ( sad i know) can bite if handled and regarded as a domestic pest
Tom Scutigerids (centipede) according to my insect book ( sad i know) can bite if handled and regarded as a domestic pest This one to be precise: Scutigera coleoptrata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tom.
Hmm, actually those are pretty harmless. I moved to another town this winter so this was my first summer here. Goodness the Mosquitos! And I don't mean the wooden type! I had to buy an electrical repellent as I was being bitten several times each night, over and above having to wake up several times each night with the humming by my ears! I hate the things!
Goodness the Mosquitos! And I don't mean the wooden type! I had to buy an electrical repellent as I was being bitten several times each night, over and above having to wake up several times each night with the humming by my ears! I hate the things! Sweet dreams!
We, of course, have the Scottish Midge - the mozzy's smaller but more plentiful and more annoying cousin: Tom.
I don't mind spiders in the slightest, so long as they leave me alone. I don't see what all the fuss is about. Moths on the other hand...*shudder*