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Title: Crickets
Post by: Extra Zero on Sep 29, 2009, 11:46:53 PM

Anyone else hate the little bastards as much as I do?

It's not like I'm afraid of bugs or anything, but I flip a shit on the rare occasion that one crawls across my foot while I'm on my computer, or worse I wake up with one on me.  Worst aspect of fall, if you ask me.  Seems like if I don't kill all of the little fuckers, I'll be dealing with them all winter...  :rawr:

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: Fiero on Sep 30, 2009, 12:15:07 AM

I don't mind them quietly crawling on me, if I know they are there. If it comes out of nowhere (this is with any bug, and roaches are the main culprit in this area) then it is frightening.

What is worse with crickets and grasshoppers is when your walking down the street minding your own business and one jumps into your eye socket. Fuck that shit.

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: Rama on Sep 30, 2009, 12:22:19 AM

I just hate them rubbing those legs together when I'm trying to sleep. Then I have to tear the house apart till I find him.

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: B E C K on Sep 30, 2009, 12:28:50 AM

There were a HELL of a lot of 'em chirping the other day.  They never've ambushed me tho'.  Yesterday I was talking to Merla and felt something on my neck and realized it was a ladybug.

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: Extra Zero on Sep 30, 2009, 01:20:37 AM

We also have the silent, blind cave crickets here too.  Some people call them spider crickets too.  They're fucking annoying as they'll blindly jump at you.  But like Rama, I tear shit apart to find them and silence the chirping. 

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: B E C K on Oct 01, 2009, 01:21:29 AM

H-HOLY SHIT!

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Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: Bernie AKA on Oct 01, 2009, 04:30:03 AM

The chirp is good - you have warning, as opposed to the divebombing giant Texas roaches.  You're lucky to hear a faint flutter of wings before the attack.  :o

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: Fiero on Oct 01, 2009, 03:48:53 PM

Quote from: Bernie AKA on Oct 01, 2009, 04:30:03 AM

The chirp is good - you have warning, as opposed to the divebombing giant Texas roaches.  You're lucky to hear a faint flutter of wings before the attack.  :o

I was thinking about this too.

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 01, 2009, 10:05:53 PM

One year, while living in a dorm at MSU, we were completely and utterly inundated with crickets. It was like a declaration of war against humanity was made and the invasion had begun. Every corner was halfway up the walls in crickets, and you couldn't walk anywhere without stepping on them and having to keep from slipping on the cricket guts. Windows were covered, and forget about sleeping. Luckily we had AC...I'd have hated to have had to sleep during those hot months with the windows open with a horde of creaking crickets lurking outside.

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: Fiero on Oct 01, 2009, 10:12:25 PM

An ex-girlfriend mentioned her dorm in Abilene, TX was also like that.

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: B E C K on Oct 02, 2009, 12:52:18 AM

I remember back when I worked for DQ and LJS, there would be these cricket invasions.

Title: Re: Crickets
Post by: Faye Valentine on Oct 02, 2009, 07:40:48 PM

We have no crickets in Philly. The only wild life we have are doves and squirrels.