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Today's bug: a moth the size of a bat !



Next week I'll try to get some of the creepy venomous centipedes and the giant milipedes

The tropics is not the place to be if you are afraid of bugs !

I am sure the tropics have some serious creatures. In Florida we have the love bug. The absolute worse bug in the planet.

tonebender wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:37 am I am sure the tropics have some serious creatures. In Florida we have the love bug. The absolute worst bug in the planet.

I've not seen any of those this year, have you???

This was an off year for them. They made a showing in spring and again in October but it was very light compared to most years. Not sure why that is but probably weather related. We had some really cold weather early last year. I remember having a fire all the time Christmas week.

tonebender wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:37 am I am sure the tropics have some serious creatures. In Florida we have the love bug. The absolute worse bug in the planet.

I hate all types of flies !

We got a couple inches of snow this morning and have had temps in the 20's at night so at least there are very few bugs around

uwmcscott wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:40 am We got a couple inches of snow this morning and have had temps in the 20's at night so at least there are very few bugs around

Wait until you see the next Windows 11 update !

uwmcscott wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:40 am We got a couple inches of snow this morning and have had temps in the 20's at night so at least there are very few bugs around

What is this "snow" of which you speak?????

The only bug in that weather is the flu bug.

I loathe bugs.

Got these monster hornets, never saw them before. Emailed the picture to the state environmental dept, they said it's not the killer hornet variety.

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What is this "snow" of which you speak?????
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Up until this week it was actually colder at our Florida plant ( Fernandina Beach ) than here in WI

uwmcscott wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:06 am

Up until this week it was actually colder at our Florida plant ( Fernandina Beach ) than here in WI

Now I know you are exaggerating!!!
You might say:

"Up until this week it was actually not as hot at our Florida plant......"

Beautiful today high in the 70's. This is the time of year that reminds everyone of why we love it here. Of course bugs love it too.

And let's not forget about the leeches after it rains..

i hesitated to click on this post for fear of something like this ^

Looks like a slug? Thought leaches lived in water?

mozz wrote: ↑Sun Nov 05, 2023 6:02 am Looks like a slug? Thought leaches lived in water?

They're leeches for sure....ask me how I know

This area where our housing development sits, used to be flooded rice fields and Lotus ponds. They typically use dredge from the Chao Praya river basin to fill in and develop land around Bangkok. We also have an epidemic of huge snails, so much that only certain plants can be used in the garden or the snails devour everything. The leeches no doubt live in water underneath the garden in drainage areas and during raining seaosn are carried or migrate up to the garden surface.

Some our resident evil snail population. We also have massive ones about 70% the size of your palm...nasty critters in rainy season they not only decimate the garden plantings but leave snail crap on every surface. When I need to service the water tank pump I need to brush away mounds of snail poop before I dare get my hands in there

Copper tape and a power source will keep the snails away.

Chocol8 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 10:06 am Copper tape and a power source will keep the snails away.

How many amps will also work for the neighbor's kids ?

It depends on how slimy they are!

Creepy Centipede..amazing Thailand

Correction: this is a millipede, while they do not bite they have some sort of skin toxin so you should not pick them up anyway


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Extremely Venomous centipede alert. Garden hazard.

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Handmaiden Moths doing it in the road..