"Rick & Cyndi" wrote in message >
> "limey" <
> <snip>>
>> Ugh. I hate crawlies. The vacuum idea sounds good, though - I usually
>> chase them down and bash them with a sledgehammer. We have a variety of
>> cricket that gives me the creeps. They *stare* at me (literally) and
>> can jump a mile high. I've found the only way to kill those suckers is
>> to drop a book on them from above (they can't look up, apparently).

>
> <SNORT> ROTFLMBO!! "...they can't look up, apparently"!! What a riot!
>
> Thank you! I needed that!
>
> Cyndi/Syssi

You're welcome! And you'd better believe it, those suckers stare. Also,
they're not flat on the ground like a regular cricket - they're raised up on
their little buggy legs and can jump up high and forward at the same time -
that's why I feel like a target. Got them fooled, though, with those heavy
books.

We've a variety of spiders but I don't have a clue which species they are -
it's a little hard to tell when I've squashed them flat.

Dora