On 7/6/2013 12:39 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 7/6/2013 8:19 AM, casa bona wrote:
>> On 7/6/2013 11:48 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On 7/6/2013 7:27 AM, casa bona wrote:
>>>> On 7/6/2013 11:24 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>> On 7/5/2013 11:56 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ugh that is awful Nasty things! How do you get rid of them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> According to Wikipedia, the Buddhists say that if you like to scare
>>>>> people, you'll come back as a centipede when you die. This sounds
>>>>> about
>>>>> right.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll see small ones a couple of times a year and maybe a big one
>>>>> every 2
>>>>> years or so. Having chickens around is probably the only thing that
>>>>> can
>>>>> keep them away. That's my belief, anyway.
>>>>
>>>> We get them her also, long red-yellow buggers and we have pest control
>>>> spray for them, as well as the even more dangerous bark scorpions.
>>>>
>>>> Either one will on occasion turn up indoors, but almost always in their
>>>> writhing death throes.
>>>>
>>>> It pays to be regular with spray applications and we keep a small
>>>> sprayer of commercial grade insecticide to renew thresholds and window
>>>> frames following the monsoon rains.
>>>
>>> Spraying the areas where they live would help but I rarely see them
>>> inside the house and I'm not sure that spraying is worth the effort. I
>>> am glad of the chicken skittering about the place. They're like a
>>> centipede security patrol.
>>
>> That's fantastic, a real cooperative ecosystem you have there!
>>
>>> Speaking of which, our cat also helps with scary pests. The other day he
>>> was playing with a large cane spider in our house. When I checked on him
>>> later, there was spider legs scattered on the floor. Good cat!
>>
>> Oh I've seen those, big scary looking buggers.
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbrW55xgX8
>
> Cane spiders have the worst PR! They try to stay away from humans but
> they do raise a fuss when they are spotted. Mostly, they're a victim of
> our primeval fears. In some cultures, it's bad luck to kill a spider or
> gecko in the house because they eat unwanted critters. Our fears of
> large spiders is so great that we're willing to tempt fate to ease
> ourselves. That's the breaks.

Do you folks have tarantulas there?

They're another spider that gets a bad reputation based on looks, albeit
they do have the ability to inflict a strong wound.

Generally they are rather mellow, occasionally curious, but not aggressive.

On 7/6/2013 8:55 AM, casa bona wrote:
> On 7/6/2013 12:39 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 7/6/2013 8:19 AM, casa bona wrote:
>>> On 7/6/2013 11:48 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On 7/6/2013 7:27 AM, casa bona wrote:
>>>>> On 7/6/2013 11:24 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>> On 7/5/2013 11:56 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ugh that is awful Nasty things! How do you get rid of them?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> According to Wikipedia, the Buddhists say that if you like to scare
>>>>>> people, you'll come back as a centipede when you die. This sounds
>>>>>> about
>>>>>> right.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll see small ones a couple of times a year and maybe a big one
>>>>>> every 2
>>>>>> years or so. Having chickens around is probably the only thing that
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> keep them away. That's my belief, anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> We get them her also, long red-yellow buggers and we have pest control
>>>>> spray for them, as well as the even more dangerous bark scorpions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Either one will on occasion turn up indoors, but almost always in
>>>>> their
>>>>> writhing death throes.
>>>>>
>>>>> It pays to be regular with spray applications and we keep a small
>>>>> sprayer of commercial grade insecticide to renew thresholds and window
>>>>> frames following the monsoon rains.
>>>>
>>>> Spraying the areas where they live would help but I rarely see them
>>>> inside the house and I'm not sure that spraying is worth the effort. I
>>>> am glad of the chicken skittering about the place. They're like a
>>>> centipede security patrol.
>>>
>>> That's fantastic, a real cooperative ecosystem you have there!
>>>
>>>> Speaking of which, our cat also helps with scary pests. The other
>>>> day he
>>>> was playing with a large cane spider in our house. When I checked on
>>>> him
>>>> later, there was spider legs scattered on the floor. Good cat!
>>>
>>> Oh I've seen those, big scary looking buggers.
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbrW55xgX8
>>
>> Cane spiders have the worst PR! They try to stay away from humans but
>> they do raise a fuss when they are spotted. Mostly, they're a victim of
>> our primeval fears. In some cultures, it's bad luck to kill a spider or
>> gecko in the house because they eat unwanted critters. Our fears of
>> large spiders is so great that we're willing to tempt fate to ease
>> ourselves. That's the breaks.
>
> Do you folks have tarantulas there?

God No! An additional bit of good news is that we don't have any snakes,
although it's just a matter of time before we do.

>
> They're another spider that gets a bad reputation based on looks, albeit
> they do have the ability to inflict a strong wound.
>
> Generally they are rather mellow, occasionally curious, but not aggressive.

My understand is that some folks keep them as pets. Holy smokes!

On 7/6/2013 3:56 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 7/6/2013 8:55 AM, casa bona wrote:
>> On 7/6/2013 12:39 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On 7/6/2013 8:19 AM, casa bona wrote:
>>>> On 7/6/2013 11:48 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>> On 7/6/2013 7:27 AM, casa bona wrote:
>>>>>> On 7/6/2013 11:24 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>> On 7/5/2013 11:56 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ugh that is awful Nasty things! How do you get rid of them?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> According to Wikipedia, the Buddhists say that if you like to scare
>>>>>>> people, you'll come back as a centipede when you die. This sounds
>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>> right.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'll see small ones a couple of times a year and maybe a big one
>>>>>>> every 2
>>>>>>> years or so. Having chickens around is probably the only thing that
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> keep them away. That's my belief, anyway.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We get them her also, long red-yellow buggers and we have pest
>>>>>> control
>>>>>> spray for them, as well as the even more dangerous bark scorpions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Either one will on occasion turn up indoors, but almost always in
>>>>>> their
>>>>>> writhing death throes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It pays to be regular with spray applications and we keep a small
>>>>>> sprayer of commercial grade insecticide to renew thresholds and
>>>>>> window
>>>>>> frames following the monsoon rains.
>>>>>
>>>>> Spraying the areas where they live would help but I rarely see them
>>>>> inside the house and I'm not sure that spraying is worth the effort. I
>>>>> am glad of the chicken skittering about the place. They're like a
>>>>> centipede security patrol.
>>>>
>>>> That's fantastic, a real cooperative ecosystem you have there!
>>>>
>>>>> Speaking of which, our cat also helps with scary pests. The other
>>>>> day he
>>>>> was playing with a large cane spider in our house. When I checked on
>>>>> him
>>>>> later, there was spider legs scattered on the floor. Good cat!
>>>>
>>>> Oh I've seen those, big scary looking buggers.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbrW55xgX8
>>>
>>> Cane spiders have the worst PR! They try to stay away from humans but
>>> they do raise a fuss when they are spotted. Mostly, they're a victim of
>>> our primeval fears. In some cultures, it's bad luck to kill a spider or
>>> gecko in the house because they eat unwanted critters. Our fears of
>>> large spiders is so great that we're willing to tempt fate to ease
>>> ourselves. That's the breaks.
>>
>> Do you folks have tarantulas there?
>
> God No! An additional bit of good news is that we don't have any snakes,
> although it's just a matter of time before we do.

The latter I knew, but I suspect cargo shipping is going to eventually
lose you that benefit too.

>>
>> They're another spider that gets a bad reputation based on looks, albeit
>> they do have the ability to inflict a strong wound.
>>
>> Generally they are rather mellow, occasionally curious, but not
>> aggressive.
>
> My understand is that some folks keep them as pets. Holy smokes!

They do, and I get sweaty just thinking about that.

Nice Post..thanks for the info!

On 7/9/2013 1:08 AM, goodfood wrote:
> Nice Post..thanks for the info!
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