Guest guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 I don't know the bugs' actual place of origin (ie indoors or out) but I know they would nail you when you flipped on a light switch - the real cockroaches would scurry their yucky butts across your counters and the palmetto bug armies would fly down and land in your hair - ughghghg!!! Actually, I don't think they worked in teams but it sure seemed like it. I'm horrible in that I will flip over every piece of furniture in my home to kill a cockroach (too many years in Florida and too many childhood memories in a very old wood house that had LOTS of cockroaches - they don't come into only dirty houses). As far as other bugs, I'm was more of a lizard and little snake kinda gal. I love the green chameleons and we had these ones that had curly tails that would stand on whatever they were on and bounce up and down like they were doing pushups - they were cool. Unfortunately if you had cats your lizard population would dwindle pretty quickly. Crab season was weird too - you'd wake up in the middle of the night and hear this scratching and there would be a big 'ole crab cruising around the house (we had a pool and a dog door on the patio surrounding the pool and they would end up in the house every year). This was up near west palm but when I lived down in Miami I remember they would cross the roads to go breed and there were times of the year when they were all over the roads and they would put their claws up to protect themselves and pop peoples tires. It was so gross becuase they were all over the road and there was no way you could swerve to avoid them all - I was young and I still remember the sound - it was horrifying. -- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2002 Report Share Posted April 24, 2002 anoles are cute lil buggers ain't they!!! ah, where were you when i was growing up!!! in SoCal, we had big ol alligator lizards....i was so proud when i caught one once, it was about 9 inches long, and i held it up, beaming...at it turned and bit me and wouldn't let go....i screamed and tore around the yard for wot felt like 3 days with it clamped on my hand..til it smiled and let go.... As far as other bugs, I'm was more of a lizard and little snake kinda gal. I love the green chameleons and we had these ones that had curly tails that would stand on whatever they were on and bounce up and down like they were doing pushups - they were cool. Unfortunately if you had cats your lizard population would dwindle pretty quickly. cars suck.... This was up near west palm but when I lived down in Miami I remember they would cross the roads to go breed and there were times of the year when they were all over the roads and they would put their claws up to protect themselves and pop peoples tires. It was so gross becuase they were all over the road and there was no way you could swerve to avoid them all - I was young and I still remember the sound - it was horrifying. > >-- >mail2web - Check your email from the web at >http://mail2web.com/ . > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 - pghpam Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:31 AM RE: Re: Re: Re: Re: cicadas >><snip> Cra! b season was weird too - you'd wake up in the middle of the night and hear this scratching and there would be a big 'ole crab cruising around the house (we had a pool and a dog door on the patio surrounding the pool and they would end up in the house every year). <snip><< That is the funniest thing I have ever heard :-)) Did they hop in your pool, too? You know crustaceans are just aquatic bugs, pretty much. They are arthropods just like insects and spiders. Sorry. I'll shut up now. --jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 Always in the pool - you would find three or four in the morning cruising around the bottom - we would always scoop them out and set them back outside. Original Message: ----------------- jojo tofujojo Wed, 24 Apr 2002 22:27:58 -0700 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: cicadas - pghpam Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:31 AM RE: Re: Re: Re: Re: cicadas >><snip> Cra! b season was weird too - you'd wake up in the middle of the night and hear this scratching and there would be a big 'ole crab cruising around the house (we had a pool and a dog door on the patio surrounding the pool and they would end up in the house every year). <snip><< That is the funniest thing I have ever heard :-)) Did they hop in your pool, too? You know crustaceans are just aquatic bugs, pretty much. They are arthropods just like insects and spiders. Sorry. I'll shut up now. --jojo -- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2002 Report Share Posted April 25, 2002 That is *so* cool! What do crabs eat, anyway? You think they'd figure out that there wasn't much in the way of good eatins in a swimming pool... That is so amazing how they find the water like that! --jojo - pghpam Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:40 AM RE: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: cicadas Always in the pool - you would find three or four in the morning cruising around the bottom - we would always scoop them out and set them back outside.Original Message:-----------------jojo tofujojoDate: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 22:27:58 -0700 Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: cicadas - pghpam Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:31 AM RE: Re: Re: Re: Re: cicadas >><snip> Cra! b season was weird too - you'd wake up in the middle of the night and hear this scratching and there would be a big 'ole crab cruising around the house (we had a pool and a dog door on the patio surrounding the pool and they would end up in the house every year). <snip><< That is the funniest thing I have ever heard :-)) Did they hop in your pool, too? You know crustaceans are just aquatic bugs, pretty much. They are arthropods just like insects and spiders. Sorry. I'll shut up now. --jojo--mail2web - Check your email from the web athttp://mail2web.com/ .To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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