July 27, 2007

Ever wonder, what the heck was that bug? Okay, so you turned on the lights in the bathroom this morning and there it was... so you picked up a handy slipper and smashed it but good. Then, you realized that you really would like to know what you just killed.

Tons o' bug fun for the insect-curious. (There's even a section on bug love. I've been terrified of one beast in particular for decades; thanks to this site I learned that it was just an entirely benign house centipede all along. Great for kids of all ages.

posted by kinnakeet 17 years ago
  • Ooooh, lots of pretty LACEWINGS!
  • Interesting site, and very "pro-life"! I have what I guess is arachnophobia. I can look at the pictures of mole crickets, potato bugs, flies, wasps and so on, but as soon as I scroll onto a spider pic I get the chills and have to look away! If I ever want goosebumps, I just Google-images "harvestman spider". Yeeeeeeeeeeeeyeyeyeyeye! *brushes self frantically*
  • I don't name 'em, I just kills 'em. *squints menacingly*
  • mutey baby, arachnophobes should NEVER google images of "* spider" it's just a bad idea. sometimes even just talking about, or thinking about spiders kicks in my phobia response. *ugh* I likes lady bugz tho :)
  • Some of the biggest spiders in creation take residence in our bathroom during the summer. What scares me is that I don't know what they're after. I don't like'em running around in the bathtub, but better spiders than some other horrible bug. Hates. Hates. Hates. earwigs, centipedes, silverfish
  • As long as they keep away, I leave them alone. But appear near the bed, scurry around the ceiling, show intentions of keeping residence in some place I use... sorry, out you go. Always try to exile them to the garden, but if they put up a fight (and they are more of the thick, chubby spider menace than the ethereal-looking long-legs), sorry, shoe-sole time. Worst experience with a critter was a Jerusalem Cricket/Potato Bug that once dared to try and tuck in bed next to me. I've never rised so fast in bed *cough*
  • What scares me is that I don't know what they're after. A common misconception is that spiders like to hang out in people's bathrooms because they drink the water that is in there or they eat the mold that grows in there or the humidity is good for making webs. All of those are simply not true. There are two basic reasons that spiders hang out in bathrooms. One is that they like to masturbate while looking at old, naked humans. The other is that they eat the particles of your soul that fall off you everytime you bathe.
  • I love this site.
  • When I was a kid... you knew what the insects were. There were few surprises. Now I walk downtown and something lands on the sidewalk. I look at it wonder... what the hell kinda bug is that.
  • I once had a spider who liked to watch me bathe. I named him Mr. Ed and put a word balloon in his web that said 'Hello, I'm Mr. Ed". This went on for about a month then I re-painted the bathroom and spackled his ass.
  • I'm not afraid of bugs at all, but injured and/or mashed ones totally gross me out. It's sad there's so much carnage on that site.