Got into bed with THIS!

StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
edited August 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
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I Oh My Freakin GAWD!

It was late, about 3 am, and I was still not very tired, but decided I'd better just go lay down. I got all snuggly on the pillows, turned on my side and pulled the comforter up over my shoulder, and THIS was crawling over the top.... headed directly for my neck. It was NOT little.

I RAN!!! And it ran. OMG I haven't moved so fast in decades. This has got to be the creepiest of all creepy crawlers.

Wrong move, I should have caught it and gotten rid of it cuz now I may never sleep again. I've seen them before in other houses, but always on walls or floors, never that close to me..never in my bed. Got the creeps just thinking about it.

Needless to say I slept on the sofa, with no blankets, cuz you know if it was on one, it will most definitely be on them all. Geez.

This is the 2nd one of these I've seen in a couple of weeks. The house seems dry, and I keep it very clean. Have only seen one other bug, that was a silverfish (a yummy meal for a centipede so I hear). The windows are new, and seal up great. I can't figure out where they come from. But I HATE THEM!

Now what will I do?

BTW I tried telling myself that it will die in a couple of days, but thanks to Wikipedia, I now know that these loveliest of Mother Nature's creatures can live for 7 years. Yes SEVEN LONG YEARS!

I will be the sleepiest person ever.
peace,
jo

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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Time to move, leave it all behind and start over!
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    Time to move, leave it all behind and start over!

    tempted!
    peace,
    jo

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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    What do they eat besides silverfish? Maybe you can put out a trap. And have a cat. They eat bugs. Ours eat spiders all the time.
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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    My lizard may like to eat that. Want to borrow her?
  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    that's ugly up close
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Lizard wrote:
    that's ugly up close
    It's so ugly it's beautiful.

    But agreed - fuck me if I'm sharing a bed with that!
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    they eat all kinds of little bugs
    spiders, silverfish, whatever
    and that's fine
    good for them
    a lot of people, so i read today, will keep them in the house because they eat other bugs
    but i would rather have a hundred other bugs
    than one of these nasty creepies!
    peace,
    jo

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  • DS1119DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    They're good with ketchup.
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    JaneNY wrote:
    What do they eat besides silverfish? Maybe you can put out a trap. And have a cat. They eat bugs. Ours eat spiders all the time.

    "ours"??? as in you keep one around? :shock:
    peace,
    jo

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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,928
    how big is that fucking thing??? :shock:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    DS1119 wrote:
    They're good with ketchup.

    reminds me of:

    Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.

    :lol:

    but I don't like ketchup either..soooo?
    peace,
    jo

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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    StillHere wrote:
    JaneNY wrote:
    What do they eat besides silverfish? Maybe you can put out a trap. And have a cat. They eat bugs. Ours eat spiders all the time.

    "ours"??? as in you keep one around? :shock:

    Many people keep cats around.

    :D
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    imalive wrote:
    how big is that fucking thing??? :shock:

    probably 2, 2 1/2 inches. looks MUCH bigger with those millions of long hairy creepy legs. and so FAST!
    peace,
    jo

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  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    StillHere wrote:
    JaneNY wrote:
    What do they eat besides silverfish? Maybe you can put out a trap. And have a cat. They eat bugs. Ours eat spiders all the time.

    "ours"??? as in you keep one around? :shock:

    Many people keep cats around.

    :D


    i have a cat
    he is 13
    he is lazy as lazy can be
    he would watch the think crawl about
    and probably he would yawn :fp:
    peace,
    jo

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  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    Ew, ew, ew, ew! :o

    I do not like bugs at all. But I can handle them (some of them), if they're away from me. But that would freak me out majorly.

    As for cats eating bugs, my kitty just dined on a spider a couple of days ago. And some mosquitoes. :roll: :lol: I should add that she did also run away from a bug not too long ago.
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  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    My lizard may like to eat that. Want to borrow her?


    your lizard would be way more effective than my cat, for sure
    peace,
    jo

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  • Jason78Jason78 Posts: 400
    I've only ever seen this one other time. Damn they're creepy. Kinda has the same color scheme as The Predator. Still, I'd take one of those over bed bugs ANY day.
  • Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,388
    Yeah we get those bastards in our basement sometimes. I HATE HATE HATE them. Once I nudged my dog towards one thinking maybe he would eat it and he was afraid of it too. Damn dog. I did, however, get that bug barrier spray stuff that you spray around your windows and doors outside and it seems to have helped. In the meantime, you can only hope that little sucker went away in a vent somewhere.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,928
    we were just reminiscing a couple of days ago about our lovely scorpion houseguests in vegas

    these:

    scorpion.jpg

    not these:

    scorpions_1228755671_crop_400x300.jpg

    ya really don't want either in your house :shock:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    :lol::lol:
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Lizard wrote:
    that's ugly up close

    not the first time you've said this ;)
  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    imalive wrote:
    we were just reminiscing a couple of days ago about our lovely scorpion houseguests in vegas

    these:

    scorpion.jpg

    not these:

    scorpions_1228755671_crop_400x300.jpg

    ya really don't want either in your house :shock:


    they are both pretty darned scary
    at least the first one doesn't try to sing
    peace,
    jo

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  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    norm wrote:
    Lizard wrote:
    that's ugly up close

    not the first time you've said this ;)
    :lol::lol:
    peace,
    jo

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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    imalive wrote:
    we were just reminiscing a couple of days ago about our lovely scorpion houseguests in vegas


    not these:

    scorpions_1228755671_crop_400x300.jpg

    ya really don't want either in your house :shock:

    Norm, you let these guys raid your closet again??
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 38,399
    Can't you just "become one" with them?

    Peace.
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  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    Can't you just "become one" with them?

    Peace.

    i'll leave that up to eddie
    if he wants to come over and make friends he's welcome
    peace,
    jo

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    StillHere wrote:
    norm wrote:
    Lizard wrote:
    that's ugly up close

    not the first time you've said this ;)
    :lol::lol:

    and your thread title? not the first time i've heard that :( :P
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 38,399
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Norm, you let these guys raid your closet again??

    i did...but i kept the assless chaps
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 38,399
    StillHere wrote:
    Can't you just "become one" with them?

    Peace.

    i'll leave that up to eddie
    if he wants to come over and make friends he's welcome

    With or without the accordian?
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