One of life's little mysteries . . . .

[Bernice]

Tennesseans, do we have these bugs? Have you ever seen one before?

There's a lot of things in life I have never seen and these bugs are some of the things  hope to never see!

My problem was June bugs! Those things used to destroy my roses and crape myrtles until I went to Lowe's and found something, a white powder, don't know the name of it right off.

I HATE BUGS OF ALL KIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I kind of like to watch birds flying as long as they are far, FAR away from me, but for some reason at my church each and every year that building attracts insane birds. They build nests by the doors and are very protective, these things fly as if they are wanting to attack even when they are playing together circling the building.

I have complained about them to the point it's a running joke among some of the men that do outside work there. These birds have chased me as I walk for the mail, the first time I thought it was just my imagination " Aw, they were just playing and got too close while going in the same direction as me", but after having them fly towards my head many times since I KNOW they are intending to do this, now I drive to the mail box!

They are about to go on my hate list!!

[Joy Cox]

Bernice, I love you just like you are...don't every change... You make life interesting!

NATURE LOVER THAT RESPECTS OTHERS FEELINGS 

[Bernice]

Thank You Joy, it's just that I have had some really BAD experiences with animals and bugs! I don't like to be chased, shoot if I don't want to be bothered, leave me alone, those things invade my space too much!

I used to have a dog as a child it wandered to me as a puppy it approached very slowly and I took to it. My husband has a dog, I like him well enough, but don't like the running and jumping on me when he sees me. I even tried to train him as a puppy to stay inside, but that didn't work, so he stays outside and I only go in his area if I have to be the one to feed him, cause I will take care of him if I have to. He's really a sweet dog, just jumps too much for my likings.

Yes, my life is very interesting to say the least! My neighbors on both sides have dogs, hugh ones that seem to be too interested in me, one chased me three weeks ago, I know the owers heard me yelling, thank GOD they are moving! I prayed today when I was coming home I get some really good ones to move in without dogs.

What is up with people that assume that everybody wants to be bothered with their dogs and cats?? Some of us have hangups!

[DebCMH]

Joy, YES I have seen a hummingbird moth! I had never heard of one before and I had one fly right up next to me when I was sitting at by a flowerpot a few years ago. I thought--that is the tiniest hummingbird I've ever seen! Then I was like - Wait! that critter has antennae! Hummingbirds don't have antennae!!??  My friends saw one last year and took these pics! (if the link doesn't work try cutting and pasting in your browser) Enjoy   

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=neonphil1964&target=ALBUM&id=5358021667208062657&authkey=Gv1sRgCPa2w8_q6fa2cg&invite=CJTu7ZYD&feat=email

[Patze]

Hi Deb,

I'd not heard of them either, but the pictures are great!  Makes me wonder how many I have seen and just didn't know it?


Patze

[lynnmarie219]

Wow Deb!

Great Pics!!

I had never heard of or seen one before...thanks for sharing! It's a beautiful little creature, isn't it?

[Lesleybird]

 You need to put a couple of snakes in your garage to eat the spiders so they won't come in and bother you in the house!

[Bucky]

Lesleybird - no, no, no . . . no snakes in my garage . . . I'll deal with the spiders indoors first!!   

DebCMH - thanks for the pictures of a hummingbird moth - I had never heard or seen one of those before either.

Bucky

[Bucky]

Oh noooooooooooo . . . . it's that time of year when the bugs are all coming out again!!   

I'm sitting here at the computer this morning and then all of a sudden I see this quarter sized black spider coming down the wall.  Ewwwww . . . . I do not like spiders!!

I got the flyswatter out, but I missed.   

It fell down somewhere near the computer desk.  I gingerly picked up some things to see if I could find it, nope, no luck. 

Then, this critter had the nerve to come down right in front of me and the computer!!!     He went running around all the papers on top of the computer and I've lost him again!   

Oh great . . . now, I'm going to have to keep wondering where he is all day and be on the lookout for him.  Grrrrrrrrrr

Bucky - who is wearing black jeans today and if that critter crawls on me . . .       you'll hear me scream wherever you are!!!

[Carebear]

Nothing quite so scary here, but the mosquitoes came out in full force yesterday...at 3:10 PM to be precise.   Because we had so much more snow this winter, of course we have much more water for the mosquito's to breed.

Does anyone else get welts from skeeter bites??   "scratch, scratch"

[gsmraxe]

Always remember ladies, that you're never more than 6ft from a spider, no matter where you are.   

I saw that on a TV show a while back, creeped me out.  I don't like spiders, but I have no qualms about killing them, no matter how big.  Now if I ran across one that was the size of my German Shepherd, then I'd run.   

I was doing something to my fence/gate, and noticed a black widow in a crevice.  I pondered how many times I stuck my hands near it, and promptly killed it.   

[Bucky]

Here it is 11:30 p.m. and that critter has evaded me three different times today and I STILL haven't caught him!!! 

He better NOT venture down the hallway towards the bedrooms tonight!!   

There's a lot of black items here at the computer desk - keyboard, mouse, stapler, tape dispenser, calendar, etc. . . . lots of places for him to "blend in".  Believe me, I keep looking and looking everywhere I put my hands!!

He's probably hiding somewhere laughing at me!!   

Bucky

[Bucky]

Here it is, a day later and that critter is still at large!!   

This morning when I came to the computer desk I did see him and when he saw me, he went a runnin!!  Then, I can't believe this . . . . this is the honest truth . . . . he ran behind the pencil cup on the desk, then, kept peeking out at me!!  HONEST!!!  Actually, it was kinda funny . . . he'd peek around the pencil cup and then hide behind it again.  I don't know if spiders can "hear", but I told him, "yeah, buddy - I'd hide too if I were you - cause if you come out, I'm getting you today!!!".

I haven't seen him since!    I'm not going to dig in the area where the pencil cup is. 

Believe me, I keep looking all over this desk though - waiting for those beady little eyes to come out of hiding.

Spiders . . . . . grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Bucky

[dainbramage]

Okay have you seen the commercial were 3 people, one girl and 2 guys are sitting and eating lunch and one guy lays his phone down. The one girl looks down and sees a spider, she jumps up and screams, the other guy picks his shoe up and beats the heck out of the phone while the guy whose phone is being beaten looks at the other two. It is all about a phone.

[Carebear]

Bucky,

Sounds like the little fellow is just wanting to play hide n' seek with you!