What's the biggest bug you've ever killed?

[lxskllr]

My brother was bit by a brown recluse in ca. Fucked him up real bad, so that range must not be right.

That map's dogshit wrong. I wonder what the source is? We have them in MD definitely.

 

[Jeff7]

That map's dogshit wrong. I wonder what the source is? We have them in MD definitely.

I wonder then if it's a few years old and they've migrated out since then?


Looking again at that weta in the OP, I can just think what they might be like cooked up like shrimp. Looks like there's an awful lot of meat in there.

In some countries they eat baked ants like popcorn. All about the culture really, not like we're lacking for ants.

The exoskeleton:meat ratio in an ant seems like it'd be quite high though.

Culture: Western culture does seem to prefer a good degree of separation between the food's origin and how it looks at the time of consumption. I can say that the idea of eating something where I can easily discern legs and antennae and such is not terribly appealing

 

[Chaotic42]

That map's dogshit wrong. I wonder what the source is? We have them in MD definitely.

I don't know. I looked it up on Wikipedia and the only source listed is the Wikipedia link to the base map. No mention of where the guy got the range from.

I gave up on Wikipedia a long time ago.

 

[HeXen]

That map's dogshit wrong. I wonder what the source is? We have them in MD definitely.

well theres many ways for species to migrate, often from travelers. But there are more common areas than others. Theres killer bees in mexico but their more common in their native Africa for instance.

 

[lxskllr]

I figure this is as good a place as any. It's not worth its own thread, but it's still cool. Courtesy of reddit...

http://www.wimp.com/strangelyadorable/?pi=3.14

 

[Ichinisan]

I figure this is as good a place as any. It's not worth its own thread, but it's still cool. Courtesy of reddit...

http://www.wimp.com/strangelyadorable/?pi=3.14

That's neat. I wonder why that species does that?

 

[lxskllr]

That's neat. I wonder why that species does that?

My two guesses are to keep cool in a hot climate, or camouflage for surprise attack.

 

[0roo0roo]

a large roach.

some black widows get pretty large though, but a lot of that is legs, and they tend to stand still for the bug spray.

 

[Fayd]

Hmm. I guess I meant more they like to hide. Not that I would play with them but I don't think they are as dangerous as their reputation would have you believe. Death's aren't that common I don't think.

they're not. black widows are fairly passive and would rather run away.

brown widows are a bit more agressive, however.

we get both here in southern california. if i go outside right now, i'll spot a black widow web under near everything here. i would guess 2-3 underneath the trailer, another couple under the boat, around plants, etc.

they're not especially aggressive or dangerous, but they're annoying.

worse are the big garden spiders. i realize they're harmless, but they stretch BIG webs over walking areas. pisses me off every time i walk through one.

 

[Ichinisan]

... black widows are fairly passive and would rather run away.

brown widows are a bit more agressive, however.

we get both here in southern california. if i go outside right now, i'll spot a black widow web under near everything here. i would guess 2-3 underneath the trailer, another couple under the boat, around plants, etc.

they're not especially aggressive or dangerous, but they're annoying.

...

I think any region with females also has males.

...or, maybe you mean "brown recluse" instead of "brown widow?"

 

[Locut0s]

My two guesses are to keep cool in a hot climate, or camouflage for surprise attack.

I thought the 2nd.

 

[Locut0s]

Regular brown house spiders can occasionally surprise you. Usually there under an inch across but every now and then you run across one several inches across. They move REALLY fast when they get up to that size too!

 

[BudAshes]

Regular brown house spiders can occasionally surprise you. Usually there under an inch across but every now and then you run across one several inches across. They move REALLY fast when they get up to that size too!

Wolf spiders do bite too. They are not especially poisonous but the bite hurts and itches.

 

[Jeff7]

Wolf spiders do bite too. They are not especially poisonous but the bite hurts and itches.

Big fangs, too.


Jumping spiders are fun to deal with. Many other small critters will try to run away when confronted by something rather large and imposing.
Jumping spiders have an attitude, and will stand there and face off against anything, front legs up in the air. Mini stance of dominance.

 

[Locut0s]

Big fangs, too.


Jumping spiders are fun to deal with. Many other small critters will try to run away when confronted by something rather large and imposing.
Jumping spiders have an attitude, and will stand there and face off against anything, front legs up in the air. Mini stance of dominance.

Yeah jumping spiders are cute.

 

[makken]

kill it before it develops language skills!

edit: reading this thread right before I head to bed was a terrible fucking idea.

 

[Locut0s]

I still distinctly remember seeing a GIANT spider web as a kid in the foothills in Taiwan. We were on a day trip to a Buddhist temple in the mountains and I remember seeing what at the time looked like a web 15 feet across and a spider the size of my head in it. Course I was like 3 years old at the time so obviously time has telescoped this memory, it was probably no larger than 5 in across but it IS a real memory, my parents remember seeing it too.

 

[BoomerD]

I think any region with females also has males.

...or, maybe you mean "brown recluse" instead of "brown widow?"

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74149.html#BROWN

 

[corwin]

Probably harmless.

Mostly harmless, pretty much like a bad bee sting...

Those are in almost every state.

I wouldn't go that far, mostly confined to the southern states, they don't like cold weather, I'm in Texas

 

[Wyndru]

That map's dogshit wrong. I wonder what the source is? We have them in MD definitely.

They aren't common by any means in upstate NY, but people have been bitten by them here also. A woman my mom works with got bit by one in work. Supposedly she was running a crazy high fever and had long term nerve issues, and has since then had a lot of issues with Arthritis. (Although she could be just looking for a disability check from the employer).

 

[Fayd]

I think any region with females also has males.

...or, maybe you mean "brown recluse" instead of "brown widow?"

nope. brown widow is a separate but related species to black widows.

and male black widows are still black.

 

[CZroe]

the worst are the yellow jackets. They are very bad here in the late summer/fall.

I hope you are talking about the small hornets that build in hollow cavities, underground or in ENCLOSED areal nests (two species) instead of these yellow/black wasps that build exposed comb nests.

 

[HN]

 

[Ichinisan]

Reminds me of a mole cricket, but not.

Mole crickets are cool. You can try to close your hand around one, and it WILL get out. You just can't keep it in.

 

[Iron Woode]

I hope you are talking about the small hornets that build in hollow cavities, underground or in ENCLOSED areal nests (two species) instead of these yellow/black wasps that build exposed comb nests.

these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowjacket

we also get a lot of cellar spiders too.