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

[BoomerD]

http://www.bigplasticfork.com/Images/Misc/buglove2.jpg

For some reason the link buttons aren't working for me.

 

[Jeff7]

I wonder what they taste like? :hmm:

And if it's anything like shrimp or lobster, we should be farming them. How tough can it be to raise a swarm of huge wetas? 😀 I bet you could easily feed them various kinds of byproducts from food-related industries and they'd do just fine.

I suppose it would be a good idea to have the walls of the farm or enclosure coated in Teflon to keep the residents confined.

Killed this in my kitchen earlier tonight...
<scorpion>

What state do you live in? (So that I never go anywhere near it.)

 

[Locut0s]

not the biggest as ive caught a tarantula before but i saw one of these about 6 inches long or so on my land. Didn't have anything to catch it with so i just let it go on its way. Thing creeped me out though like no other bug ive ever seen.

Careful large centipeds are often poisonous.

 

[Locut0s]

Killed this in my kitchen earlier tonight...

Probably harmless.

 

[irishScott]

And if it's anything like shrimp or lobster, we should be farming them. How tough can it be to raise a swarm of huge wetas? 😀 I bet you could easily feed them various kinds of byproducts from food-related industries and they'd do just fine.

I suppose it would be a good idea to have the walls of the farm or enclosure coated in Teflon to keep the residents confined.




What state do you live in? (So that I never go anywhere near it.)

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

 

[Analog]

I posted about this last summer:

 

[Ichinisan]

For some reason the link buttons aren't working for me.

You try IMG tags?

 

[Ichinisan]

Killed this in my kitchen earlier tonight...

What state do you live in? (So that I never go anywhere near it.)

Those are in almost every state.

 

[Zeze]

This:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_long-horned_beetle

There were plenty of them growing up in Korea.

 

[Iron Woode]

the absolute worst are those damned spider-splicers. Always crawling everywhere.

I have to use my machine gun on them.

 

[HeXen]

Cicada Killer (like a regular wasp on steroids)

I've killed a couple of these back in the day. They get really pissed when you catch them in a bug net a try to get them into a killing jar.

May not be as big as your grasshopper, but definately more intimidating.

i saw a huge pile of dirt with tons of holes and those were living in them. amazing how fast they can move dirt once you cover up the holes. dunno if they can sting or not, but they do look wicked when theirs many of them buzzing around you all fast.

so i ran a backhoe over their dirt pile. i think they learned whos boss

 

[CZroe]

Those are in almost every state.

Only six in this HUGE page of North American scorpions say something other than "USA" underneath them:
http://eycb.pagesperso-orange.fr/scorpions/GamNord.htm

 

[Chaotic42]

You try IMG tags?

I tried linking it. I don't believe in embedding images in posts. I think it's a ploy by the government.

Uh oh, they might be on to me.

 

[BoomerD]

http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/scorpiones/states.html

 

[Jeff7]

Those are in almost every state.

Hm...then I'm staying in Pennsylvania. I've never seen a scorpion around here, and that's fine with me.

 

[Locut0s]

I posted about this last summer:

That guy's pretty!

 

[Anonemous]

Hm...then I'm staying in Pennsylvania. I've never seen a scorpion around here, and that's fine with me.

Don't you guys get brown recluse spiders there?

 

[Jeff7]

Don't you guys get brown recluse spiders there?

If we do, I've never seen one.
Wiki gives this as their range.


The only venomous things that come to mind around here are a few snakes, like rattlesnakes and copperheads, but I've yet to see any manner of snake wander into my house uninvited. 🙂

 

[Iron Woode]

If we do, I've never seen one.
Wiki gives this as their range.


The only venomous things that come to mind around here are a few snakes, like rattlesnakes and copperheads, but I've yet to see any manner of snake wander into my house uninvited. 🙂

I am not sure about Pennsylvania, but here we have black widows.

 

[Jeff7]

I am not sure about Pennsylvania, but here we have black widows.

Yes, according to maps I've seen of their range, they should be around here, but I've never seen one.

The most significant venom-carrying threats I've encountered are large nests of various types of hornets, which invariably have very bad attitudes toward all other life forms.

 

[Iron Woode]

Yes, according to maps I've seen of their range, they should be around here, but I've never seen one.

The most significant venom-carrying threats I've encountered are large nests of various types of hornets, which invariably have very bad attitudes toward all other life forms.

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

 

[Locut0s]

Yes, according to maps I've seen of their range, they should be around here, but I've never seen one.

The most significant venom-carrying threats I've encountered are large nests of various types of hornets, which invariably have very bad attitudes toward all other life forms.

You likely wouldn't see black widows unless you went looking for them. They are small spiders that like to hide in dark, damp places.

 

[BoomerD]

You likely wouldn't see black widows unless you went looking for them. They are small spiders that like to hide in dark, damp places.

You'd be surprised at some of the places I find black widows around here. Under roof tile, in the garden, in my shed, my garage, under bushes, under the edge of the stucco sides of my house. Not particularly dark and damp...perhaps dimly lit, but definitely not dark.

 

[Locut0s]

You'd be surprised at some of the places I find black widows around here. Under roof tile, in the garden, in my shed, my garage, under bushes, under the edge of the stucco sides of my house. Not particularly dark and damp...perhaps dimly lit, but definitely not dark.

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.

 

[BudAshes]

If we do, I've never seen one.
Wiki gives this as their range.


The only venomous things that come to mind around here are a few snakes, like rattlesnakes and copperheads, but I've yet to see any manner of snake wander into my house uninvited. 🙂

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