Still Smarter

2018 & 2019 summers weren't too bad here,not many midges and I hardly noticed the UV tubes on my inustrial fly killer failing.
This year is different, a very wet summer.
I was prompted to service the unit.
Oh tonight, listening to two or three midges a minute kiss this world goodbye, is a wonderful sound.
And I will awake with less scratching.

Robert.

Does your bee hat help, have heard they get through?

I have heard that on the west coast they just laugh at such feeble means of protection!!

We have banned the little suckers from coming inside the M25.
Stay away bite the yokals.

Don't talk to me about midges!
They have been rife this year, the evil little blood-sucking b@*!@#&s!

It's randy house spiders that are causing problems here . In the last few days we've had a couple of big uns charging around the place. My OH makes a horrible high pitched noise when Borris the spider makes an appearance. Normally this would wake our moggie up who would jump on said spider with relish (he likes relish). But we're less at the moment which means I have to keep a spider eviction kit within arms reach at all times. An autumnal treat to keep me on my toes, I'd prefer a blackberry and apple crumble though - king of autumnal treats

I've just got over what I think may have been a Ross River Virus attack (yet to be confirmed by Doctors) which is caused by an infected mosquito bite. Travelled to the tropics in the caravan last year but having returned from UK in March and while in hotel quarantine I stiffened up. 2 weeks later and the pain was excruciating all over my body. Joints tendons muscles etc. My good lady had to dress me and do almost everything for me. The whole thing lasted from April to about end of July and was the single most painful thing I've ever gone through.

buffalobob wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:34 am It's randy house spiders that are causing problems here .

On my rear screen door a few years back

That's exactly why I never go anywhere tropical. I can't cope with over 25C for long or insects big enough to trip over Hope you're over your illness now Muddy

Muddy wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 2:19 am

buffalobob wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 1:34 am It's randy house spiders that are causing problems here .

On my rear screen door a few years back
Spider on back door.jpg

I'ii stick with the midges

Robert.

buffalobob wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:36 pm .... or insects big enough to trip over

Lol. Very good indeed. Might have to steal that one.

buffalobob wrote: Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:36 pm I can't cope with over 25C for long or insects big enough to trip over Hope you're over your illness now Muddy

Short legs are a pain! Yes I'm getting there thanks!

Meh! last time I checked, it's Australia where most of the wild life is trying to kill humankind.......

Bloody loon snakes and spiders, even tiddly little octopus and jellyfish that if bite/sting limit life to mere hours.......

Still, amazing pictures on the telly

{edit}but I'd rather face the aforementioned midges than have to keep facing the trauma of working out how to get this new version of my bloody mobile browser that updated last night {/edit}

My grandma worked for Fife bananas, and all came in by boat. For London
all came to Kinston upon Thames and unloaded there.
My Nana worked in the offices, nice and warm. You know what happens next
a scream, a woman in the loo, a large terachilla spider. Total embarrassment
for the lady and the man sent in to rescue her. This happened 4 r 5 times a week.

You would have thought the woman would get bored after the first few times!

Them spiders don't speak our lingo Mash.

gaza the instructor wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:47 pm My grandma worked for Fife bananas, and all came in by boat. For London
all came to Kinston upon Thames and unloaded there.
My Nana worked in the offices, nice and warm. You know what happens next
a scream, a woman in the loo, a large terachilla spider. Total embarrassment
for the lady and the man sent in to rescue her. This happened 4 r 5 times a week.

Read something about this a good few years ago. By all accounts, it was indeed a regular occurrence, though it was only publicised when the spider/snake/whatever was particularly unusual.

Whether they've managed to sort this so it's prevented or still happens etc, don't know........

I was bitten by what turned out to be a false black widow on my ankle whilst cutting the front lawn. Necrosis set in and didn't heal for yonks. The spider was very small, only the size of a 5p coin. I still have a mark where the fecker sank it's fangs in. The same thing happened to my mate in his fruit and veg shop. He didn't see what bit him but his bite area was necrotic too. He had weird aches and pains in joints as well, nasty eh. Thats why I don't cut the grass anymore unless I get nagged into it. I still have nightmares.

A few nights ago, whilst hunting slugs in thr PT, I spotted one of my bees,laden wth pollen, too cold to fly and no sun to navigate by.
I coaxed it onto a finger, took it to the hive and watched it walk in.
Happy days.

On Monday. one of the girls decided to sting me. I must have been a little closer to the hive than she liked.
A no problem sting, as always...

Nope, the last two days I have had a hand like the INCREDIBLE HULK!
It seems that this happens, no reaction, and then a bad one, for the next few stings.

This one has just about gone away.
I am not lookiking forward to the next sting.

You can keep your venomous spiders!


Robert.