The first two get into my food when I'm trying to eat...especially fruit and salads. And, the third can cause very serious diseases. I wouldn't go as far as actually "hating" them, but I strongly dislike when they're around.
I remember when I was a kid during WWII one of the servicemen's annuals had a poem in it about "Mike the Malaria Moskeeta".
The author's name is unknown, but he was from New South Wales, and his regimental number was NX116478.
In tropical regions, there’s “mozzies” in legions but none cause havoc completer than one little devil who’s not on the level, it’s Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
With no foe or ally is Mike ever pally, his aim is to be a world beater; for Tojo and Aussie’s the same to this mozzie, to Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
The world’s aviation has yet no creation. Like Mike in his striped single-seater, bad trouble is comin’ when you hear the hummin’ of Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
He sure is a glutton and he won’t eat mutton—no sir, nor is Mike a beef eater; for Mike likes consumin’ the blood of a human, does Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
So please heed my warning, at sundown or dawning, altho’ you may dwell in a heater; just keep yourself covered, lest you be discovered by Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
In time’s smallest fraction you’ll be put out of action if once he injects his saltpetre. The world’s greatest vermin is not Jap or German—it’s Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
I quit there yesterday after I was insulted after saying something about Obama. Wasn't bad either, just that he hasn't DONE anything. That was enough for me.
Hating insects (and other arthropods) or panicking about them does not help. The problem with insects and other arthropods (arachnids, myriapods, etc.) - namely parasites and "venomous bugs" - is that too large numbers of them can cause considerable damage to vegetation, cultures (farming), other animal species and people (food shortage, diseases, epidemics) and to resources and materials (deterioration, hygiene problems, accidents, technical failures). And too large numbers of certain insect species are the symptoms of an interruption of the natural food chain, as their natural predators are missing.
The worst are probably mosquitoes, tsetse flies, ticks, etc., which are carriers of dangerous viruses, closely followed by pests (large numbers of various insects) destroying plants, food, materials and natural environments, etc., and certain venomous arthropods are dangerous.
Unfortunately, pesticides, herbicides, artificial and overdosed organic fertilisers, pollution, "biological modifications", etc. - besides industries, mass productions, urban sprawl and various human activities - depleted and destroyed (and still are) the ecological balance of various natural sites, habitats and vital resources.
Lol, Marianne, I don't hate camel crickets when they stay outside where they belong. It's just when they invade the house that I don't like them. It is almost impossible to swat them with a rolled-up newspaper because they are very fast jumpers (up to one meter vertically and horizontally), and they jump in random directions to evade you).
BUT... I have discovered that they are not sensitive to slow motions, so if I see one, I sneak up on it very slowly with an old telephone book, and SLOWLY lower the book until it is about 15 cm above the bug, and then swiftly slam the book down. This works about 90% of the time.
Of course, then there are the squashed camel cricket remains to clean.
Thank GOD they don't chirp like ordinary crickets.
Lol - that must be rather bothering to have them in the house.
The camel cricket is not one of our native species, but we have various species and subspecies of smaller grasshoppers or crickets and cicadas.
Anyway, if they are feeding on other insects, they should be in the garden and not in the house.
But I suppose that you have also some praying mantis, spiders, etc., various birds and other insectivorous animals feeding on your native cricket species, unless intensive agriculture has compromised the ecological food chain.
One of the worst of this family is the European mole cricket, which causes considerable damages to cultures:
On the other hand, one of our useful cricket of grasshopper species, the great green bush cricket, is a mainly carnivorous species, feeding especially on the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle and other parasites, but it has become rare.
By the way, there are new trends for food basing on insect proteins, and locusts seem to be an interesting idea, with some other bugs.
I think that it depends also on the preparation, spicing and cooking.
And insects are part of the big family of the arthropods, which includes also crustaceans, like shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc.
And if you like shrimps - well, it shouldn't be too difficult ...
Furthermore, insects and other arthropods were used since ancient times as food (directly or indirectly), for medicine, for various industries and many other purposes, all over the world - also certain insects considered as pests.
Well, there is not much information about how camel crickets would taste (they feed on decaying mattters, and there are controversed views, and they are not on the list of the most appreciated edible insects, so, there would be probably a need for controlled breeding environments, hygiene (bacteria) and for feeding substances. They are known to be rather useful as scavengers for recycling organic waste, and they are harmless, in spite of their looks.
BLACK WIDOWS ! Must have killed 30 or more this last Summer !
Anything that crawls!
You do hate those things , don't ya ?
Yes I do with a passion!
Damn Carpenter Ants ! They're worse than termites ! Have to really watch for them now because of the snow.
I hate stinkbugs. They're everywhere in the summer.
Gross ! Heard about them !
You don't dare squash one, the stench is horrible.
They are gross!!
The first two get into my food when I'm trying to eat...especially fruit and salads. And, the third can cause very serious diseases. I wouldn't go as far as actually "hating" them, but I strongly dislike when they're around.
Mosquitoes. Definitely!
I remember when I was a kid during WWII one of the servicemen's annuals had a poem in it about "Mike the Malaria Moskeeta".
The author's name is unknown, but he was from New South Wales, and his regimental number was NX116478.
In tropical regions, there’s “mozzies” in legions but none cause havoc completer than one little devil who’s not on the level, it’s Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
With no foe or ally is Mike ever pally, his aim is to be a world beater; for Tojo and Aussie’s the same to this mozzie, to Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
The world’s aviation has yet no creation. Like Mike in his striped single-seater, bad trouble is comin’ when you hear the hummin’ of Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
He sure is a glutton and he won’t eat mutton—no sir, nor is Mike a beef eater; for Mike likes consumin’ the blood of a human, does Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
So please heed my warning, at sundown or dawning, altho’ you may dwell in a heater; just keep yourself covered, lest you be discovered by Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
In time’s smallest fraction you’ll be put out of action if once he injects his saltpetre. The world’s greatest vermin is not Jap or German—it’s Mike, the Malaria Mo-skeeter.
Nice to see you Didge ! I'm sure you'll bump into my son....Hitman.
I did some hunting when I saw him mention his father but, yeah, I worked it out. This might be a good site to call home.
Can't say I'm very keen on the level of angst on answerMug. I'll hang in there for a while but things will need to improve.
I quit there yesterday after I was insulted after saying something about Obama. Wasn't bad either, just that he hasn't DONE anything. That was enough for me.
Understood. This site feels good. Might be possible to build it.
Camel crickets. UGH!
Hating insects (and other arthropods) or panicking about them does not help. The problem with insects and other arthropods (arachnids, myriapods, etc.) - namely parasites and "venomous bugs" - is that too large numbers of them can cause considerable damage to vegetation, cultures (farming), other animal species and people (food shortage, diseases, epidemics) and to resources and materials (deterioration, hygiene problems, accidents, technical failures). And too large numbers of certain insect species are the symptoms of an interruption of the natural food chain, as their natural predators are missing.
The worst are probably mosquitoes, tsetse flies, ticks, etc., which are carriers of dangerous viruses, closely followed by pests (large numbers of various insects) destroying plants, food, materials and natural environments, etc., and certain venomous arthropods are dangerous.
http://www.insectidentification.org/harmful-insects.asp
http://www.scienceclarified.com/Al-As/Arthropods.html
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/fasulo/vector/chap07.pdf
http://list25.com/25-most-dangerous-insects-in-the-world/
http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/the-top-ten-worlds-most-venomous-insects-new.2415243/
Unfortunately, pesticides, herbicides, artificial and overdosed organic fertilisers, pollution, "biological modifications", etc. - besides industries, mass productions, urban sprawl and various human activities - depleted and destroyed (and still are) the ecological balance of various natural sites, habitats and vital resources.
Lol, Marianne, I don't hate camel crickets when they stay outside where they belong. It's just when they invade the house that I don't like them. It is almost impossible to swat them with a rolled-up newspaper because they are very fast jumpers (up to one meter vertically and horizontally), and they jump in random directions to evade you).
BUT... I have discovered that they are not sensitive to slow motions, so if I see one, I sneak up on it very slowly with an old telephone book, and SLOWLY lower the book until it is about 15 cm above the bug, and then swiftly slam the book down. This works about 90% of the time.
Of course, then there are the squashed camel cricket remains to clean.
Thank GOD they don't chirp like ordinary crickets.
@T(h)ink
Lol - that must be rather bothering to have them in the house.
The camel cricket is not one of our native species, but we have various species and subspecies of smaller grasshoppers or crickets and cicadas.
Anyway, if they are feeding on other insects, they should be in the garden and not in the house.
But I suppose that you have also some praying mantis, spiders, etc., various birds and other insectivorous animals feeding on your native cricket species, unless intensive agriculture has compromised the ecological food chain.
One of the worst of this family is the European mole cricket, which causes considerable damages to cultures:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryllotalpa_gryllotalpa
On the other hand, one of our useful cricket of grasshopper species, the great green bush cricket, is a mainly carnivorous species, feeding especially on the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle and other parasites, but it has become rare.
By the way, there are new trends for food basing on insect proteins, and locusts seem to be an interesting idea, with some other bugs.
YUM!
I think that it depends also on the preparation, spicing and cooking.
And insects are part of the big family of the arthropods, which includes also crustaceans, like shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc.
And if you like shrimps - well, it shouldn't be too difficult ...
Furthermore, insects and other arthropods were used since ancient times as food (directly or indirectly), for medicine, for various industries and many other purposes, all over the world - also certain insects considered as pests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophagy
https://www.insects.org/ced1/aust_abor.html
Hmmm... I wonder what camel crickets taste like...?
Do you have any good recipes... ?
I like shrimp.
Well, there is not much information about how camel crickets would taste (they feed on decaying mattters, and there are controversed views, and they are not on the list of the most appreciated edible insects, so, there would be probably a need for controlled breeding environments, hygiene (bacteria) and for feeding substances. They are known to be rather useful as scavengers for recycling organic waste, and they are harmless, in spite of their looks.
http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/20/bug-off-why-insect-eating-is-more-gimmick-than-reality/
https://edibug.wordpress.com/list-of-edible-insects/
http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/camel-crickets
As for the tastiest edible crickets or grasshoppers, here's some info about recipes:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniella-martin/5-ways-to-cook-a-cricket_b_914543.html
http://time.com/3830167/eating-bugs-insects-recipes/ ----- (20 pages)
Lol! I also heard camel crickets eat mildew from the walls of moist garages and basements.
They probably don't taste very good.
Yes, they say that they might not taste so good - but these are mere assumptions.
Somehow, I'm not keen on conducting the experiments to test the assumptions.
Me neither - lol.
Oh - but birds (insectivores, of course) might like them ...
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Good idea, except for all the bird droppings.
Lol - yes, indeed, and you can't ask them to clean up after messing on your car (or your head):
LOL.
Centipedes give me the heebie-jeebies
I think Ancient Hippy nailed it with stinkbugs.