FUCKING MOSQUITO! The damn thing has nailed me twice (in the computer room). SHIT!

[HopeHoops]

I'm usually pretty good at taking them out. This bastard did two hit and runs.

[Gold Metal Flake]

1. These rock.

http://www.harborfreight.com/electronic-fly-swatter-40122.html

I have a couple of them. You just swing at them and SNAP!

[HopeHoops]

3. Nah. I like the satisfaction of smashing the fuckers while they're in the act.

[ohiosmith]

2. One of the best things about living in the desert. Very few Mosquitos.

We do however have these.

[HopeHoops]

4. Well, I like arachnids - spiders mostly. The black flies in NH were the worst.

I also like crustaceans, but they don't tend to cause you to balloon up with poison (perhaps because they can't). I've known people who kept scorpions as pets. I don't understand why, but then again I raised a boa from 20" to almost 5' and we've got a huge tank full of hermit crabs (they've got a lot of weird body parts on the shell end). To each his own.

Did you know that tarantulas aren't as dangerous by their bite as they are by their hairs? They fling the hairs out in self-defense and if you get one in your eye (they have barbs) you're REALLY fucked. This coming from a guy who pets spiders. I'm serious, I do. They get to know me and seem to like it. Unfortunately, they die off each season so I have to train an entirely new generation each year.

[ohiosmith]

6. Hate spiders!

[HopeHoops]

8. Spiders are your friends. We have a strict "no kill" rule for spiders.

They eat more nasties than you can possibly imagine. I yell at the cats for trying to catch them. I pet spiders. The really tiny ones (like 1/4mm diameter) always seem to find my hat. I make sure they get a safe place. They walk on me, interact with me, and like strokings (if they're big enough). They also like beer, so they can't be ALL bad.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

9. uh Renfield, I think your Master is calling you.

[TorchTheWitch]

5. monsters they are

Itty bitty tiny little evil monsters.

[HopeHoops]

7. Fortunately, we have a wealth of bats, swallows, and dragon flies. They still don't get them all.

Pennyroyal infusion works very well, but I don't have any on now and the fuckers came in through the holes in the screens that the cats made.