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Cirque du So-What

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14. One of these zapped me

Tue Dec 4, 2018, 04:20 PM

Dec 2018

The 'cicada killer' is a solitary wasp that builds underground nests. It usually doesn't bother people, but one apparently liked the smell of my underarm deodorant and lit on my shirt over my armpit. Not knowing it was there, I lowered my arm and ZAPPO! Instant excruciating pain that took me to the ground, followed by intense swelling that ran in a broad streak down my side. Made me wonder how the cicada doesn't die immediately.

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Florida Gots Them Palmetto Bugs. [View all] MineralMan Dec 2018 OP

I wasn't a-skeered of much when I was a kid... Cirque du So-What Dec 2018 #1

Those are really pretty, but sting very painfully. MineralMan Dec 2018 #3

Here's a giant wasp from California. Fairly rare to see, MineralMan Dec 2018 #6

I see the stinger Cirque du So-What Dec 2018 #7

That one's dead. MineralMan Dec 2018 #8

One of these zapped me Cirque du So-What Dec 2018 #14

Yikes! Those are big. I think I saw one this Summer. MineralMan Dec 2018 #17

I woulda moved on too if I'da seen it beforehand Cirque du So-What Dec 2018 #20

I came home from work one night, years ago The Genealogist Dec 2018 #53

Yikes! frogmarch Dec 2018 #60

I think Schmidt has gotten himself stung (voluntarily) by just about every insect there is hatrack Dec 2018 #63

Wow, wonderful excerpt! frogmarch Dec 2018 #66

Yes, but even worse are the teensy weensy fire ants. cwydro Dec 2018 #11

"A" fire ant bite wouldn't be too bad SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #38

Yes! Little arsehats bite in unison! cwydro Dec 2018 #61

It can be serious SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #62

I got hit by one once. Worse sting of my life behind an Io moth caterpillar GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #21

I remember picking one of these up when I was a kid out in the woods hatrack Dec 2018 #67

Almost looks like a toy Watchfoxheadexplodes Dec 2018 #2

Yes, palmetto bugs are cockroaches. There are many species MineralMan Dec 2018 #5

Palmetto Bugs are usually associated with Florida SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #43

I love creepy crawlies of all kinds. Solly Mack Dec 2018 #4

I used to torture friends of mine in Florida by telling them I'd seen a palmetto bug nearby. cwydro Dec 2018 #9

I love praying mantis insects, too, although MineralMan Dec 2018 #10

Also in the Mantid family are Stick Insects MineralMan Dec 2018 #12

They're awesome. I've got lots of pictures of them on my fb. cwydro Dec 2018 #16

I handled them for hours as a kid Cirque du So-What Dec 2018 #22

Praying Mantis Snackshack Dec 2018 #55

LOL - At least potato bugs move slow!!!! LeftInTX Dec 2018 #13

I did wildlife rehab. Bears, mt. Lions, wolves, snakes, raptors... nolabear Dec 2018 #15

Lol. My best friend is like that. cwydro Dec 2018 #19

One thing I like about living in the PNW ismnotwasm Dec 2018 #18

Banana Slugs! MineralMan Dec 2018 #23

Slugs are cool ismnotwasm Dec 2018 #25

True, but they have plenty of slime. I don't like handling them. MineralMan Dec 2018 #27

No. ismnotwasm Dec 2018 #58

I read where some idiot in Australia ate a garden slug and the parasites it carried killed him. brewens Dec 2018 #34

Always makes me think of Vincent in "Pulp Fiction"... Moostache Dec 2018 #57

Anyone remember an episode MFM008 Dec 2018 #24

They might have been. MineralMan Dec 2018 #26

Holy shit! I remember that episode SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #40

What's wonderful is that YouTube has a clip of almost MineralMan Dec 2018 #42

Yikes. This thread is giving me the heebie jeebies. Laffy Kat Dec 2018 #28

Florida has mole crickets too HAB911 Dec 2018 #29

Cool, and with vestigial wings. MineralMan Dec 2018 #30

he/she's a beauty! handmade34 Dec 2018 #31

Wow! That's a beautiful insect! MineralMan Dec 2018 #32

aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #49

Wow!! What a photo! nt Codeine Dec 2018 #65

We had these Mormon Crickets break out here in north central Idaho about brewens Dec 2018 #33

"Just give a little whistle...." JenniferJuniper Dec 2018 #35

Once upon a time 2naSalit Dec 2018 #36

Oh, Ick! MineralMan Dec 2018 #37

Right!?! 2naSalit Dec 2018 #59

omfg. I would freak the fck out if I ever saw a Potato Bug ecstatic Dec 2018 #39

Anecdotal evidence suggests that they can chew through sheetrock. Adsos Letter Dec 2018 #41

Amazing. MineralMan Dec 2018 #45

From Floriduh, a vile insect soon to spread disease and destruction north. retread Dec 2018 #44

Ick! A bug! MineralMan Dec 2018 #46

i hate those things. UGH. Is that you touching one!! UGH UGH Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #47

No, but I routinely picked thekm up and MineralMan Dec 2018 #50

My house in WI has been invaded by stinkbugs this year Poiuyt Dec 2018 #48

The thing about palmetto bugs is mitch96 Dec 2018 #51

Florida girl here, I find nothing as horrifying as Palmetto bugs. dewsgirl Dec 2018 #52

Ugh...palmetto bugs! The Genealogist Dec 2018 #54

Ugh! I hate all insects! Especially the huge, ugly ones as shown above. smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #56

I won't lie, Codeine Dec 2018 #64

You're not alone in that. MineralMan Dec 2018 #68