ant bite on purpose (video)

[Wolfus_305]

*shudders* i HATE when bugs walk on me. but if they hold still everything is good.
at my cottage 2 of my neighbours study bugs and reptiles so my sister and i always go to hold them and see them and learn about them. My sister even got into a magazine holding one of the caterpillars. if i can find a picture of the caterpillar I'll attach it

[infernalis]

When I stayed in Brasil the roaches were as big as my breeder Dubia, geckos are welcome to free roam the houses, and it was a common occurrence to be sitting at the table and see a decent size gecko run up the wall with a big insect in it's mouth.

It's nothing really once you get over the "heebie jeebies" many people get bothered by insects in the woods, we spend all summer back in our forest. I quit letting insects "bug" me a long time ago.

[stephanbakir]

I never understood what was wrong with roaches, i mean people don't like them because they eat rubbish but half the bugs out there do.

[infernalis]

Of all the varied species of roaches, I think it's something like only 4 that are pests.

A colony of big tropical roaches is fascinating to watch..

[Wolfus_305]

Wayne, don't you breed or didn't you used to breed roaches? Would you be able to post a picture here just so I can see what it's like?

[presspirate]

When the dude started crying after getting bit and stung, I thought..."serves you right."

Here's a male and female of my Roaches. I can't get a family portrait cause they scatter when I turn the light on. They're pretty cool, I think, but chicks tend to think they're gross.

[Lankyrob]

They are sweet the only thing that still gets me is when the light goes on and they scatter making that roach "scratchy" noise. I can handle them dig through their dirt etc with mo probs but that noise goes right through me.

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

They are sweet the only thing that still gets me is when the light goes on and they scatter making that roach "scratchy" noise. I can handle them dig through their dirt etc with mo probs but that noise goes right through me.

I heard scratching under my shed and figured i had mice... we raised the shed and found 5 skunks WOOOO only animal on earth i dont want under my shed!
Since then whenever i hear scratching i look carefully instead of putting my face in the opening

[Wolfus_305]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

I heard scratching under my shed and figured i had mice... we raised the shed and found 5 skunks WOOOO only animal on earth i dont want under my shed!
Since then whenever i hear scratching i look carefully instead of putting my face in the opening

aha yes, been there done that, cept it was the neighbours shed housing the skunks and we have 2 dogs. dad got home from his afternoon shift (around 1am) and lets the dogs out. trying to get skunk smell out of two dogs in the wee hours of the morning is not very fun.

Rob, I know exactly what you're talking about when you mention the sound!

Wow, they don't look tooooooo bad, so long as I wasn't covered in them and they were holding still :P ahah i know, if you know that the bite/sting will hurt and you still choose to do it then sorry, i don't think i'll be sympathizing for you

[stephanbakir]

We drove from Saskatoon to Gatineau with a skunky dog woooo

[Wolfus_305]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

We drove from Saskatoon to Gatineau with a skunky dog woooo

wow, how did you manage? that's crazy!

[sassy_snake_lady]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

theres a tv programme over here where the guy goes around the world be stung and bitten by various venomous creatures then being monotrered by a medical team to see his body's reactions to it.

in one episode he wore these ceramonial wicker gloves filled with bullet ants for 2 hours (i think) as part of an initiation ceromony done by a tribe he was visiting its was their transition into to manhood ceromony

it looked damn sore and his blood pressure pulse etc shot up to crazy levels

it was a very interesting programme imo

cheers shaun

Steve Backshall! Love that guy

It was 10 mins he wore the gloves

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by Wolfus_305

Wayne, don't you breed or didn't you used to breed roaches? Would you be able to post a picture here just so I can see what it's like?

Yes. I keep a big roach colony. Lizard food.

[Wolfus_305]

They're so neat looking... they kind of remind me of other smaller bugs but magnified, just like bigger versions of them. they're pretty cool.
We used to breed/keep crickets... they smelled way too much so it didn't last long

[Coffee Black]

I have a problem with what I call the "ninja species." They will be chillin all " Oh hai!" on your shoulder and you would never know. Bothers me. My capture strategy includes a bit of cardboard and a pint glass. Catch them. Throw it outside and that glass be damned till morning haha.