Yeah, okay. So, everything IS bigger in Texas...
Even the waterbugs/cockroaches/whatever you want to call those nasty brown bugs.
'Nuff said.
If I tell the story I will embarrass myself too much to ever be able to show my face here again!! Use your imagination. Me in the bathroom getting ready for work and a HUGE unexpected visitor.
Anyway, if anyone wants to volunteer to come be my full-time bug patrol, I'm accepting applications!
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welcome to texas
p.s. watch out for the FIRE ants
I once had an experience with ants in Texas that turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Eeeeew!!!!!
Cockroaches, creepy insects...
Be careful, dear Kristi :)
I already hold a position in the bug patrol but I'm sure you'll have no problem finding another member (hehe).
How's work? ;-)
I do hope you have a nightlight. I have heard that the REALLY big bugs come out in the dark.
I could be mistaken, though.
Yikes! We have spider infestation at my new house (in KY). NOT fun. Good luck. :)
I'd watch out for the tarantulas and the rattle snakes that come up out of the toilets.
qgdebMake sure that you have screens on your windows. That will keep those cockroaches from flying in. Those out there in San Antonio are much larger than the Palmetto bugs. We had that problem when I was a kid in San Antonio.
Fire Ants are an issue, and always have been there. Get Amdro for those. It really works. Fire Ants also migrate.
As for the rattlesnakes, they are the most posionous during the Spring when they first wake from hibernation because they haven't killed anything to eat yet. Don't go into high grass, over a rock terrain, or crawl over logs, and watch cattle guards. Remember, they will be where there's rodents. That's their main diet there. They also tend to sun themselves on sidewalks and roads. One thing that helps is to put out moth crystals around your foundation, etc. They don't like the smell. (Come to think of it, I don't blame them!) In the Fall and Spring, before /after frost, if you see ants and toads, the snakes are out.
As for tarantulas, they are really neat, but will bite. They are beneficial because they eat bad bugs. You will see them at sunset, crawling across the road. Scorpions travel in pairs. When you see one, there is usually another lurking around. They will come up out of drains. So, keep the drains pluged. Drown them in hot water, or find a brave person to squash them for you. Sometimes, though, they carry their young on the backs of the females, like some spiders. That can be a little nightmarish.
Don't worry to much about spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. Just make sure that you have your home routinely sprayed. As for the snakes, they will tend to move out of heavily populated areas. The more rural, the more rodents, the more snakes will be there. The roaches...can get over 3 to 4 inches long.
Ok- Texas Zoology 101 is dismissed for the day! :)
BTW- Go to a Rattlesnake Roundup the next time you hear of one. You may have to go to Waurika, OK, not to far from where I grew up in Wichita Falls. They milk those things for antivenom.My mother once had a student bring one to class (1967) and teach them how to milk a snake. She taught the entire day with a rattlesnake in her sink. Only in Texas...
Boy, Beth, you sure make Texas sound like a great place to live! ;)
Beth, you completely freaked me out.... Congratulations!
Hehehehehehehe!
Sorry,
I didn't mean to freak you out. But that is kinda funny.
We grew up with these things...and my Mom was a biology teacher. You just learn to live with them, or live with the possibility of them coming around.
But truth be known...I had a bug patrol, too! They just also killed snakes and spiders, too.
What did you do???? Of course after witnessing your reaction at home many, many times, I can't imagine what you did all by yourself. :):):) But it sure is funny to think about!! Thanks for the laugh at your expense.
It must make life more interesting.
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