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I got bugs in my room.
and now the questions:
do i kill them?
become their friend?
do i eat them?
raw or well done?
do i trick them?
i don't think they're that dumb
do i join them?
looks like that's the one.
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Pearl Jam: Bugs
... actually, it was red, but I liked the lines and light and shadow more than I liked the red. I know. At the same time, pure black & white didn't fully do it justice either, so I added the slight sepia tone.
I can't be the only one that feels like so much of the beauty of cars has disappeared over the last few decades. There are only a handful of cars out on the roads now that have the same kind of design elements that almost all cars had back then. (back then = 50s & 60s I guess) Cars are so utilitarian now, versus what they were then... a luxury, a head turner, something not everyone had.
I know this bug isn't that old, but it still has some of that legacy. I love my little VW Golf, but it's certainly not in the same category as this guy, design-wise.
Jagged Ambush Bugs (Phymata fasciata) mating on a sunflower along my driveway. Arvada, Jefferson Co., Colo.
Bugs.
Rolleiflex 2.8F - Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm 1:2.8 - JCH Streetpan 400 @ ASA-400
Kodak HC-110 Dil. H 10:00 @ 20C
Scanner: Epson V700
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC
Poecilometis gravis
Family: Pentatomidae ( stink bugs , shield bugs )
Suborder: Heteroptera
Order: Hemiptera
I have had several observations of this genus locally in the past. Previous observations have all been of Poecilometis strigatus. However this one is a different species P. gravis. This one looks very similar to the previous observations but there are some minor differences: antennae colour, maybe more even punctation on the hemelytra, a more pronounced black dot on the hemelytra. All are consistent with P. gravis. One quite marked difference is the number of antennae segments; P. gravis has 5 segments whereas P. strigatus has only 4. In the case of this species, P. gravis, the second and third antennal segments are the same length.
It is usually assumed that stink bugs can be merely irritating with their unpleasant smelling spray. However the fluid can be hazardous if it gets in the eye and can cause corneal damage; injuries have been reported.
Reference
Shen YS, Hu CC. Irritant contact keratitis caused by the bodily fluids of a brown marmorated stink bug. Taiwan J Ophthalmol. 2017 Oct-Dec;7(4):221-223. doi: 10.4103/tjo.tjo_32_17. PMID: 29296555; PMCID: PMC5747233.
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Made for my daughter for her school sale. Pattern here: www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=308354.0
Green Shield Bug Palomena prasina otherwise known ans The Stink Bug they give off an osour if moed or provoked!
I found this one on a nasturtium, tasty little flower.
Green Shield Bug, ( Palomena prasina ),. This bug usually darkens before going into hibernation and may be deep bronze in late autumn, but at other times of the year it is bright green and unlike any of our other shield bugs. Common in many habitats, including gardens, feeds mainly on deciduous shrubs and tall herds, .....12-14mm,....
( I.D. Collins complete guide to BRITISH INSECTS, ),...
There was a stink bug brewed in my espresso this morning. I don't know how or why it got in the brew head of my Starbucks Barista. All I know is I was smelling stink bug stench OVER the scent of freshly brewed espresso. That's how much those damn bugs stink. Since it's common for them to get trapped in the sink, have an anxiety attack and unleash their funk, I didn't think much of it. I just assumed that there was one drowning in the garbage disposal. But the espresso maker is right next to the sink and when I unscrewed the filter from the brew head to make more espresso, there was a motherfucking crushed stink bug on the edge of the basket, in my coffee grounds. The grounds left from the two shots I just swallowed.
This sent me on a cleaning spree the likes of which I hope you never experience. Two gallons of bottled water and 32 ounces of lemon juice have been through that espresso maker today. Every part that could be washed was washed with ultra concentrated antibacterial dish soap. After all that, the Rapporto filter STILL smelled like stink bug. So I put everything through the dishwasher. Last I checked, they smelled like lemon dishwasher detergent granules - the way nature intended. So I can now take the OCD down a notch or two and only sniff suspiciously at the espresso maker every half hour or so.
The thing is, I enjoy bugs. I'll put a live bug in my mouth, no problem - BUT NOT IF THEY STINK. That is where I draw the line. Disgusting odors. Now you know.
To prevent an accidental brewing of stink bugs in the future I now have a jar of q-tips and a pocket mirror on top of my Barista so I can inspect all the hidden parts before making coffee. This is what those fucking stink bugs have driven me to. It's a plague.
Bites from bed bug adult and nymphs. First, second instars of nymphs. Adult bed bug fed on top of left vertical-positioned vein. There was no appreciable size difference between adult and nymph bites. The initial swelling reaction subsides around 30 minutes after bites and feeding. Large red blotches on lower right at thumb base and along lower wrist are birth marks (port-wine stain or naevus flammeus), not bed-bug related.
Zentangle bug. Used different paper on this one and discovered that types of paper makes a difference. It was rough and made my lines messy.
getting bed bug bites from shorts fresh out of the dryer totally traumatized me. i think I'm afraid of clothing now. later this night some bites manifested and i flipped out that i had brought bed bugs into david's house. he woke up to find me naked in the hall outside his apartment door bagging my clothes. i burst into tears and downloaded adium just to find maciej and beg him for advice. maciej was traumatized by bugs a year ago and went on a rampage, even started an important resource, bedbugregistry.com. thank fracking god he told me bedbug bites can take up to 5 days to manifest and they were most likely bites from the LA house. i had only googled how to kill the horrible things, not about the bites. maciej calmed me down enough so i stopped freezing naked and being scared of the pillow. i went to bedbugger flickr set to see bite pix and ended up just crying while reading about people's horrible ordeals. i also discovered from that flickr set that the very block i moved to in SF is apparently grand central for bed bugs. my live-in manager there is a super star and it's spotless. cross my fingers they don't make it to my unit anytime soon.
update: if they do who cares. i'm out of there. you don't NEED anything in life but your ID, bank cards, and healthy unbitten skin.
update: reading up, it's entirely standard for bed bug victims to run naked out of the apartment every time they get a flea bite or find a speck of lint. i'm normal! ha ha.