Perhaps She’ll Die…House Fly
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly I don’t know why she swallowed the fly Perhaps she’ll die I am not quite sure what they were thinking, or perhaps, smoking, when they busted out this weird little ditty about a woman eating a fly, and then a bunch of other things, but for […]
Hungry Like The Wolf Spider
Back in the day when Duran Duran was singing about being hungry like a wolf, it is quite possible they were singing about the appetites of wolf spiders instead of the four-legged canine variety. And the appetites they were singing about just might have been for something other than food. It seems that being hungry […]
“I Can Show You The World” (Carpet Beetles)
🎵Sing with me!🎵 I can show you the world Shining, shimmering splendid Tell me, princess, now when did You last let your heart decide? I can open your eyes Take you wonder by wonder Over sideways and under On a magic carpet ride Ok, hold up right there. When Aladdin was trying to get the […]
Stop! Hobo Time!
Hobo time! Why does that make me think of MC Hammer in his gold lamé parachute pants? Hobo time, buh duh da dum, hobo time! It is actually pretty catchy. So, what does Mc Hammer have to do with hobo spiders? Well, the answer is really quite simple – not one darn thing. But as […]
Latest Fashion Trend? Yellow Jackets.
Contrary to their name, yellow jackets have nothing to do with the fashion industry. You won’t be seeing them walking down the runway with their pouty faces and long legs showing off the latest fashion trends. That’s not their jam. Instead of being on full display, they’d rather stay out of the public eye and […]
Odorous House Ants or Stinky Ants as I like to call them.
If it isn’t bad enough having ants in your house, these ones come with their own special brand of stink. Odorous house ants, or stink ants, as I affectionately call them, smell like rotten coconut when their little bodies are crushed or if they sense danger and are running around like banshees trying to find […]
Drain Flies
What is small, round, has a fuzzy body, wings like a moth? That would be the Drain Fly. Also known as a moth fly or sink fly, I prefer to call them annoying as @#$%. Drain flies are about the same size as gnats or fruit flies, measuring between two millimeters and five millimeters. They […]
Q & A with a Cigarette Beetle
What in the world is a cigarette beetle? A beetle that smokes A cigarette made of beetles A beetle that has a fond love of tobacco If your answer was “a,” you might be smoking more than tobacco. If your answer was “b,” that is just wrong, and gross, and a number of other disgusting […]
Mary, Mary, quite contrary…Aphids
So, after harassing her husband to build her some beds for her garden and mapping out what she wanted to plant, how many plants she wanted to plant, where she wanted to plant, setting up the water system, and fertilizing, Mary’s garden is well on its way to producing all of her favorite fruits and […]
School of Silverfish
Ahoy Matey! Silver, yes. Fish, no. This isn’t a bug blog about some slimy variety of fish, it is a bug blog about those funky looking silver bugs that sometimes make their way into your house. And when I say funky looking, I mean seriously funky looking. Their bodies are covered with scales and taper […]
