I saw a thing in the garden (9 Viewers)

[seanc]

I spent a night out on someone's boat, outside of London. I saw a large grey seal, a pair of herons (you rarely see them in pairs), starlings, eight little ducklings, a shit-ton of false widows.

all I get to see around here are false widows, and I don't like them.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

all I get to see around here are false widows, and I don't like them.

My daughter can’t get the name of these right in her head and keeps calling them Whomping Willows.

 

[flashback]

I spent a night out on someone's boat, outside of London. I saw a large grey seal, a pair of herons (you rarely see them in pairs), starlings, eight little ducklings, a shit-ton of false widows.

all I get to see around here are false widows, and I don't like them.

Did you ever hear the noise herons make? They get pretty shouty when there's a gang of them.

 

[seanc]

Did you ever hear the noise herons make? They get pretty shouty when there's a gang of them.

Oh yeah these two were savage loud. The only time I've ever seen more than two was when the zookeepers were feeding the seals at the zoo. Heron's understand schedules.

 

[flashback]

Oh yeah these two were savage loud. The only time I've ever seen more than two was when the zookeepers were feeding the seals at the zoo. Heron's understand schedules.

There's heaps of them around here for some reason. I don't think I'd ever heard them before, but something kicked off directly behind me one day and I did the whole duck my head / "the fuck was was that??" bit.

There was herons flapping off in all directions, more shrieking and roaring while in flight, and then sitting in trees looking pissed off. They do get pretty dramatic.

 

[magicbastarder]

all I get to see around here are false widows, and I don't like them.

my parents-in-laws dog ended up in the vet with what the vet thinks are two false widow bites. the dog was probably attacking the spider but it gave as good as it got.

 

[seanc]

I have a big scar on my arm from a bite. Antibiotics and everything. Awful experience. Equally as bad as the redback bite from Australia.

 

[flashback]

It's like moth Armageddon out there ATM.
If my lizard wasn't tucked away for the night snoozing on her little hot rock, I'd have her out in the garden munching her little lizard heart out.

They're all just sort of standing around, exercising or some shit. Like, warming up their wings for more serious flapping action to come. There's butterflies joining in on the action FFS.

It's like The Birds, only with moths.

 

[flashback]

I have a big scar on my arm from a bite. Antibiotics and everything. Awful experience. Equally as bad as the redback bite from Australia.

So what was the deal with that? Did you get anaphylaxis or something? Is a redback a Black Widow? Because them girls is eeeeeevil looking. I'd rather not get bitten by them.

They also have really stick web, so you're there "oh shit, that's a black widow, I'll just gently prod around here" and the next thing you've got their web stuck to you and you're inadvertently yanking them towards yourself, deeply regretting the poking around decision.

 

[ann post]

It's like moth Armageddon out there ATM.
If my lizard wasn't tucked away for the night snoozing on her little hot rock, I'd have her out in the garden munching her little lizard heart out.

They're all just sort of standing around, exercising or some shit. Like, warming up their wings for more serious flapping action to come. There's butterflies joining in on the action FFS.

It's like The Birds, only with moths.

I think its something moon / something stars something mating ritual. Like i'd say either turn off all the lights in the whole house and they'll get back to it, or turn off all the lights and then attach a torch to the lizard, weighing it first before the torch and then again in the morning for science.

 

[flashback]

I think its something moon / something stars something mating ritual. Like i'd say either turn off all the lights in the whole house and they'll get back to it, or turn off all the lights and then attach a torch to the lizard, weighing it first before the torch and then again in the morning for science.

There's no way I'm waking her up at this hour. She's barely on speaking terms with me if I get her up before noon.

I've got everything i can turned off. I do feel guilty about light pollution. Just a small light by my laptop here... by the window.

 

[seanc]

So what was the deal with that? Did you get anaphylaxis or something? Is a redback a Black Widow? Because them girls is eeeeeevil looking. I'd rather not get bitten by them.

They also have really stick web, so you're there "oh shit, that's a black widow, I'll just gently prod around here" and the next thing you've got their web stuck to you and you're inadvertently yanking them towards yourself, deeply regretting the poking around decision.

In fairness, I woke up, got dressed, went to work. I had a real itchy arm. Didn't look at it until after work and saw a spot with a red ring around it. I had been bitten while asleep in my own bed.

I asked a South African friend about it and she said that is definitely a bite from something poisonous. She's Saffa, she knows these things.

Then it developed into a huge blister, about the size of a €2 coin and maybe 8mm high. That burst. At that point I was working at a festival for a week. So after that week of me not taking care of the wound and sleeping in a tent and general debauchery, the scab went all green and gross. And so, antibiotics were administered.


The redback bite happened on the morning I left Australia. So I didn't notice until I was on the plane. Maybe the change in air pressure made it worse. Again, there was a massive blister, but only about the size of 20p piece, maybe 5mm high. It was right on my Achilles tendon. Very irritating, but not terrible. In Oz, a redback hasn't killed a person in a hundred years, but it can kill the very young or very old or the very infirm. But I was there with my mum and my sister in law, and they were being very maternal and worried when I showed them a pic. Their caring was not helpful.

Anyway. if you happen to be in Oz, shake your shoes and socks out every morning.

 

[pete]

I think its something moon / something stars something mating ritual. Like i'd say either turn off all the lights in the whole house and they'll get back to it, or turn off all the lights and then attach a torch to the lizard, weighing it first before the torch and then again in the morning for science.

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[therealjohnny]

Have any of you removed/destroyed a waps' nest and lived to tell the tale? Thinking of just turning the hose on it later when they're asleep.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Have any of you removed/destroyed a waps' nest and lived to tell the tale? Thinking of just turning the hose on it later when they're asleep.

I chickened out and called in a specialist recently, expensive enough at around 180 quid. Won't impress the toxic-ly masculine manly mans on here but hey, I didn't have to do it.

How big is it? If it's small you can always just drown the fuckers by putting a massive jug of water over the nest and holding it there. I considered doing that but couldn't figure out what might happen if a wasp came back to the nest while I was busy destroying it with my arms up. Some gas videos on youtube of people getting rid of wasp nests.

 

[therealjohnny]

I chickened out and called in a specialist recently, expensive enough at around 180 quid. Won't impress the toxic-ly masculine manly mans on here but hey, I didn't have to do it.

How big is it? If it's small you can always just drown the fuckers by putting a massive jug of water over the nest and holding it there. I considered doing that but couldn't figure out what might happen if a wasp came back to the nest while I was busy destroying it with my arms up. Some gas videos on youtube of people getting rid of wasp nests.

I should get my missus to video my effort. Or maybe not. 180 is steeper than I thought. Maybe you were.....stung?

There's a load of them flying around the nest area so I'm not going to get too close.

 

[magicbastarder]

the wasps will be dying off now, so it's going to be less of an issue as the weather gets colder. it'll go inactive over the winter, only hibernating queens will be left.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

This chat has sent me down a rabbit hole of most painful insect stings. The bullet ant has the most painful sting in the world

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[Cormcolash]

Have any of you removed/destroyed a waps' nest and lived to tell the tale? Thinking of just turning the hose on it later when they're asleep.

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[Cormcolash]

This chat has sent me down a rabbit hole of most painful insect stings. The bullet ant has the most painful sting in the world

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Has anybody told him that you get a worse sting if you shoot yourself in the balls with a gun?