The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad June Bug Plague - Page 3

khanjar · 07-19-2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Reen.Blom

Thanks for the links! Do they really bite??? When I was small I kept them as pets... LOL And now the other day one flew in my hair and I almost freaked out...LOL

Experts say they don't bite, but I have been bitten by one, but then I was trying to pick it up at the time, extracting it from the hair of a family member. Perhaps I was rough with it, and it was fighting back with it's only defence, it's rather strong jaws. So, I would say, they can bite, in defence if needed, but probably don't normally. They do squeal though, even more so, when you hit them with an electrified fly swatter, just got to watch where they land, so they don't start a grass fire.

Maybe the squealing has an effect when they get swatted, as after one or two hits, they generally keep clear.

Electric fly swatter

Reen.Blom · 07-20-2008, 08:23 AM

Eeeek no swatters for meeeeeee...... LOL

Lydia dubai · 07-20-2008, 06:38 PM

you lady,s did not see the program i saw the other day...mbc 4 in the breakfast show i think it was....bugs fried into crispy chips !! and the people attending the show having a nice time telling how crispy and tasty it was ,the leggy and all...the guy that was doiing the program said its a great alternative because it burst from protein and its very healthy for you...specialy now when food becomes so expensive ...lol so they sit there and snacking away ....yummy!!!!!!!!!!roaches ala newyork and worms ala washington hahaha o i am not kidding bdw it was realy on tv !

Reen.Blom · 07-20-2008, 08:30 PM

LOL I think Mupani worms is a delicacy in Africa, and I know they are served in restaurants..... probably for tourists... LOL Not sure I would venture.....

Aisha Azar · 07-20-2008, 10:46 PM

Dear Gang,
The thing that might stop me from eating fine chocolate is if it happens to be covering an insect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gross me out the door!!
Regards,
A'isha

Shanazel · 07-22-2008, 02:48 AM

What???? No Godiva ants or Hershey grasshoppers?

Yasmine Bint Al Nubia · 07-22-2008, 03:36 AM

You're all kind of buggy if you ask me...but then no one did

Carry on...
Yasmine

khanjar · 07-22-2008, 12:40 PM

Maybe with the earth's dwindling food resources another use can be put to all the creepy crawlies ;

The Eat-A-Bug Cookbook: 33 Ways to ... - Google Book Search

Aisha Azar · 07-22-2008, 12:58 PM

Dear Gang,
Yesterday one of those bugs posted himself right NEXT to my front door and stayed there all day. I was extremely nervous whenever I had to go in or out. This morning he was gone, much to my relief. But.... when I opened the back door to let my dog out, there were some on the screen and some on the patio. If anybody out there falls down between the screen and the screen guard today, they are on their own. I can't take the screaming involved in June Bug rescue.
Regards,
The heartless and cruel
A'isha

Dipali · 07-22-2008, 03:45 PM

Dear Heartless and cruel lady , are you sure it was him (the June bug) , judging by your explanation and its behaviour I assume it was her.

Regards
D
We still love you even if you are cruel .

07-20-2008, 08:23 AM	#22 (permalink)
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Reen.Blom V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SA now UK(Newmarket) Posts: 2,258	LOL I think Mupani worms is a delicacy in Africa, and I know they are served in restaurants..... probably for tourists... LOL Not sure I would venture..... __________________ Join WORLD BELLY DANCE DAY! www.worldbellydanceday.com

07-20-2008, 10:46 PM	#25 (permalink)
Aisha Azar Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 4,058	Eating bugs Dear Gang, The thing that might stop me from eating fine chocolate is if it happens to be covering an insect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gross me out the door!! Regards, A'isha

07-22-2008, 03:36 AM	#27 (permalink)
Yasmine Bint Al Nubia V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 1,081	You're all kind of buggy if you ask me...but then no one did Carry on... Yasmine __________________ www.visionsofthenile.com

07-22-2008, 12:40 PM	#28 (permalink)
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07-20-2008, 06:38 PM	#23 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,260	you lady,s did not see the program i saw the other day...mbc 4 in the breakfast show i think it was....bugs fried into crispy chips !! and the people attending the show having a nice time telling how crispy and tasty it was ,the leggy and all...the guy that was doiing the program said its a great alternative because it burst from protein and its very healthy for you...specialy now when food becomes so expensive ...lol so they sit there and snacking away ....yummy!!!!!!!!!!roaches ala newyork and worms ala washington hahaha o i am not kidding bdw it was realy on tv !

07-22-2008, 02:48 AM	#26 (permalink)
Shanazel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rocky Mountains USA Posts: 4,060	What???? No Godiva ants or Hershey grasshoppers?

07-22-2008, 12:58 PM	#29 (permalink)
Aisha Azar Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 4,058	Bugs, etc Dear Gang, Yesterday one of those bugs posted himself right NEXT to my front door and stayed there all day. I was extremely nervous whenever I had to go in or out. This morning he was gone, much to my relief. But.... when I opened the back door to let my dog out, there were some on the screen and some on the patio. If anybody out there falls down between the screen and the screen guard today, they are on their own. I can't take the screaming involved in June Bug rescue. Regards, The heartless and cruel A'isha

07-22-2008, 03:45 PM	#30 (permalink)
Dipali Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sunshine coast,Australia Posts: 765	Dear Heartless and cruel lady , are you sure it was him (the June bug) , judging by your explanation and its behaviour I assume it was her. Regards D We still love you even if you are cruel . __________________ Australian Belly dance store - Belly Dance Costumes, Bollywood & Tribal outfits.