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> > > > > > > > > Larry Green wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > BEI Design wrote:
> > > > > > > > My DH joked about that scream for years
> > > > > > > > afterward.
> > > > > > > > > > > Beverly
> > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Don't go to that link if you are
> > > > > > > > > > > easily nauseated
> > > > > > > > > > OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We used
> > > > > > > > > > to get some pretty big slugs back in the
> > > > > > > > > > UK but
> > > > > > > > > > where I live now in Canada we rarely see
> > > > > > > > > > slugs (thankfully) but get enough of
> > > > > > > > > > other 'creepy crawly' types to keep us
> > > > > > > > > > busy!
> > > > > > > > > One of the things I love about northern
> > > > > > > > > Nevada. No slugs. Never seen a snail,
> > > > > > > > > either. (Same
> > > > > > > > > thing, one with house, one without.) No
> > > > > > > > > fleas. No palmetto bugs, June bugs,
> > > > > > > > > Japanese beetles,
> > > > > > > > > black flies. No fireflies, which I do
> > > > > > > > > miss. We have
> > > > > > > > > flies,
> > > > > > > > I was just thinking the other day about the
> > > > > > > > amazing fireflies we saw in Philadelphia, I
> > > > > > > > loved them!
> > > > > > > > We don't get any here. I think we were
> > > > > > > > hearing cicadas in Nashville, but I'm not
> > > > > > > > sure, we
> > > > > > > > never saw whatever was making the sound. I
> > > > > > > > don't
> > > > > > > > remember seeing ANY birds while in
> > > > > > > > Nashville, very strange.
> > > > > > > > > spiders,
> > > > > > > > > wasps, bees, earwigs, and a few others,
> > > > > > > > Yeah, here too. Mostly non-lethal, but
> > > > > > > > yuck!
> > > > > > > > > but it's so different
> > > > > > > > > from south Florida or Pennsylvania or New
> > > > > > > > > Hampshire. There are mosquitoes if you
> > > > > > > > > live near the
> > > > > > > > > swampy areas, which I don't.
> > > > > > > > We are very careful about standing water,
> > > > > > > > people with Koi ponds and other "water
> > > > > > > > features"
> > > > > > > > have the worst breeding spots.
> > > > > > > > > The Mormon crickets
> > > > > > > > > are crossing the state north of us.
> > > > > > > > Are they wearing narrow black ties and
> > > > > > > > riding bicycles? ;-)
> > > > > > > There goes another keyboard.
> > > > > No, you're not! You enjoyed that tremendously.
> > > > Now *my* keyboard and monitor are all covered with
> > > > iced tea! (And you're right, I did. I was pretty
> > > > sure
> > > I thought about telling you only the boy crickets
> > > dress that way. The girl crickets wear Peter Pan
> > > collars,
> > > sleeves, and skirt hems below the knee.
> > I imagine (but have no way of proving it) that they also
> > wear the mysterious temple garments as well...
> Well, you never ever see those except when they're
> hanging on the clothesline on wash day!

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>>>>>>>>>> Larry Green wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>>>>> My DH joked about that scream for years
>>>>>>>>> afterward.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Beverly
>>>>>>>>>>>> P.S. Don't go to that link if you are
>>>>>>>>>>>> easily nauseated
>>>>>>>>>>> OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We used
>>>>>>>>>>> to get some pretty big slugs back in the
>>>>>>>>>>> UK but
>>>>>>>>>>> where I live now in Canada we rarely see
>>>>>>>>>>> slugs (thankfully) but get enough of
>>>>>>>>>>> other 'creepy crawly' types to keep us
>>>>>>>>>>> busy!
>>>>>>>>>> One of the things I love about northern
>>>>>>>>>> Nevada. No slugs. Never seen a snail,
>>>>>>>>>> either. (Same
>>>>>>>>>> thing, one with house, one without.) No
>>>>>>>>>> fleas. No palmetto bugs, June bugs,
>>>>>>>>>> Japanese beetles,
>>>>>>>>>> black flies. No fireflies, which I do
>>>>>>>>>> miss. We have
>>>>>>>>>> flies,
>>>>>>>>> I was just thinking the other day about the
>>>>>>>>> amazing fireflies we saw in Philadelphia, I
>>>>>>>>> loved them!
>>>>>>>>> We don't get any here. I think we were
>>>>>>>>> hearing cicadas in Nashville, but I'm not
>>>>>>>>> sure, we
>>>>>>>>> never saw whatever was making the sound. I
>>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>>> remember seeing ANY birds while in
>>>>>>>>> Nashville, very strange.
>>>>>>>>>> spiders,
>>>>>>>>>> wasps, bees, earwigs, and a few others,
>>>>>>>>> Yeah, here too. Mostly non-lethal, but
>>>>>>>>> yuck!
>>>>>>>>>> but it's so different
>>>>>>>>>> from south Florida or Pennsylvania or New
>>>>>>>>>> Hampshire. There are mosquitoes if you
>>>>>>>>>> live near the
>>>>>>>>>> swampy areas, which I don't.
>>>>>>>>> We are very careful about standing water,
>>>>>>>>> people with Koi ponds and other "water
>>>>>>>>> features"
>>>>>>>>> have the worst breeding spots.
>>>>>>>>>> The Mormon crickets
>>>>>>>>>> are crossing the state north of us.
>>>>>>>>> Are they wearing narrow black ties and
>>>>>>>>> riding bicycles? ;-)
>>>>>>>> There goes another keyboard.
>>>>>> No, you're not! You enjoyed that tremendously.
>>>>> Now *my* keyboard and monitor are all covered with
>>>>> iced tea! (And you're right, I did. I was pretty
>>>>> sure
>>>> I thought about telling you only the boy crickets
>>>> dress that way. The girl crickets wear Peter Pan
>>>> collars,
>>>> sleeves, and skirt hems below the knee.
>>> I imagine (but have no way of proving it) that they also
>>> wear the mysterious temple garments as well...
>> Well, you never ever see those except when they're
>> hanging on the clothesline on wash day!
>
> Wow, crickets do washing? Who knew...
>

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> > > > > > > > > > > Larry Green wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > BEI Design wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > My DH joked about that scream for years
> > > > > > > > > > afterward.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Beverly
> > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Don't go to that link if you
> > > > > > > > > > > > > are easily nauseated
> > > > > > > > > > > > OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We
> > > > > > > > > > > > used to get some pretty big slugs
> > > > > > > > > > > > back
> > > > > > > > > > > > in the UK but
> > > > > > > > > > > > where I live now in Canada we
> > > > > > > > > > > > rarely see slugs (thankfully) but
> > > > > > > > > > > > get enough of
> > > > > > > > > > > > other 'creepy crawly' types to keep
> > > > > > > > > > > > us busy!
> > > > > > > > > > > One of the things I love about
> > > > > > > > > > > northern Nevada. No slugs. Never seen
> > > > > > > > > > > a snail,
> > > > > > > > > > > either. (Same
> > > > > > > > > > > thing, one with house, one without.)
> > > > > > > > > > > No fleas. No palmetto bugs, June bugs,
> > > > > > > > > > > Japanese beetles,
> > > > > > > > > > > black flies. No fireflies, which I do
> > > > > > > > > > > miss. We have
> > > > > > > > > > > flies,
> > > > > > > > > > I was just thinking the other day about
> > > > > > > > > > the amazing fireflies we saw in
> > > > > > > > > > Philadelphia, I loved them!
> > > > > > > > > > We don't get any here. I think we were
> > > > > > > > > > hearing cicadas in Nashville, but I'm
> > > > > > > > > > not sure, we
> > > > > > > > > > never saw whatever was making the
> > > > > > > > > > sound. I don't
> > > > > > > > > > remember seeing ANY birds while in
> > > > > > > > > > Nashville, very strange.
> > > > > > > > > > > spiders,
> > > > > > > > > > > wasps, bees, earwigs, and a few
> > > > > > > > > > > others,
> > > > > > > > > > Yeah, here too. Mostly non-lethal, but
> > > > > > > > > > yuck!
> > > > > > > > > > > but it's so
> > > > > > > > > > > different from south Florida or
> > > > > > > > > > > Pennsylvania or
> > > > > > > > > > > New Hampshire. There are mosquitoes
> > > > > > > > > > > if you live near the
> > > > > > > > > > > swampy areas, which I don't.
> > > > > > > > > > We are very careful about standing
> > > > > > > > > > water, people with Koi ponds and other
> > > > > > > > > > "water
> > > > > > > > > > features"
> > > > > > > > > > have the worst breeding spots.
> > > > > > > > > > > The Mormon
> > > > > > > > > > > crickets are crossing the state north
> > > > > > > > > > > of us.
> > > > > > > > > > Are they wearing narrow black ties and
> > > > > > > > > > riding bicycles? ;-)
> > > > > > > > > There goes another keyboard.
> > > > > > > No, you're not! You enjoyed that
> > > > > > > tremendously.
> > > > > > Now *my* keyboard and monitor are all covered
> > > > > > with iced tea! (And you're right, I did. I was
> > > > > > pretty sure
> > > > > I thought about telling you only the boy crickets
> > > > > dress that way. The girl crickets wear Peter Pan
> > > > > collars,
> > > > > sleeves, and skirt hems below the knee.
> > > > I imagine (but have no way of proving it) that they
> > > > also wear the mysterious temple garments as well...
> > > Well, you never ever see those except when they're
> > > hanging on the clothesline on wash day!
> > Wow, crickets do washing? Who knew...
> Well, they're Mormon crickets. Very industrious, you
> know.

> Pogonip wrote:
>> BEI Design wrote:
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>>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>>> Pogonip wrote:
>>>>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Pogonip wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Pogonip wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Larry Green wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> BEI Design wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> My DH joked about that scream for years
>>>>>>>>>>> afterward.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beverly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.S. Don't go to that link if you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are easily nauseated
>>>>>>>>>>>>> OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We
>>>>>>>>>>>>> used to get some pretty big slugs
>>>>>>>>>>>>> back
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the UK but
>>>>>>>>>>>>> where I live now in Canada we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> rarely see slugs (thankfully) but
>>>>>>>>>>>>> get enough of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> other 'creepy crawly' types to keep
>>>>>>>>>>>>> us busy!
>>>>>>>>>>>> One of the things I love about
>>>>>>>>>>>> northern Nevada. No slugs. Never seen
>>>>>>>>>>>> a snail,
>>>>>>>>>>>> either. (Same
>>>>>>>>>>>> thing, one with house, one without.)
>>>>>>>>>>>> No fleas. No palmetto bugs, June bugs,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Japanese beetles,
>>>>>>>>>>>> black flies. No fireflies, which I do
>>>>>>>>>>>> miss. We have
>>>>>>>>>>>> flies,
>>>>>>>>>>> I was just thinking the other day about
>>>>>>>>>>> the amazing fireflies we saw in
>>>>>>>>>>> Philadelphia, I loved them!
>>>>>>>>>>> We don't get any here. I think we were
>>>>>>>>>>> hearing cicadas in Nashville, but I'm
>>>>>>>>>>> not sure, we
>>>>>>>>>>> never saw whatever was making the
>>>>>>>>>>> sound. I don't
>>>>>>>>>>> remember seeing ANY birds while in
>>>>>>>>>>> Nashville, very strange.
>>>>>>>>>>>> spiders,
>>>>>>>>>>>> wasps, bees, earwigs, and a few
>>>>>>>>>>>> others,
>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, here too. Mostly non-lethal, but
>>>>>>>>>>> yuck!
>>>>>>>>>>>> but it's so
>>>>>>>>>>>> different from south Florida or
>>>>>>>>>>>> Pennsylvania or
>>>>>>>>>>>> New Hampshire. There are mosquitoes
>>>>>>>>>>>> if you live near the
>>>>>>>>>>>> swampy areas, which I don't.
>>>>>>>>>>> We are very careful about standing
>>>>>>>>>>> water, people with Koi ponds and other
>>>>>>>>>>> "water
>>>>>>>>>>> features"
>>>>>>>>>>> have the worst breeding spots.
>>>>>>>>>>>> The Mormon
>>>>>>>>>>>> crickets are crossing the state north
>>>>>>>>>>>> of us.
>>>>>>>>>>> Are they wearing narrow black ties and
>>>>>>>>>>> riding bicycles? ;-)
>>>>>>>>>> There goes another keyboard.
>>>>>>>> No, you're not! You enjoyed that
>>>>>>>> tremendously.
>>>>>>> Now *my* keyboard and monitor are all covered
>>>>>>> with iced tea! (And you're right, I did. I was
>>>>>>> pretty sure
>>>>>> I thought about telling you only the boy crickets
>>>>>> dress that way. The girl crickets wear Peter Pan
>>>>>> collars,
>>>>>> sleeves, and skirt hems below the knee.
>>>>> I imagine (but have no way of proving it) that they
>>>>> also wear the mysterious temple garments as well...
>>>> Well, you never ever see those except when they're
>>>> hanging on the clothesline on wash day!
>>> Wow, crickets do washing? Who knew...
>> Well, they're Mormon crickets. Very industrious, you
>> know.
>
> They probably do have to work very hard to support all the
> little crickets. Do you happen to know if the crickets are
> monogamous, polygamous, or polyandrous?
>

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> > > > > > > > > > > > Pogonip wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Larry Green wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > BEI Design wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > My DH joked about that scream for
> > > > > > > > > > > > years afterward.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Beverly
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Don't go to that link if
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > you are easily nauseated
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > OOOOO ....Those are whoppers! We
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > used to get some pretty big
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > slugs back
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > in the UK but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > where I live now in Canada we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > rarely see slugs (thankfully)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > but get enough of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > other 'creepy crawly' types to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > keep us busy!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > One of the things I love about
> > > > > > > > > > > > > northern Nevada. No slugs. Never
> > > > > > > > > > > > > seen a snail,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > either. (Same
> > > > > > > > > > > > > thing, one with house, one
> > > > > > > > > > > > > without.) No fleas. No palmetto
> > > > > > > > > > > > > bugs, June
> > > > > > > > > > > > > bugs, Japanese beetles,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > black flies. No fireflies, which
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I do miss. We have
> > > > > > > > > > > > > flies,
> > > > > > > > > > > > I was just thinking the other day
> > > > > > > > > > > > about the amazing fireflies we saw
> > > > > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > > > Philadelphia, I loved them!
> > > > > > > > > > > > We don't get any here. I think we
> > > > > > > > > > > > were hearing cicadas in Nashville,
> > > > > > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure, we
> > > > > > > > > > > > never saw whatever was making the
> > > > > > > > > > > > sound. I don't
> > > > > > > > > > > > remember seeing ANY birds while in
> > > > > > > > > > > > Nashville, very strange.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > spiders,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > wasps, bees, earwigs, and a few
> > > > > > > > > > > > > others,
> > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, here too. Mostly non-lethal,
> > > > > > > > > > > > but yuck!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > but it's so
> > > > > > > > > > > > > different from south Florida or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Pennsylvania or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > New Hampshire. There are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > mosquitoes if you live near the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > swampy areas, which I don't.
> > > > > > > > > > > > We are very careful about standing
> > > > > > > > > > > > water, people with Koi ponds and
> > > > > > > > > > > > other "water
> > > > > > > > > > > > features"
> > > > > > > > > > > > have the worst breeding spots.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > The Mormon
> > > > > > > > > > > > > crickets are crossing the state
> > > > > > > > > > > > > north of us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Are they wearing narrow black ties
> > > > > > > > > > > > and riding bicycles? ;-)
> > > > > > > > > > > There goes another keyboard.
> > > > > > > > > No, you're not! You enjoyed that
> > > > > > > > > tremendously.
> > > > > > > > Now *my* keyboard and monitor are all
> > > > > > > > covered with iced tea! (And you're right, I
> > > > > > > > did. I
> > > > > > > > was pretty sure
> > > > > > > I thought about telling you only the boy
> > > > > > > crickets dress that way. The girl crickets
> > > > > > > wear Peter
> > > > > > > Pan collars,
> > > > > > > sleeves, and skirt hems below the knee.
> > > > > > I imagine (but have no way of proving it) that
> > > > > > they also wear the mysterious temple garments as
> > > > > > well...
> > > > > Well, you never ever see those except when they're
> > > > > hanging on the clothesline on wash day!
> > > > Wow, crickets do washing? Who knew...
> > > Well, they're Mormon crickets. Very industrious, you
> > > know.
> > They probably do have to work very hard to support all
> > the little crickets. Do you happen to know if the
> > crickets
> > are monogamous, polygamous, or polyandrous?
> Totally non-selective. They live to eat, breed, and
> march west. When they've stripped an area of all edible
> material, they start eating each other.