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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 20, 2018 - 02:16pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 20, 2018 - 11:42pm PT
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These guys are under my eave about 7’ from the front door. La Femme wants me to off them but I’ve refused. They’ve shown no aggressiveness. A nest inside a pottery sun face directly over door did produce one that landed on my head but no sting. For some reason they have disappeared! I can’t figure why unless they were further along in the nest cycle.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 21, 2018 - 07:19am PT
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Love that shot, Reilly! And the thought. Well and bravely done, lad!
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Sep 21, 2018 - 09:49am PT
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I had a nest like that in one of the bushes in my front yard. I left it alone but then one day I was trimming the bush and forgot about the nest. They hit my about 12 times in 1 second. That hurt! I left them alone after that. Eventually the nest was abandoned. I think they quit a nest after it gets to a certain size.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 21, 2018 - 11:43am PT
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Whoa, G Gnome! That would probably put me in the ER. 😬
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Spider bites Australia man on penis again
BBC 28 Sept 2018
A 21-year-old Australian tradesman has been bitten by a venomous spider on the penis for a second time.
The man was using a portable toilet on a Sydney building site on Tuesday, when he suffered a repeat of the incident five months ago.
Jordan, who preferred not to reveal his surname, said he was bitten on "pretty much the same spot" by the spider.
"I'm the most unlucky guy in the country at the moment," he told the BBC.
"I was sitting on the toilet doing my business and just felt the sting that I felt the first time.
"I was like 'I can't believe it's happened again.' I looked down and I've seen a few little legs come from around the rim."
He said that being bitten the first time had made him wary of using portable toilets.
"After the first time it happened I didn't really want to use one again," he said.
"Toilets got cleaned that day and I thought it was my opportunity to go use one. Had a look under both seats and then I sat down did my business. Next thing you know, I'm bent over in pain."
'I'll be holding on'
The tradesman said he was not sure what type of spider bit him this time.
One of his colleagues took him from the worksite in north-west Sydney to Blacktown Hospital - although many of his workmates were quick to see the lighter side of the situation.
"They got worried the first time," he said.
"This time they were making jokes before I was getting in the car."
The hospital declined to discuss the matter, citing patient privacy.
Jordan was released from hospital and said he expected to return to work soon but was unlikely to be using the on-site toilet.
"I think I'll be holding on for dear life to be honest," he said.
The redback spider, closely related to the black widow spider, is distinguished by a long red stripe on its abdomen.
Its bite causes severe pain, sweating and nausea.
Although there are recorded cases of deaths from redback bites, none have occurred since the development of antivenom in 1956.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Thank you for that one, Reilly. Jayzus!
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Reilly, it was actually stupider than that. I got hit by one and didn't realize what it was. I went back in and that is when the mass assault happened. I immedietely went and took a couple benedryl. Half were on my forehead and the other half on the soft part of my upper arm that was exposed holding the branches up. Bee stings are worse and yellow jacket stings even worse. Of course nothing compares to black fly bites!
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Rcklzrd
Trad climber
Prescott, AZ
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Some kind of dragonfly (?) flying over my head while kayaking.
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clifff
Mountain climber
golden, rollin hills of California
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Oct 16, 2018 - 02:49pm PT
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TBC - Thanks for the excellent link. Here's a quote:
‘Hyperalarming’ study shows massive insect loss - Huge numbers of bugs have been lost in a pristine national forest in Puerto Rico, the study found, and the forest’s insect-eating animals have gone missing, too.
In 2014, an international team of biologists estimated that, in the past 35 years, the abundance of invertebrates such as beetles and bees had decreased by 45 percent. In places where long-term insect data are available, mainly in Europe, insect numbers are plummeting. A study last year showed a 76 percent decrease in flying insects in the past few decades in German nature preserves.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/science/2018/10/15/hyperalarming-study-shows-massive-insect-loss/
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clifff
Mountain climber
golden, rollin hills of California
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Oct 27, 2018 - 12:56pm PT
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Ecological Armageddon! Insects Vanish All over the World
[Click to View YouTube Video]
excellent video + lots of links
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 13, 2018 - 01:21pm PT
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So my porch pirates are in the home stretch of their fecundity.
Went out there about 1000. It was still quite cool up under the eaves and,
as the saying goes, not a creature was stirring. I set up my stepladder
and got within a foot and a half and it only took a few seconds to get
them stirring. Fired off a half dozen and considered myself lucky! 🤡
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Nov 28, 2018 - 07:26am PT
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Yeah well the ticks are taking over here...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 13, 2018 - 12:10pm PT
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My wasps have flown the coop, so to speak.
They come back during the day for whatever reason.
I think they're thankful I protected them.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Mar 15, 2019 - 09:05pm PT
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