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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
PRST 30 CAL 37! Got to keep the momentum going into the Ohio game. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I'm sorry to interrupt this raccoon channel, but in 3 more weeks(October 1st) I've got 2 more corners to seal up with GE Silicon Caulk, as the 2 remaining corners are allowing the moths to enter into the mobile home, the outside panels are loose, to fix those panels, I'd need a 3/8" cordless drill & charger, 2" #8 flathead phillips wood screws, a 7/64"x2" drill bit and a #8 countersink bit, as the nails Fleetwood Enterprises installed the panels with have allowed the panels to come loose at the halfway point by about 1/16", lower down the panels must be looser than 1/16", the park wouldn't do the repairs at one time, I'll have to talk to them Monday while I wait for UPS, and I can only do this on concrete where I can use the step ladder at, anywhere else and the ladder sinks into the ground when I'm on it. I'd do the work now, but I just can't right now, even though I wish I could, as I'm getting 1 moth a day in here, I just killed one today, not like I want to kill anything, but these moths are too small to catch alive, the moth came out of the closet and the moths were coming out of there even with no clothes or other cloth fabrics in there and except for the 2 corners I've sealed up everywhere else, this 26yr old mobile home is not sealed very well anymore, though I have fixed some of that already. Fleetwood Enterprises went bankrupt in 2009. I found the drill, screws, drill bit and counter sink with shipping and some sales tax from Amazon would cost Me $168.79 total, so far caulk has cost $26.96 in 4 tubes, I may need 2 more tubes and so there goes another $13.48, the bathroom closet needs some caulk, lots of gaps here & there, as Grace found a moth that had just emerged from there tonight(the door to the bathroom is in front of the door to that small sized master bathroom closet), they are really trying to get in, the bathroom closet just has a water softener and some nearly empty shelves, but no cloth of any sort, not even towels. Can you say siege? The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Vic start a Journal. So what if you have a moth or two in your house. Not a big deal. I have plenty of open spaces and yes a few flies, moth and spiders. I don't bug them and they don't but me. Pun inteneded! Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Thanks Chris Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Oops I caught a raccoon rather than a fly It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Nothing is off topic in the Critter Cafe. I have no wish to control the content of this thread. This is simply a place where Critter People gather to talk about whatever they wish. (Readers who are bit squeamish about critters from Class Insecta may wish to use the "Ignore" button.) Luna Moth Cecropia Moth Sphinx Moth Charles Darwin predicted the existence of this pollinator, based on the shape of the orchid he was studying. This moth species was discovered well after Darwin's death. |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Raccoon moth... |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Has anyone seen the latest U-verse Internet commercial with the two girls talking about counting sheep? "Too much?" "A little." More like a lot. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22158 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
One of my colleagues has had these "little" critters banging into his windows for the past few nights 370 Hornet Clearwing Moth Sesia apiformis (Clerck, 1759) Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
After getting back in my car at a gas station last night, I discovered a junebug on my shirt and about freaked out. At least I hope it was a junebug. Big ugly thing. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22158 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Ah, Chris - Have you ever seen a wasp the best part of two inches long! I think I'd be running for cover if these were coming at me and I didn't have a sheet of glass between them and me Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
I like Angela's Raccoon moth It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
After getting back in my car at a gas station last night, I discovered a junebug on my shirt and about freaked out. At least I hope it was a junebug. Big ugly thing. The Junebugs down here (in central Texas) are about 1/2"-3/4" inch long and brown. They're quite stupid. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
I like bugs. I think I probably would have enjoyed being an entomologist. When I was young I had a dream that I was sitting in the kitchen. The kitchen was completely bare, except for the dinner table and the one chair I was sitting in. The entire kitchen - walls, ceiling, table, floor, counters, and I - was covered in bugs. Lots and lots of bugs. All kinds of bugs. I'm going to have to start posting my bug pix. I have a lot of them. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1859093000777.2107410.1344465646&type=1&l=5ccc4248dd This Facebook album has photos of some of the things I've seen in my backyard. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
I just closed my eyes when "Crystal Skull" got to the scene with the giant ants. After the junebug last night, I couldn't watch it. (It's pretty gross anyway.) David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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