What have you killed so far this summer?

Rofflay · 23 Jul 2014 at 19:35

arknor said:
Might not be unlimited IQ after all. I bet this is you!
http://news.msn.com/offbeat/man-using-blowtorch-to-kill-spider-started-fire

Ha if only i had a SD card for my Galaxy i would upload the singed door frame because i actually got one out of the keyhole with lynx and the lighter method. And yea i messed up because i singed the door frame a bit. But were painting anyways so. :cool:

He was one of the biggest and would just not come out and kept covering the damm keyhole in webs. And he was not even paying rent! Dirty bugger.

DoneADougalOnSofa · 23 Jul 2014 at 19:36

MichaelAwkward said:
Have you watched any nature program ever? Life-forms of all shapes and sizes kill each other every second of every day.

True. But there is nearly always a survival reason for it. Be it for food, or kill or be killed.
A dragonfly cannot hurt a human, let alone kill one. It's probably wondering where the hell it is, when it suddenly gets hit with nerve gas.

I must avoid being a hypocrite- I have killed bugs. But I only do so if efforts to remove have failed, or it's a queen wasp. And the main thing is I dispatch them with a newspaper as soon as they get groggy and hit the deck, rather than leaving the spray to do the job- which can take several minutes to finish the poor sod off.

knip · 23 Jul 2014 at 19:37

I've sent countless slugs and snails on flying lessons over the fence and into the road, does that count?

DXP55 · 23 Jul 2014 at 19:37

One said:
A pigeon exploded on my bonnet a day or two ago. Left a big red blood patch which explained all the funny looks I was getting before I finished my journey which was also enough time for it to dry. I cleaned the red off in case I got accused of killing a person but the guts that splashed up the windscreen still need to be cleaned really :/

I was a bit upset with myself really, I don't get pleasure out of killing things. This summer I've saved 8 spiders from the bathtub

Pictures - we need pictures of blood and guts

Dave

Zhokel · 23 Jul 2014 at 19:48

Couple of moths and one or two daddy long legs. God knows how many thunderflies, although one decided to enact their revenge and die underneath my monitor panel

MichaelAwkward · 23 Jul 2014 at 19:56

So far I've dispatched one fairly large spider that was hiding in the shower tray behind the curtain... after I'd showered with it. A few moths (big ones and those really annoying little ones) and two mosquitos.

avrc · 23 Jul 2014 at 19:59

I keep lizards so I've been taking advantage of the free food and actively going out to catch it and bring it inside alive for them to eat.

4T5 · 23 Jul 2014 at 20:00

I've got Hippy beads up so I don't get that many in the house but any that do make it get Gassed with RAID then when they hit the deck I stamp my size 14 on them.

Outdoors I kill untold flies by riding through them at a steady pace Officers.

bainbridge · 23 Jul 2014 at 20:05

Shouldn't kill things if not necessary. I just leave the windows open and let them carry on, maybe waft something out of the window or move a spider or insect using the drinking glass and postcard method.

When cleaning I give them a chance too, but if they don't take the hint they occasionally get vacumed - mopped - dusted etc.

FoxEye · 23 Jul 2014 at 20:06

The only thing I kill is horseflies that have landed on me and are in the act of drinking my blood.

Anything in the house like a spider or a bee, gets relocated outdoors. They're harmless, and just doing their thang, so I don't see the need to kill em.

When I was young I killed a whole room full of flies with some insect killing spray. The kind you have to close the doors and leave the room.

When I came back and saw them all slowly dying on their backs, I vowed I would never kill anything like that again. And I haven't. Flies just get ushered outside now.

bainbridge · 23 Jul 2014 at 20:14

FoxEye said:
The only thing I kill is horseflies that have landed on me and are in the act of drinking my blood.

The thing with those is they're such acrobatic fliers! Got nailed by one two weeks ago, had a few nettle stings coming back to the car through a field and it was only when driving off did I feel a sharper sting than the rest of them..

Little blighter had been munching on my calf for a good minute, tried to swat him and he lazily took off, flew under my hand, through the steering wheel and straight out the window!

Leg came up a beaut over the next few days before going away, it itched like crazy!

FoxEye · 23 Jul 2014 at 20:16

bainbridge said:
The thing with those is they're such acrobatic fliers! Got nailed by one two weeks ago, had a few nettle stings coming back to the car through a field and it was only when driving off did I feel a sharper sting than the rest of them..

Little blighter had been munching on my calf for a good minute, tried to swat him and he lazily took off, flew under my hand, through the steering wheel and straight out the window!

Leg came up a beaut over the next few days before going away, it itched like crazy!

Just been playing football and I'm literally covered in bites now. They were swarming all over the pitch. My right ankle was already swollen from a previous bite - I dread to think how much worse it will be tomorrow.

And yeah, they itch like crazy. Nasty buggers.

Xordium · 23 Jul 2014 at 23:41

We haven't had a Maddie thread for a while.

novaenough · 23 Jul 2014 at 23:55

Mynight said:
I've bitch slapped a few wasps that wouldn't leave me alone

me too

I try and put spiders outside but moths just get squished!

Pawnless Endgame · 24 Jul 2014 at 02:07

Downstairs - jossticks to ward off flies etc.
Upstairs - aircon, bedroom sealed, heat piped to bathroom window, no insects ftw.

Blackjack Davy · 24 Jul 2014 at 02:11

Mynight said:
I've bitch slapped a few wasps that wouldn't leave me alone

Gah, don't get me started. Had a nest in a garden last year and got stung a couple of stings before I exterminated them. Foot swelled up like a balloon and the one on my forearm the rash went all the way around and up my arm.

It's just a matter of time before the buggers get me again. Happens every year without fail.

Mynight · 24 Jul 2014 at 02:43

Blackjack Davy said:
Gah, don't get me started. Had a nest in a garden last year and got stung a couple of stings before I exterminated them. Foot swelled up like a balloon and the one on my forearm the rash went all the way around and up my arm.

It's just a matter of time before the buggers get me again. Happens every year without fail.

I'm severely allergic to the sods

I mean throat close, turn blue kinda allergic

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I slap them down and run as fast as I can

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Bees I don't mind so much as if they sting me at least I have the satisfaction of knowing they're dead.

Haggisman · 24 Jul 2014 at 03:19

Why would you kill a dragonfly? Beautiful creatures

I'm manly enough to not need to kill any of them. Except wasps because my gf is badly allergic, and horseflies/mosquitos because if something wants my blood, it damn well better finish the job!

inogen · 24 Jul 2014 at 03:24

I don't reckon anyone's killed a dragonfly. It metamorphosed into a crane fly and back again.

Dragonfly's don't fly into peoples houses. They hover and catch gnats on the wing whilst looking resplendent in the sun. They don't fly in through the window trying to have a go a light bulb or last night's curry.

Threepwood · 24 Jul 2014 at 03:32

Once as a teenager, I shot a duck in the head with an air rifle..

The duck took the shot. The pellet bounced off its head and, I swear, the duck looked back at me like I was a total *******.

Anyway. All the RAID will do is summon the queen wasp Arknor. She is angry. She is coming to lay little wasp queen in your soul.