Scorpion in my kitchen..

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4 · 16-09-2009 10:19AM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

*gets out industrial size bug spray and a hammer*

or put a shoe on your foot.........crunch!

Splinter · 16-09-2009 10:21AM

deoderant and a lighter. see the ****er shake that off

Just The One · 16-09-2009 10:21AM

did it look like one if these

http://s864.photobucket.com/albums/ab202/justtheone/?albumview=slideshow&

I evicted this one the other day... it is a devil's coach horse

minidazzler · 16-09-2009 10:22AM

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

It gets worse.

They "Play Dead" :eek:

I hit him enough to kill a human, he looked dead, then shook himself off and wandered off looking brazen.

I'm moving.

How do you know how much hitting will kill a human????? Are you a murderer???? Just catch it in some tuperware and stave it of oxygen!!!

TequilaMockingBird · 16-09-2009 10:22AM

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Well they have Jedi mind control, so be carefull when you go to bed tonight. He might be waiting under ur pillow to crawl into your ear and take his revenge.

Huh. They can't past sellotaped ears. Oh yes. They won't get me.

JTER · 16-09-2009 10:24AM

Iv never seen the larger ones fly, also those jaws can bite, when we were kids my friend went to pick up a 'dead' one , involved much waving hand in air while beetle still hanging on ,,of course you didn't want to know that

TequilaMockingBird · 16-09-2009 10:25AM

Just The One wrote: »

did it look like one if these

http://s864.photobucket.com/albums/ab202/justtheone/?albumview=slideshow&

I evicted this one the other day... it is a devil's coach horse

Why does the devil need a coach horse? I am pondering this..

while keeping a ninja like alertness

Futurism · 16-09-2009 10:25AM

What a let down. I was expecting it to kill you. Or, at least poison you.

Sofiztikated · 16-09-2009 10:26AM

Gianni Clean Scotch wrote: »

or put a shoe on your foot.........crunch!

But he hit it with a brush. Many times. Think of the force you can get into that, with the build up and everything, and this super Jedi beetle thing didn't even flinch!

Didn't we have a post a while ago about an invading badger, and now this?!?

I don't want to overreact or anything, but I think they're trying to wipe us out!

TequilaMockingBird · 16-09-2009 10:27AM

JTER wrote: »

also those jaws can bite

Ahh jesus.

TequilaMockingBird · 16-09-2009 10:28AM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

But he hit it with a brush. Many times. Think of the force you can get into that, with the build up and everything, and this super Jedi beetle thing didn't even flinch!

Didn't we have a post a while ago about an invading badger, and now this?!?

I don't want to overreact or anything, but I think they're trying to wipe us out!

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Jedi beetles? And badgers?

This is the thing, I was belting it with the brush, the cat was looking at me in horror because I was so lame at killing it, I seriously looked at the the cat and thought "What Are We Going TO DO?"

I need a job.

ragg · 16-09-2009 10:37AM

Step 1: put on pair of docs
Step 2: Climb on top of table
Step 3: Squat Jump from top of table
Step 4: sweep up dead insect guts

Sofiztikated · 16-09-2009 10:41AM

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

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Jedi beetles? And badgers?

This is the thing, I was belting it with the brush, the cat was looking at me in horror because I was so lame at killing it, I seriously looked at the the cat and thought "What Are We Going TO DO?"

I need a job.

Apologies. Didn't think there was wimmenz on the internet.

You need to get rid of the cat, and get a frigging tiger. That'll stave off those bloody beetles. You may have a problem with the tiger though. So you'll an elephant to combat the tiger. Just don't hit the elephant with a brush though. They're very delicate.

Hells Belle · 16-09-2009 10:41AM

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

Huh. They can't past sellotaped ears. Oh yes. They won't get me.

Thanks TMB I just spat coffee all over the monitor, the IT geek is giving me some filthies.:D

Sofiztikated · 16-09-2009 10:42AM

ragg wrote: »

Step 1: put on pair of docs
Step 2: Climb on top of table
Step 3: Squat Jump from top of table
Step 4: Miss beetle and fall on your ass
Step 5: Sweep up beetle while he's laughing his ass off

FYP

TequilaMockingBird · 16-09-2009 10:47AM

The DEVIL BEETLE is now in the garden.

Fly my baby FLY!

Pace2008 · 16-09-2009 11:03AM

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

Why does the devil need a coach horse? I am pondering this..

while keeping a ninja like alertness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Coach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan

You're ****ed, OP.

ScumLord · 16-09-2009 11:09AM

PirateShampoo wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_coach_horse_beetle

"This beetle has been associated with the Devil since the Middle Ages, hence its common name. Other names include Devil's footman, Devil's coachman and Devil's steed. In Ireland the beetle is known as a deargadaol (literally Devil's beast) and it is said that the Devil assumes the form of this beetle to eat sinners. As with many supposed bringers of ill-luck superstition holds that people can turn the creature's powers to their own advantage and it is said that reapers used to enclose the body of a Devil's coach horse beetle in the handle of their scythes to improve their skill. The origins of these beliefs can perhaps be explained by the beetle's threatening appearance, and its habit of eating carrion."

Hope your not superstitious lol

Ireland easily wins the naming competition there, I see your Devils steed and raise you a DEARGADAOL!!

Min · 16-09-2009 11:27AM

ScumLord wrote: »

Ireland easily wins the naming competition there, I see your Devils steed and raise you a DEARGADAOL!!

Yeah that is what we call that, that Irish name, you see them now and again, harmless but yeah it was said it is cursing you when it sticks it tail at ya

Quite a common insect.

Sofiztikated · 16-09-2009 11:32AM

How do you pronounce the DEARGADAOL? I'm terrible at pronouncing Irishy words. I'm guessing Daare-Gad-Ol?

Even the word sounds evil and scary. Something an ole crone would point and curse you with!

Pace2008 · 16-09-2009 11:33AM

Sounds like a Pokémon more than anything to me.

Min · 16-09-2009 11:37AM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

How do you pronounce the DEARGADAOL? I'm terrible at pronouncing Irishy words. I'm guessing Daare-Gad-Ol?

Even the word sounds evil and scary. Something an ole crone would point and curse you with!

Dara-ga-dale

Though we use a silent D so ara-ga-dale

oeb · 16-09-2009 11:48AM

Don't take chances. Burn your house down.

Daroxtar · 16-09-2009 11:49AM

JTER wrote: »

I reckon its a devil coach horse beetle(rare enough in ireland) , scorpion like in the way it flicks its tail up. Is this the little bugger?

They're not rare, not where i'm from in sligo anyway. We used to call them black wasps.
Edit: just spotted that Tequila is in sligo. Surprised you haven't seen more of them before now

PirateShampoo · 16-09-2009 12:12PM

Daroxtar wrote: »

They're not rare, not where i'm from in sligo anyway. We used to call them black wasps.
Edit: just spotted that Tequila is in sligo. Surprised you haven't seen more of them before now

Well always thought there was something wrong with the people of Sligo,

Now i know its because these little buggers have brain washed you into doing the work of the Devil.

JTER · 16-09-2009 12:37PM

Ha, explains a lot!

True enough I meant to say it's rare enough that u see them fully grown. When they are small you do see them fly about , but iv only seen 2 fully grown ones( I used to be one of those kids who collected bugs, if I said we put them in a red basin and watched them fight does that make me less of a need?? ) , not exactly empirical research I know but it is AH:pac:

Smart Bug · 16-09-2009 12:52PM

How big is it?

http://www.theseventhvoyage.com/images/Clash%20of%20the%20Titans/scorpions4.jpg

TequilaMockingBird · 16-09-2009 12:55PM

Min wrote: »

Yeah that is what we call that, that Irish name, you see them now and again, harmless but yeah it was said it is cursing you when it sticks it tail at ya

Quite a common insect.

Location: Killkenny

Daroxtar wrote: »

They're not rare, not where i'm from in sligo anyway. We used to call them black wasps.
Edit: just spotted that Tequila is in sligo. Surprised you haven't seen more of them before now

Location: Sligo

They're taking over the world. FACT.

Blazer · 16-09-2009 01:24PM

TequilaMockingBird wrote: »

Location: Killkenny

Location: Sligo

They're taking over the world. FACT.

Nope...they're taking over the sh1tholes of the world

Splinter · 16-09-2009 02:35PM

Berkut wrote: »

Nope...they're taking over the sh1tholes of the world

yet didnt start in Leitrim? :pac:

Scorpion in my kitchen..

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