They're great plus they basically pay for themselves, I've just had to put a bunch up for sale due to the recent heatwave in the UK causing a population explosion.I’d love a colony of turks, though.
This, I've only had one DOA in over 2 years.
Cept for that shy one with an eating disorder that I got from you!
I luckily don't have to worry about this problem but I'd hate for this to happen to me or even just see it happen.
Sugar ants infest our house. I used to see them crawling in my T's enclosure but I don't anymore after using petroleum jelly on the enclosure. Just put a thick couple inches of the jelly around the bottom of the enclosure, reapply it once a month, and that should take care of the problem
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Man it's not a t but matnence in an assassin bug enclosure really gets my heart pounding
Kids, don't try this at home but pretty darn recently I found these little critters in our yard and handled them for a few minutes till I could get them in a jar to ID. Turned out they were assassin bugs. Knew they were great for the garden so was excited but I freaked a little when I read how they catch their prey and that they sometimes do the same to people that annoy them
.I wonder how getting stuck by one of those guys would feel
A guy on YouTube did it to himself on purpose to report how it felt. He recommended not trying it.
Is it true that they spread Chagas disease?
I'm pretty sure that's just in South America, but don't quote me.
The CDC website was pretty helpful in this case. Chagas disease is spread through the feces of a parasite that is carried by an insect. The only way the insect can get that parasite is by biting an infected animal or person and the only way you could get it is if that insect bit you too. There are a few cases in the U.S. but the disease is most common in rural areas of Central and South America, so the chances of you getting it somewhere in the U.S. are actually pretty low. I'll drop the link to the CDC website if anyone wants to read more.
idk but dont want to chance it
I found a Zelus luridus nymph last week while looking around a tree, and all I could do was curse and panic when it made it's way out of the deli cup it was in and disappeared. I found it on my hand, but thankfully it didn't think to stab meKids, don't try this at home but pretty darn recently I found these little critters in our yard and handled them for a few minutes till I could get them in a jar to ID. Turned out they were assassin bugs. Knew they were great for the garden so was excited but I freaked a little when I read how they catch their prey and that they sometimes do the same to people that annoy them
