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Leilani Solaris Gallente 0utbreak	Posted - 2006.09.19 13:18:00 - [31] ^ me..
Baldour Ngarr Artemis Rising	Posted - 2006.09.19 14:41:00 - [32] Originally by: shakaZ XIV It's the same here, loads of them. But I wonder why they like light so much... it does nothing for them. They tend to fly into my desk lamp, and then get pwned because said lamp is really hot. Darwin Award? Their navigation system is based on the position of the Moon .. they know where the Moon is because it's by far the brightest light in the sky. If they wander into civilization and, eg., your desk light is now the brightest light in the sky, their navigation system is screwed to buggery and every time they move one inch, they think they're 4,000 miles from where they just were. Hence flying in very very small circles, or hitting the lights head on and frying themselves. Moths navigate the same way, and have the same problems with man-made lighting. ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, and it's cold flying around in space naked."
RedClaws Amarr Dragon's Rage	Posted - 2006.09.19 15:53:00 - [33] I get quite a few of those things yah but what i find very strange is that they don't freak me out like spiders do even though they look almost the same + they can fly. I'll let one of those flying things fly around or i'll try to chase them out but if i see a spider i'll stay atleast 2-5 meters from them and be totally freaked out if they move
Mak'shar Karrde Minmatar UK Corp Lotka Volterra	Posted - 2006.09.19 17:00:00 - [34] Originally by: RedClaws I get quite a few of those things yah but what i find very strange is that they don't freak me out like spiders do even though they look almost the same + they can fly. I'm the same, almost. Spiders creep me out and if I see one in the corner of my eye then the time to relax is over. I'm trying to fight my fear but more often than not it gets the better of me and I go into KILL mode. DLL's, while incredibly annoying, don't bother me in the same way. Spiders creep up on you, terrorise you and then hide again while you try and hunt them down. DLL's are noisy, especially when they're smacking themselves against a light, they have no ninja mode. I can easily scoop up a DLL and throw it out of the window. (I just leave moths alone, I actually quite like them.) It's gotten to the point where I have a net covering my window and door. It keeps out most of the buggers while allowing the air to circulate on those hot evenings.
jarack Generals Of Destruction Syndicate Axiom Empire	Posted - 2006.09.19 18:55:00 - [35] lmao i know what you mean went round my uncles house today and one fell in his sink whilst he was washing up! wats the point of them here, although the daily sun all rolled up and having a bit of fun is cool i suppose __________________________________________ I'm not a complete idiot, Some parts are missing..
Laocoon Veto.	Posted - 2006.09.19 20:49:00 - [36] Originally by: Baldour Ngarr Originally by: shakaZ XIV It's the same here, loads of them. But I wonder why they like light so much... it does nothing for them. They tend to fly into my desk lamp, and then get pwned because said lamp is really hot. Darwin Award? Their navigation system is based on the position of the Moon .. they know where the Moon is because it's by far the brightest light in the sky. If they wander into civilization and, eg., your desk light is now the brightest light in the sky, their navigation system is screwed to buggery and every time they move one inch, they think they're 4,000 miles from where they just were. Hence flying in very very small circles, or hitting the lights head on and frying themselves. Moths navigate the same way, and have the same problems with man-made lighting. LMFAO - Lao Veto. Corp
Nikolai Nuvolari Caldari Gilead's Bullet Kimotoro Directive	Posted - 2006.09.19 21:20:00 - [37] Originally by: Laocoon You'd probably have to drink a jug of poison for it to kill you sigh Snakes and bugs have VENOM. Venom must be injected for it to be dangerous. You can drink venom all day, and it will not hurt you. POISON is dangerous when ingested. If you consume cyanide orally, you can die. Originally by: BH Runner So appropriate Originally by: Baldour Ngarr Their navigation system is based on the position of the Moon .. they know where the Moon is because it's by far the brightest light in the sky. If they wander into civilization and, eg., your desk light is now the brightest light in the sky, their navigation system is screwed to buggery and every time they move one inch, they think they're 4,000 miles from where they just were. Hence flying in very very small circles, or hitting the lights head on and frying themselves. Moths navigate the same way, and have the same problems with man-made lighting. That is ***** AWESOME. I've NEVER heard that before. Anyway, I live in Miami Beach, and we don't seem to have any crane flies, but... I spent the weekend at Sebring International Raceway with my dad and the PCA (Porsche Club of America). It's kinda like our father-son thing. Cars allow us to get together without strangling each other. Anyway, Sebring is a bit farther north, really into Central Florida...and around this time of year, it's swarmed with LOVE BUGS!!! These things are dumb as , and fly about as badly as these crane flies do, because they're ALWAYS attached by the ass to another love bug...they are literally *** 24/7, and are somehow able to fly (sort of) while doing so. Problem is, when you hit one on the back straight at Sebring at 100+ mph, (or even on the highway going home) they ***** EXPLODE on your car, and it only takes one half-hour track session to cover the windshield with exploded love bug corpses. My dad has a Porsche, but I only have an '05 Jetta GLI, which has a relatively flat front bumper, and it is COVERED with twitching squirming love bug corpses. Well at least they were twitching before...now I think they're pretty much dead. I need to go get a bottle of Bug & Tar Remover at the hardware store tonight, because they just don't come off with normal washing sigh --------------------- Originally by: Herko Kerghans Nik = win. Period. Mebrithiel Ju'wien > Nik's bio 4tw btw Graelyn > Nikolai for Dev 108! byahahahahaha!11 Sig Pwnt - Immy
Ysolde Xen Minmatar Liberal Trading Co Electus Matari	Posted - 2006.09.20 00:01:00 - [38] My house is also full of the little fckers. They're so unfathomably stupid, even by dumd insect standards, and so fragile that they randomly have legs drop off. The thing that annoys me the most is that they seem to enjoy flying into my face. I really hate that. If only the spiders would eat the little gits. I don't mind the spiders in my house (we don't get poisonous antipodean death-spiders in north london, usually). Now if only I could arrange some kind of wasp vs daddy-long-legs deathmatch... grabs the rolled up newspaper o' doom* ----- It's not a crap ship, you're just flying it all wrong.
nahtoh Caldari Bull Industries	Posted - 2006.09.20 00:44:00 - [39] Hah danny long legs are nothing...just wait till you run in to the Scottish Midge Cloud Of Doom... ========= "I am not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why can`t we just take the safety labels off everything and let the problem fix its self
mazzilliu Caldari Sniggerdly	Posted - 2006.09.20 04:28:00 - [40] Edited by: mazzilliu on 20/09/2006 04:31:01 i live in florida, bugs dont bother me aside from the poisonous ones that bite/sting readily, like yellow jackets. Originally by: Nikolai Nuvolari LOVE BUGS!!! i dont like those though they ruin the car's paint too will still draw sigs 4 isk click here
Indra Sebuchiore Sebiestor tribe	Posted - 2006.09.20 10:43:00 - [41] I hate the little bastards too, and as I absolutely can't stand spiders, these cheap biplane variety don't exactly fill me with love. Plus, the other half being a feeble woman it means whenever I hear a blood curdling scream coming from the bathroom or bedroom I just know my newspaper wielding skills or going to be needed... __________________________________________ "In girum imus nocte, et consumimur igni."
Angaro Gallente Jericho Fraction The Star Fraction	Posted - 2006.09.20 11:27:00 - [42] Originally by: nahtoh Hah danny long legs are nothing...just wait till you run in to the Scottish Midge Cloud Of Doom... True. Last year we went hiking in the north of Scotland and we were a litle late pitching the tent on the first day. We didn't make that mistake again. Those things drive you nuts in a matter of minutes. And unlike those craneflies midges itch terribly. They're EVERYWHERE. We were putting on that DEET stuff like madmen (the whole bottle over a period of ten minutes maybe). My arms were covered with crushed and/or drowning midges
Burga Galti Jericho Fraction The Star Fraction	Posted - 2006.09.20 12:09:00 - [43] Originally by: nahtoh Hah danny long legs are nothing...just wait till you run in to the Scottish Midge Cloud Of Doom... I made the mistake of leaving the van window open one warm day with the a/c on full blast. When I get back in I turn it off and the blighters all flew to the front and started biting. Nearly crashed my van dammit! - No-one provokes me with impunity.
Grimpak Gallente Celestial Horizon Corp. Ascendant Frontier	Posted - 2006.09.20 13:20:00 - [44] Originally by: Laythun Originally by: Koala Beater Edited by: Koala Beater on 19/09/2006 13:17:46 My house is full of the swines, They seem to congregate in my bathroom which has at least 10 in at any one time. My favourite way to dispose of them is to either hoover them up or run a sink full of boiling hot water and drop them in it. No idea why there's so many though, don't normally get this many though... Edit: Damn alt.. THEY LIVE UNDER YOUR LAWN! ITS THE HUMIDITY! RUN MAN, BURN THERE BODIES OR THERE FRIENDS WILL HUNT YOU! actually it can be. however I must ask: you brits had an unusuall hot summer and unusual summer thunderstorms this year? these things love hot weather and stagnant waters. ------- Originally by: Abdalion Originally by: Jebidus Skari What, in EVE, is a Tyrant? Me. Especially when it comes to troll threads.
Baldour Ngarr Artemis Rising	Posted - 2006.09.20 14:03:00 - [45] Originally by: Grimpak however I must ask: you brits had an unusuall hot summer and unusual summer thunderstorms this year? We had a very hot July, and a very wet, quite hot August. I thought that'd be the cause. ________________________________________________ "I tried strip mining, but I lost, and it's cold flying around in space naked."
Grimpak Gallente Celestial Horizon Corp. Ascendant Frontier	Posted - 2006.09.20 14:22:00 - [46] Originally by: Baldour Ngarr Originally by: Grimpak however I must ask: you brits had an unusuall hot summer and unusual summer thunderstorms this year? We had a very hot July, and a very wet, quite hot August. I thought that'd be the cause. there you have. water accumulates in the gutters, and all sorts of insects proliferate from it, thanks to the hot, humid weather. ------- Originally by: Abdalion Originally by: Jebidus Skari What, in EVE, is a Tyrant? Me. Especially when it comes to troll threads.
Madscotsman Gallente Four Horsemen	Posted - 2006.09.20 14:33:00 - [47] I have so much fun catching Daddy-long-legs and chasing the wife around the house as she screams at the top of her voice. Closing windows when it starts to get dark helps stop them getting in. We've been getting them for weeks. Either that, or sit in the dark As for Midges.....those evil little teeth-with-wings don't even wait until its dark, they just eat you alive when you're outside and there's no breeze.
Succoros Caldari Shiva Morsus Mihi	Posted - 2006.09.20 15:18:00 - [48] Deoderant/air freshener + lighter = dead bugs. ----------------------------------- Death is more eternal than life. Everyone dies but not everyone lives.
Constantine Arcanum Gallente IMPERIAL SENATE Pure.	Posted - 2006.09.20 15:26:00 - [49] CRANEFLIES FTL I hate em so much... like a crappy airborne fragile version of a spider I helped - Cortes What a shiny and lovely place here - Eshtir Well lets make it a party atleast :D -Xorus RAWWWR!11!!1!2 SIG HIJACK!!11!1 I found it first, get orrrfff moiiii laaannnd - Cortes
Kyozoku Loot	Posted - 2006.09.20 16:05:00 - [50] Yeah I heard conditions this year have been favourable to them so we're getting twice the normal amount.
Lardarz B'stard Amarr Out Of Exile Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate	Posted - 2006.09.20 17:04:00 - [51] I have discovered the ultimate weapon against these little b******s. Its name is "Dyson" Join Out Of Exile Today
Laocoon Veto.	Posted - 2006.09.20 18:58:00 - [52] Originally by: Nikolai Nuvolari Originally by: Laocoon You'd probably have to drink a jug of poison for it to kill you sigh Snakes and bugs have VENOM. Venom must be injected for it to be dangerous. You can drink venom all day, and it will not hurt you. POISON is dangerous when ingested. If you consume cyanide orally, you can die. Don't be so factious I know the difference, but i was just making a point. - Lao Veto. Corp
Aeval Starwind	Posted - 2006.09.21 00:02:00 - [53] Daddy Long Legs ARE POISONOUS!, however, just like urban myth says there fangs are not big enough to peirce skin. I got this info when I went to the zoo and visited the bug room and one of the zoologists was there and I asked her and she said yes they are actualy pretty poisonous, but there fangs are too small. However, like black widows it WILL NOT kill you just make you pretty sick. So this one I can lay to rest lol because for the longest time I thought this was a lie myself.
Lienzo	Posted - 2006.09.21 01:24:00 - [54] I live in a swamp, so they are just one visitor amongst many. If they're far away I ignore them. If they fly low, kitty gets them. If they fly in my airspace, I go after them with scissors. "Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Critical Hit."
Laocoon Veto.	Posted - 2006.09.21 06:55:00 - [55] Originally by: Lienzo "Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Critical Hit." rofl - Lao Veto. Corp
Laocoon Veto.	Posted - 2006.09.21 06:55:00 - [56] Originally by: Aeval Starwind Daddy Long Legs ARE POISONOUS!, however, just like urban myth says there fangs are not big enough to peirce skin. they're not VENOMOUS (there you go nik)! A guy got bitten by a daddy long leg spider on mythbuster, and he said it jsut stung iirc. And that was after having his entire arm stuck in a tube with about 50 of them for half an hour. And the craneflies don't actaully have fangs so why would they have venom? - Lao Veto. Corp
Ancient Shadow	Posted - 2006.09.21 09:28:00 - [57] Easiest, least labour intensinve method. Activate plasma ball. Watch as they fly up to it, get statically charged, then shock themselves to death when they hit something metal.
Indra Sebuchiore Sebiestor tribe	Posted - 2006.09.21 12:33:00 - [58] The we get Frasier Craneflies round here... they're irritating AND give sound psychological advice. Thank you, I'll be here all week.. __________________________________________ "In girum imus nocte, et consumimur igni."
Torquemanda Corteaz Gallente Infinite Improbability Inc Dusk and Dawn	Posted - 2006.09.21 12:37:00 - [59] we get a lot of the smegs at my home in manchester cos its suburban (and all the windows are open) however i dont get any in my flat in liverpool. we get housespiders in the shower though, Already heard 3 bloodcurdling screams from the shower from my flatmates, followed by their blurry outline running back to their room... heh women :)
Grez Minmatar The Raven Warriors	Posted - 2006.09.22 01:19:00 - [60] Edited by: Grez on 22/09/2006 01:28:11 Originally by: Laocoon Just now, i was fighting one off kung-fu styly, with rolled-up PCGamer in hand, and I baseball-batted across the room mid-flight, then, with a glorious HADOKE. Are you by any chance related to me? I had a snooker cue, and PCGamer in hand, swatting them away. Finally he perched on my wall, I lined up the cue, and blamo! Squishy! I hate them. All they do is fly into things and annoy the living hell out of me when I'm trying to play EVE, and they think it's fun to try and sex my ear. I hate them, I hate them, I hate them. And whenever they stay still for more than 3 seconds, and you go in for the splat, they move again, dangling their stupid legs. Not to mention they always seem to fly towards you, just to annoy the **** out of you. I dare not go downstairs after 7 pm at night, even for food. Bastards. --- Cache Clearer Still waiting for a Wrangler-edit!

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