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| | | Re: Spiders, snakes, etc. < Reply # 35 on 2/27/2019 7:45 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by blackhawk They are omnivorous and have a sweet tooth for chocolate cupcakes; they can smell from a couple feet away.
| I take it you know this from personal experience? I've only ever had my cupcakes stolen by squirrels. Okay that's a lie; it was a muffin. I turned my back, and poof! Anyway, I think Jerusalem crickets are kinda cute as long as they don't have the chance to uh, defend themselves from me. Sticking with my apparent theme, they can also fall victim to other life forms hoping to reproduce with a host. Example of a Jerusalem cricket overtaken by an unknown pathogen: https://www.youtub...atch?v=ymgtb6V9ZR4 ***If you're considering not clicking that link, I highly suggest you reconsider, for lols. Most sick insects (and arachnids) are ailed by things that don't affect humans, but it's always an interesting process to observe. On the other hand, some things that don't kill their hosts can really fuck us up. Kissing bugs haven't been mentioned here yet. The insects are from the Triatoma genus, and they may carry a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi causes Chagas disease in humans and sometimes domestic animals; a dog may become ill after eating kissing bug. Human exposure to T. cruzi is caused by a bite from a kissing bug. They're nocturnal, and usually bite around a person's eyes or mouth. Some people get swollen and itchy from the bite, others don't. It depends on how sensitive/allergic you are to the insect's saliva, just like with most bug bites. Chagas disease can start with a fever and rash, but if left untreated, ends in congestive heart failure. An estimated 50% of Triatoma bugs in the United States are parasitized by T. cruzi, so even though a bite doesn't guarantee exposure or infection, pay careful attention to your body afterward if you think you've been bitten, and see a doctor if you become symptomatic. The T. cruzi parasite is found from the southern U.S., most notably in Texas and its neighbor states, down into South America. Staying inside at night is the best way to avoid kissing bugs.
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| | | | Re: Spiders, snakes, etc. < Reply # 36 on 2/27/2019 11:28 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Kissing bugs you say? The one critter I fear or rather the chagas parasite they carry. Seen over a dozen of them so far in Texas. They are blood drinking parasites of warm blooded animals including man. This is an assassin or wheel bug. These are harmless and beneficial. The kissing bug looks almost identical except it doesn't have the wheel thing on it's back. Both can fly. Had dozens of assassin bugs in my thai pepper garden for years. Great bug killers.
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