Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Grossipede



So much for organic gardening, I will use any amount of chemicals necessary to keep these off my porch! This one (~ 4 inches long) crawled out of my rosemary pot this morning and ran to the wall. I bravely snapped a picture before spraying it with Raid. It ran away and we can only hope it is dying somewhere in a neighbor's yard. The worst part is that apparently they give nasty bites and I've heard some species travel in packs and will appear if one is killed. I find that I do better if I think of them as the "grubs" that Timon and Pumbaa eat in The Lion King, hakuna matata right?

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