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Black about half an inch long and hop like a grass hopper.
We have had two in our house. I do not like the look of them, they also have what looks like pincers on the rear end. Both are now dead with the Raid spray. Do you know what they are?
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beautifulangel wrote:

Think i'll just wack all centipeds instead of identifying them, might be safer.

Ahhhhhhhhhh but you have to catch the little critters first - Have you seen them move

I catch them in the summer for my chickens, they love them!
I'm a dab hand going round the garden with a large jam jar and lid.
My husband calls me the big game hunter. Great fun! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Had our first Lizard in the garden today, was on our wall. Lovely green colour with a very long tail. Much bigger than the ones we used to get in Turkey.

They are pretty aren't they?
Unfortunately our min dachshund sniffs them out and won't give up
until she catches one. I managed to rescue the last one though, but
it was minus its tail and one leg!

There are things that look like brown/black crayfish that lurk in piles of cow poo! They have two spikes hanging out the back.Uglier than my ex-wife......

With what we have seen so far in the house and the garden and when I walk the dogs since we moved here 5 weeks ago, it makes me wonder what other delights will be lurking whilst I am innocently walking around.

Part of our field has the fencing missing and so anything could come wandering into our pasture and munch away on whatever food is laying there to supplement their diet, maybe a herd of buffalo or the odd black bear will be waiting to welcome me when I open the door in the mornings!!

The worse one I had was the biggest cockroach you have ever seen in your life. This is not exaggerating but it was the size of my fist. It was at night and I heard this clicking sound (I was asleep and it woke me up)...turned the light on and there it was...MASSIVE. I hate killing things (normally get an old newpaper and put em outside) but I had to make an exception in this case so put a shoe on and trod on it. Horrible it was..flat as a pancake it was with loads of green stuff ozzing out.

The next day, and get this, I went to clear up the mess and it was GONE. There were two legs left so it must have hobbled off somewhere. Still feel bad about it but this was soooo BIG.

If anyone sees a six inch cockroach on crutches walking about give it my best.

PS Mod I did say a six inch cockROACH

oddball wrote:

beautifulangel wrote:

Think i'll just wack all centipeds instead of identifying them, might be safer.

Ahhhhhhhhhh but you have to catch the little critters first - Have you seen them move

yes we chase them around with a shoe. good job my son has big feet, so his shoes provide lots of wall coverage.

Does anyone know what this bug is called so that I can look it up on the net please.

Do you have a clearer picture Tony

OOOH Tony that looks horrible. But looks a bit like the hopping one we have been getting, had another two yesterday.

Blink wrote:

Do you have a clearer picture Tony

Sorry blink it is the best one out of the one's I took, photography not my strongest skill

tonyb60 wrote:

Blink wrote:

Do you have a clearer picture Tony

Sorry blink it is the best one out of the one's I took, photography not my strongest skill

HUM!! Now tell the truth - you did not want to get too near it - you are an even bigger girls blouse than what itchy is. What are you lot like

oddball wrote:

tonyb60 wrote:

Blink wrote:

Do you have a clearer picture Tony

Sorry blink it is the best one out of the one's I took, photography not my strongest skill

HUM!! Now tell the truth - you did not want to get too near it - you are an even bigger girls blouse than what itchy is. What are you lot like

Next time I catch one I'll send it 2 you in the post Bernie [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

tonyb60 wrote:

Does anyone know what this bug is called so that I can look it up on the net please.

Very interesting picture Tony can you advise us whether this picture was taken before or after you flattened the poor insect with your pair of fluffy slippers!! It certainly looks in a bad state.
Oh . . . this is from the other Itchy.