Legs Everywhere.

[trista]

The squillipede in The trista's apartment continues its reign of terror. Details at noon.

I saw it yesterday morning, and it was horrible. Legs everywhere. I think some of its legs had legs. Of course, when I first spotted it I did what anyone would do. I squeaked, and then I ran away. I spent a moment or two whimpering and wishing dawnshine were there,

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[keightball]

hairspray plus lighter equals quick and dirty flamethrower and the soot wipes clean with a mr clean magic eraser... not that i have killed bugs that way in the past. no crispy spiders, i swear. really. i sympathize- i have had a few many- legged things invade lately so i have done another black flag spraydown and taped up where possible their entry points. depending on what kind of heat you have, they may be coming in from the outdoors via where your heat sources connect through.

[trista]

I could so totally torch them! Except that would probably freak me out, too, and I'd end up burning down my apartment. Or my cat. And that would suck. I really, really need my sister to move into the apartment next door. Strangely enough, she doesn't seem interested in making the move to Minnesota from Florida. I am baffled by this.

[keightball]

http://www.hammacher.com/publish/71162.asp no worries that you will have to get anywhere near the squillipede or have bug guts on your wall from assaulting them with a book/magazine/flipflop (my kneejerk reaction is to swat it into pulp)

[trista]

Flies, bees, spiders, and other insects are suctioned by the 14,000 rpm motor and drawn into a sealed disposable cartridge (included) through a flexible nozzle that easily reaches windows and corners.

Oh dear god, this thing was created specifically for me. It had to have been. It is absolutely brilliant, and I want one for each room in my apartment!

I have to point out that there is pretty much no danger of bug bits on the walls from assaulting them with anything. I am far to frightened of them to get near enough to bash them. They might be trying to lure me into a trap, you know.

[rebecoming]

Oh no! I would help you, too, if I could. I don't like being near bugs that move quickly, but I've gotten pretty good at trapping and releasing them without them killing me. Scary!

[trista]

You're very brave! I don't necessarily want them dead, but I really, really need them to not live in my place. And I especially need them to not touch me. *shudder* It's enough to make me wish for a John Travolta-style bubble to live in.

[sputnik]

I've been killing them right and left in my basement (which is why I won't sleep down there). Natasha found one on her wall this morning, but then it was gone and she wouldn't go back into her room to get dressed for school.

It's the cold that's driving them inside.

[trista]

I'm going to have to start lighting campfires outside my apartment, aren't I? *sigh* I always get into so much trouble when I do that. ;)

Seriously, though, ugh. I thought the cold was supposed to make bugs hibernate or migrate or something. Not send them into my apartment!

[oxlahun]

Well, clearly, they're migrating. Into your apartment.

Squillipede is new my favorite word today.

[trista]

Into your apartment.

Fabulous. I was sort of hoping they'd go south for the winter. In fact, they're all welcome to winter in Tallahassee now that I'm not there anymore. Ugh.

Squillipede is my new favorite word today, too. It makes me giggle.

[geekjul]

My Gato Malo is a bugkilling machine. We used to get big louisiana mosquitos really bad in our old house, and he loved killing them. They were a tasty snack. Even now if you say "Gato, get the buggie!" he get's all wild eyed and start meeping and looking up at the walls and ceilings. We have a lot fewer bugs in our current home and I think he kinda misses them.

[trista]

Gato Malo is more than welcome to come visit his Auntie trista any time he'd like. Tell him I have brazilians of squillipedes for him.

[evilili]

that is HORRIFYING!!!! You probably need to just move out of your apartment. That's what I'd most likely do.

[trista]

I've done it before. Well. I moved out of my bedroom when I still lived with my parents. A roach dropped on my bed. I moved my bed across the room, and a month later, another one did the same thing. I moved into dawnshine's room that day, and there I stayed until I moved out, like a month later. *shudder* At this rate, I'm going to have to go all Milton Waddams and burn the building to the ground.