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Random hating thread :P

For me its a tossup between the Cicada and the Choya.
The Choya is a sort of super-cactus, it has little barbed needles that absolutly cover every bit of it, and these WILL stick in your skin if you so much as brush the thing. Once the needles are stuck, the little section of the cactus breaks off and you end up with a pincushion stuck rather painfully to your arm. Our dog has bad luck with these things, once she ended up with one stuck on her nose. And what do dogs do when something is stuck to their nose? They try to lick it off.
Thus we had to remove needles from her mouth. She was not a happy dog for a few days. Fourtunatly the punctures from the needles rarely get infected, which is very good. Theyre just a pain to remove because they blend in with our dogs fur.

Cicadas are a sort of grasshoper-ish thing. They make a noise that sounds vaugly like the one made by the Predator (a sort of clickclickclickclick, but very fast) and they do it LOUD. A group of them will drive you nuts in no time. Ive lost no end of sleep to them.
Theyre great at hiding, so you cant find them to shut 'em up, and they bite if you do find them, which, while not poisonous, is rather painful. And they make the noise some more, generaly whilst flying into your face.
AND they eat crops, so the farmers and ranchers hate them as well. Fortunatly there arent enough of them to create the famous movie-style swarms. Or maybe that was locusts :P
We get those as well, I think.

But enough about what I hate, tell me your story ;)

Random hating thread :P

For me its a tossup between the Cicada and the Choya.
The Choya is a sort of super-cactus, it has little barbed needles that absolutly cover every bit of it, and these WILL stick in your skin if you so much as brush the thing. Once the needles are stuck, the little section of the cactus breaks off and you end up with a pincushion stuck rather painfully to your arm. Our dog has bad luck with these things, once she ended up with one stuck on her nose. And what do dogs do when something is stuck to their nose? They try to lick it off.
Thus we had to remove needles from her mouth. She was not a happy dog for a few days. Fourtunatly the punctures from the needles rarely get infected, which is very good. Theyre just a pain to remove because they blend in with our dogs fur.

Cicadas are a sort of grasshoper-ish thing. They make a noise that sounds vaugly like the one made by the Predator (a sort of clickclickclickclick, but very fast) and they do it LOUD. A group of them will drive you nuts in no time. Ive lost no end of sleep to them.
Theyre great at hiding, so you cant find them to shut 'em up, and they bite if you do find them, which, while not poisonous, is rather painful. And they make the noise some more, generaly whilst flying into your face.
AND they eat crops, so the farmers and ranchers hate them as well. Fortunatly there arent enough of them to create the famous movie-style swarms. Or maybe that was locusts :P
We get those as well, I think.

But enough about what I hate, tell me your story ;)cane spiders.

the ones in Hawaii are big... nasty and not unusual to see a rat or two killed by one.

when killing a cane spider, you have to kill it dead on the first try cuz those babies attack. And they don't scurry like other arachnid... they are leapers.

Brown Recluse spiders. Words are not necessary to convey the horror.

Centipedes. Big, grey-brown centipedes that come out the woodwork in the evening.

And bite.

Other than that, something that ought to be eating nocturnal centipedes instead of the contents of my garbage - raccoons. I guess day-old grease and mouldy bread beats wriggling biting things hands-down.

Brown Recluse spiders. Words are not necessary to convey the horror.
Huh, first two were both spiders.
We get Recluses here as well. Supposedly they arent actually that bad as the potentialy-deadly spiders go. Its the Brazilian ones you have to watch out for.

That's funny, 'cause I love and admire arachnids. They just don't scare me anymore.

I loved Shelob in LOTR.

Huh, first two were both spiders.
We get Recluses here as well. Supposedly they arent actually that bad as the potentialy-deadly spiders go. Its the Brazilian ones you have to watch out for.

Well, when you're bitten by a recluse, that area of flesh is necrotised. It rots. You're lucky if you don't have to get amputated when one of the bastards bites you.

White pines can be pretty nasty when you're trying to trim them. Hard as you try, they still manage to cover you in sap. But what I absolutely hate are flies. The make annoying little buzzing noises, crawl all over you and are hard as heck to kill. But I did manage to kill somewhere between fifty and seventy-five yesterday afternoon :).

Well, when you're bitten by a recluse, that area of flesh is necrotised. It rots. You're lucky if you don't have to get amputated when one of the bastards bites you.
I know, I watched a special on them on Discovery channel once ^_^
Apparently the Brazilian Wandering Spider is very dangerous because it uses a nuerotoxin that basicaly sends your muscles into overdrive, you end up twitching until you die of exhaustion, and the effects are almost instant.

Cockroaches! :( :(

I know, I watched a special on them on Discovery channel once ^_^
Apparently the Brazilian Wandering Spider is very dangerous because it uses a nuerotoxin that basicaly sends your muscles into overdrive, you end up twitching until you die of exhaustion, and the effects are almost instant.

Holy fuck. That's... Holy fuck!

*doesn't want to go to Brazil*

*remembers how nice the pics of Rio look*

*wants to go to Brazil again*

Your most likely safe from them, they dont like people much and generaly the ones that get bitten are people that work on the big plantations (apparently they like bananas).

Your most likely safe from them, they dont like people much and generaly the ones that get bitten are people that work on the big plantations (apparently they like bananas).

Ah, similar to Banana Spiders (not their real name, but they hand around bananas so much...), except our Banana Spiders can't kill you (the bites feel a bit worse than a fire ant bite).

Mosquitoes and Crows.

Mosquitoes:Canada's National Bird. Need no further explanantion. They get bigger each year, I swear. Now they carry West Nile too. As if Sleeping Sickness wasn't bad enough.

Crows: Now, I'm a bird person, I love birds, I'm utterly fascinated by them. Hearing the birds sing in the morning has often been all I needed to find the strength to go on in some very difficult times in my life. But HATE Crows. They will NOT shut up...ever. And they are LOUD. Eastern Crows have a much louder and more obnoxius cry than western crows (I'm talking about Canada here, not globaly) Yes, birds have dialects and accents, just like us humans. Crows are like some asshole screaming obscenities in a Bronx accent, over and over agaian, always at that one moment when you most want peace and quiet. The only good thing about West Nile Virus is that it kills lots of Crows.

Mosquitoes and Crows.

Mosquitoes:Canada's National Bird. Need no further explanantion. They get bigger each year, I swear. Now they carry West Nile too. As if Sleeping Sickness wasn't bad enough.

Crows: Now, I'm a bird person, I love birds, I'm utterly fascinated by them. Hearing the birds sing in the morning has often been all I needed to find the strength to go on in some very difficult times in my life. But HATE Crows. They will NOT shut up...ever. And they are LOUD. Eastern Crows have a much louder and more obnoxius cry than western crows (I'm talking about Canada here, not globaly) Yes, birds have dialects and accents, just like us humans. Crows are like some asshole screaming obscenities in a Bronx accent, over and over agaian, always at that one moment when you most want peace and quiet. The only good thing about West Nile Virus is that it kills lots of Crows.

Ah, come on, man, crows are smart.

Ah, come on, man, crows are smart.
Yes. Too smart for their own good, the bastards. ;)

Actually they're not just smart, they're cunning in a way most animals could never hope to be. Gotta agree with you there. Now if only they had a MUTE switch it'd be all good. (Same can be said for children)

Mosquitoes and Crows.

Mosquitoes:Canada's National Bird. Need no further explanantion. They get bigger each year, I swear. Now they carry West Nile too. As if Sleeping Sickness wasn't bad enough.

Crows: Now, I'm a bird person, I love birds, I'm utterly fascinated by them. Hearing the birds sing in the morning has often been all I needed to find the strength to go on in some very difficult times in my life. But HATE Crows. They will NOT shut up...ever. And they are LOUD. Eastern Crows have a much louder and more obnoxius cry than western crows (I'm talking about Canada here, not globaly) Yes, birds have dialects and accents, just like us humans. Crows are like some asshole screaming obscenities in a Bronx accent, over and over agaian, always at that one moment when you most want peace and quiet. The only good thing about West Nile Virus is that it kills lots of Crows.

Your lucky.
In Oregon I had to contend with mosquitos, crows, AND seagulls. Seagulls are sort of like a crossbreed between crows and mosquitos, at least on the Northwest Oregon coast.

Ah, similar to Banana Spiders (not their real name, but they hand around bananas so much...), except our Banana Spiders can't kill you (the bites feel a bit worse than a fire ant bite).big? grey? kinda furry?

big? grey? kinda furry?

No. Really small, not hairy, and they jump like mad.

My neighbor's dalmations, they'll eat you and your family.

My neighbor's dalmations, they'll eat you and your family.
That would be the result of God-knows how many 101 Dalmations movies. The things are so inbred that its almost guaruntied that unless you research the dogs familiy carefully, your going to have about 100 differnt problems.

Feral children, get a leash for your kid already.

Your lucky.
In Oregon I had to contend with mosquitos, crows, AND seagulls. Seagulls are sort of like a crossbreed between crows and mosquitos, at least on the Northwest Oregon coast.


We have seagulls here too...but we call them Shithawks. West Coast Seagulls are VERY obnoxious, I agree with you 100% on that point. The ones on the BC coast are damn nasty, most likely directly related to Oregon seagulls.

Mold, I have this phobia of mold. Whenever I see something moldy, I have this strange vibrating feeling in my head and I recoil, and it just scares me.

We have seagulls here too...but we call them Shithawks. West Coast Seagulls are VERY obnoxious, I agree with you 100% on that point. The ones on the BC coast are damn nasty, most likely directly related to Oregon seagulls.
The sad part is that its illigal to kill them >_<

There's this kind of tiny mosquito we have here in most non-urban areas of the Quebec province, we call them "brulot" but I don't know their scientific name.
They are so small that some of them are able to pass through a mosquito screen. So no house is safe!!!
These buggers fly in such a erratic way, it's hard to crush them. And they don't make any noise.
When they bite, you have this burning feeling (hence their name "brulot", which means "burner" in french).

We also have the "black fly", which is not a fly but a VERY nasty little bug, smaller than mosquitoes. It likes landing silently and sometimes walks on your skin, finding the perfect spot. Then it literally CUTS a little piece of skin, and then goes away.
This friggin barbarian doesn't use anesthesics so its bite is painful. And then, its bite has a tendency of infecting, especially if you scratch the area.
Of course they like to attack you in a large group. I once had 30 bites on each arm, and 20 bites at the waist (bottom of the t-shirt).

Chiggars
these things ( I believe they are also known as bed bugs) like to get into your skin, literally burrow in your skin, and die...and it itches like a mofo...they hang out in tall grass and no matter how long of pants and shirts you wear, they still manage to get to you.

There's this kind of tiny mosquito we have here in most non-urban areas of the Quebec province, we call them "brulot" but I don't know their scientific name.
They are so small that some of them are able to pass through a mosquito screen. So no house is safe!!!
These buggers fly in such a erratic way, it's hard to crush them. And they don't make any noise.
When they bite, you have this burning feeling (hence their name "brulot", which means "burner" in french).

We also have the "black fly", which is not a fly but a VERY nasty little bug, smaller than mosquitoes. It likes landing silently and sometimes walks on your skin, finding the perfect spot. Then it literally CUTS a little piece of skin, and then goes away.
This friggin barbarian doesn't use anesthesics so its bite is painful. And then, its bite has a tendency of infecting, especially if you scratch the area.
Of course they like to attack you in a large group. I once had 30 bites on each arm, and 20 bites at the waist (bottom of the t-shirt).


Try putting up with Deer Flies: Like Black Flies on steroids. I've encountered "brulot" before, up in the bush in northeastern ontario...you have my commiserations

ps: Rimouski and that area of QC is gorgeous. (But so is most of Canada, eh?)

Copperheads and poison ivy, nuff said.

Rats.

Mosquitoes. SO ANNOYING. And the bites itch for days.

Try putting up with Deer Flies: Like Black Flies on steroids.
Yup! They're nasty. And hard to kill. I once slapped one with a shoe, on the ground. The fly was a bit knocked but managed to fly away.
And once, me and I friend decided to go swimming in a lake (with floaters). A deer fly was circling overhead, waiting for its right moment. We said, "Ok the darn fly will get tired". Well we were still in the water 15-20 minutes later and this stupid fly was still circling overhead. Suddenly, it fell in the water (on its back). "Yippee!" Oh wait... the fly managed to launch itself again, and was in "circling mode" over us. Grrrr.

Fortunately, there is not a lot of deer flies on the south shore. They somewhat see, to prefer the Laurentian forests.

ps: Rimouski and that area of QC is gorgeous. (But so is most of Canada, eh?)
Yep.

cane spiders.

the ones in Hawaii are big... nasty and not unusual to see a rat or two killed by one.

when killing a cane spider, you have to kill it dead on the first try cuz those babies attack. And they don't scurry like other arachnid... they are leapers.

It has been years since I have been in Hawaii. The thing most were concerned about when I was there were Brown snakes from the Philippines. Where they ever able to control or eradicate them?

That would be the result of God-knows how many 101 Dalmations movies. The things are so inbred that its almost guaruntied that unless you research the dogs familiy carefully, your going to have about 100 differnt problems.

Both of the families I know with dalmations would probably not have their dogs on a death list if they got them trained a bit.

I need a pet ocelot. :)

Those clouds of noseeums that are invisible until you walk through them and by the time you realise they are there they are in your eyes and up your nose and down your throat. They seem to swarm around certain types of tree branches, etc. but never in the same place twice. Bastards.

Trees because of all the old people who come to see the leaves change into all those pretty colors every fall.

Trees because of all the old people who come to see the leaves change into all those pretty colors every fall.

Hmm... That reminds me of a certain Family Guy episode...

:p

Hmm... That reminds me of a certain Family Guy episode...

:p

Yeah, well that certain Family Guy episode has a lot of truth in it. It happens every freaking fall. Except it's not people from New York; it's people from your neck of the woods, mister.

Yeah, well that certain Family Guy episode has a lot of truth in it. It happens every freaking fall. Except it's not people from New York; it's people from your neck of the woods, mister.

Hey, I don't like people from my area, either. The difference between us is that I have to live with them the rest of the fucking year!

Hey, I don't like people from my area, either. The difference between us is that I have to live with them the rest of the fucking year!

Do they drive around where you live at 25 mph with their hazard lights on?

That's funny, 'cause I love and admire arachnids. They just don't scare me anymore.

I loved Shelob in LOTR.
Not in the Biblical sense I hope.


For me it'd be cockroaches, cause they so friggin' big here, mosquitos and fleas.
Actually I kinda like fleas - well I like killing them - but it's just that I don't see any point to them. As far as I know, they don't contribute to the food chain any.
And mosquitos I can't stand. I don't know how many hours of sleep I've lost due to one starting up it's buzzing engines 5 minutes after I turn the lights off, then hiding when I turn them on again to kill the little bitch.

While in Brasil (Minas Gerais), I leaned over a brick wall and got fifty small red ticks crawling all over me. Some of them started attaching to my body at various places (some of them I won't discuss). Soon enough I was running to the farm, yelling like crazy. I got into the shower and used a lot of soap to wash most of them away. Then, we had to remove the attached ones, one by one, very carefully.

At least I didn't get adult ticks. These buggers are large (1 cm), and very hardy. Some of the adult ticks may also carry diseases. Our brasilian guests don't bother trying to squash these ticks; they remove the legs and throw the tick away.

In Louisville, KY, there are these stupid infertal pear trees that smell terrible every spring when their flowers bloom. Plus, they contribute to my allergies. I hate those things.

Cockroaches are pointless/

ANTS! I hate these little bastards! How they keep getting into my house is a mystery to me.

ANTS! I hate these little bastards! How they keep getting into my house is a mystery to me.
Sprinkle Cayenne Pepper around any areas you know or suspect they enter the house from (also around all floorboards in the kitchen) The buggers hate the stuuff and won't go near it.

Hope this helps you solve your ant problem. You defintiely have my sympathy, though I don't hate them as much as you do. Cold winters here keep them in check for the most part (they are a menace in the spring and summer though)

Tumbleweed. It is very efficient at spreading and reproducing, and if you don't pull them soon, the barbs are murder on your fingers.

Did you ever notice they only grow where people disturb the soil?

Sprinkle Cayenne Pepper around any areas you know or suspect they enter the house from (also around all floorboards in the kitchen) The buggers hate the stuuff and won't go near it.

Hope this helps you solve your ant problem. You defintiely have my sympathy, though I don't hate them as much as you do. Cold winters here keep them in check for the most part (they are a menace in the spring and summer though)
Cayenne pepper? Who would've guessed? Thanks for the advice, I'll try that as soon I buy some. Anything's better than sitting there squishing them one by one with a paper towel.

Spiders and centepedes and mosquitos and bugs in general... Oh, can't forget those damned Asian beetles they imported over here! :mad:

Cayenne pepper? Who would've guessed? Thanks for the advice, I'll try that as soon I buy some. Anything's better than sitting there squishing them one by one with a paper towel.

Bleach works, too.

Lesse...I hate fire ants. If you don't know what they are, you're very lucky. Mosquitoes are evil, too. As for plants..Poison ivy, I guess, but I've never had any run ins with it.

Feral children, get a leash for your kid already.

Yes! Feral kids. The ones that scream and howl and throw tantrums when you tell them to be quiet. These are the animals I hate the most.

Yes! Feral kids. The ones that scream and howl and throw tantrums when you tell them to be quiet. These are the animals I hate the most.

What about real feral kids who think they're dogs?