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hunter

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18. I have a nasty scar from a brown recluse spider bite.

Reply to Rorey (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 26, 2021, 06:02 PM

Mar 2021

A circle of skin about the size of a dime simply died. The skin about an inch all around that was angry.

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BREAKING! Report on incident at home. 🦟😆🤪 [View all] underpants Mar 2021 OP

I have a couple of those zapper things Rorey Mar 2021 #1

I have one of those too. underpants Mar 2021 #2

I couldn't purposely kill a bee Rorey Mar 2021 #4

Don't kill ground bees! They are important pollinators. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #11

Um. underpants Mar 2021 #12

Check out critter catcher on the huge buy it store on line. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #3

Flies are just about impossible to catch Rorey Mar 2021 #5

My dogs consider flies "sky raisins" Laffy Kat Mar 2021 #6

My doggie was a street rescue. Starving. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #8

So do mine. hunter Mar 2021 #17

Even on moths? Rorey Mar 2021 #7

Yep. Amazingly yes. It took us a long time to decide to buy it. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #10

Thanks! Rorey Mar 2021 #13

I'm not interested in humanely dealing with them. Sorry. underpants Mar 2021 #9

I think that "Splat" is the most humane way to kill something, if killing is necessary Rorey Mar 2021 #14

If I come across a black widow spider, there are no rules Rorey Mar 2021 #15

We got it finally because wasps and bumble bees don't just splat. LakeArenal Mar 2021 #16

I have a nasty scar from a brown recluse spider bite. hunter Mar 2021 #18

My niece got bitten by one years ago Rorey Mar 2021 #19

I'm friendly with bees BGBD Mar 2021 #20