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What's up with Americans changing Gojira to Godzilla anyway? I mean they are both made up names. It makes zero sense to me.
Arty is not a fan of moths. They kind of freak me out a little. First off, anything with more that four appendages (five if you include a tail) wigs me. I'm ain't playing. I mean, crustaceans? Exoskeletons?!! Why do you think every scary space thriller or even on earth scary movie has a monster that pretty much is a giant bug? Because exoskeletons are a fucking weird ass thing.
Secondly, I have super curly hair. You know what happens when a moth decides to fly into it? The get trapped and you are stuck hearing flapping of wings in you ear until you shake it out, though usually you end up inadvertently killing the thing. And least that's how I roll. That flapping...it sounds likes Hannibal Lecter whispering sweet nothings into your ear and is about as pleasant. Granted, a moth is not thinking of snacking on you with a bottle of Chianti, but it's still an uncomfortable sound.
So, I am in the bathroom, minding my own business when in flies a nice sized moth. It's kind of pale yellow and almost pretty. Right behind it is my little hunter. Roche' (row - shay) loves when a flying insect gets in the house. frankly, I do not need a fly swatter. Generally they get in when I leave the back door open, like if I am grilling, or even just hanging out there. I leave it open so Roche' can come out and get some air, but only when I am out there. I once saw him take down 3 flies in like 10 minutes. He looked like a mini-panther. It was awesome.
Anyway, I managed to let this on get out of the bathroom window. The cat it totally bummed. He wanted to catch that thing. I still cannot figure out how it got in though! The bathroom is the brightest room on that side f the place. There are no curtains on the window, though you cannot see in or out, and at night, the porch light is right in front so I rarely need to even turnon th light in there. Except when it's make up time. Come on now.
One night a couple of years ago Roche' was going nuts. Like a madman. Madcat. Whatever. I follow him into the bathroom. I look up at the window and shriek in horror. And don't think for a minute I do not mean actual horror movie shriek.
Mothra is in my house. Seriously, it's wingspan was at least 4 inches.
I do not think I got Mothra out alive. I was too freaked out to care. But in hunting to figure out how the beast got in, I realized that I had left the top of the window open. I had cleaned the windows like two weeks before, maybe even more. When I did, I apparently did not put the window back up to the top. It was kinda hidden bu the curtains, so I didn't notice.
Whatever. Keep your windows closed and cats or pet of choice near. Those moths are coming to get us.
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OMG! You just reminded me of the night a HUGE beatle flew into my apartment. A and I ran for cover, but not before I grabbed Britney the Cat.
ReplyDeleteWe locked up our bedroom, stuffed towels underneath the door and waited it out.
Like real troopers.
A few days later A's dad came over to help me locate the 'beast' and we found it in a lapshade. Dead. Silly thing had flown into the light.
Like in that movie where the little girl is told to go into the light? Except this bug died.
Haha! That's awesome. Thank you for the laugh sister.
ReplyDeleteBugs are scary. I don't care that they are so much smaller, I don't care that I can easily squish them - they freak me out.
Glad I am not the only one.
Put me down as a hater of bugs, too. My cats are decent hunters. Lucy is better at it than Gus, but they both enjoy a crunchy flying snack every now and then. Usually, it's a fly.
ReplyDeleteThe guy that sits next to me at work can do the most uncanny trick. Whenever a fly gets into the office, usually in the middle of summer, he grabs a tissue, sneaks up on it very slowly, and grabs it off of whatever horizontal surface it's landed on. He gets them every time. It's crazy!
Your Gojira (Godzilla) picture makes me want to watch Ultra Man.
Ultra Man!! Isn't that a cool painting/drawing - whatever it is?
ReplyDeleteLuckily we have little hunters. We will hopefully never have to deal with spiders and bugs. You haven't seen me freak out at a spiders yet.