Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty
  5. Ladybugs - love them!

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty
  5. Ladybugs - love them!
  6. Dragonflies - Love to watch them, especially when they are chowing down on swarms of mosquitos

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty
  5. Ladybugs - love them!
  6. Dragonflies - Love to watch them, especially when they are chowing down on swarms of mosquitos
  7. Lightning bugs - love to watch them on summer nights

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty
  5. Ladybugs - love them!
  6. Dragonflies - Love to watch them, especially when they are chowing down on swarms of mosquitos
  7. Lightning bugs - love to watch them on summer nights
  8. luna moth - green and beautiful

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty
  5. Ladybugs - love them!
  6. Dragonflies - Love to watch them, especially when they are chowing down on swarms of mosquitos
  7. Lightning bugs - love to watch them on summer nights
  8. luna moth - green and beautiful
  9. Niña de la tierra (aka Potato Bug) - creepy

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty
  5. Ladybugs - love them!
  6. Dragonflies - Love to watch them, especially when they are chowing down on swarms of mosquitos
  7. Lightning bugs - love to watch them on summer nights
  8. luna moth - green and beautiful
  9. Niña de la tierra (aka Potato Bug) - creepy
  10. Walking stick

I saw one in Bolivia that was longer than the width if a chair

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty
  5. Ladybugs - love them!
  6. Dragonflies - Love to watch them, especially when they are chowing down on swarms of mosquitos
  7. Lightning bugs - love to watch them on summer nights
  8. luna moth - green and beautiful
  9. Niña de la tierra (aka Potato Bug) - creepy
  10. Walking stick - huge
  11. mosquitoes - scary when thinking of West Nile, dengue fever, malaria and others

jtur88, just wondering, was the Walking stick huge and creepy or huge and likeable?

It looked as creepy and likeable as a dead stick, which is what it appeared to be.

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty
  5. Ladybugs - love them!
  6. Dragonflies - Love to watch them, especially when they are chowing down on swarms of mosquitos
  7. Lightning bugs - love to watch them on summer nights
  8. luna moth - green and beautiful
  9. Niña de la tierra (aka Potato Bug) - creepy
  10. Walking stick - huge
  11. mosquitoes - scary when thinking of West Nile, dengue fever, malaria and others
  12. Praying mantises - very cool; love 'em!



Elendil’s Heir: When I was a kid I raised praying mantises.

Insects: creepy/scary, meh, or like/love?

  1. tent caterpillars, especially when dangling by the dozens at face level: creepy/scary
  2. butterfly pavilions – love them!
  3. dung beetles - disgusting
  4. Asian giant hornet – nasty
  5. Ladybugs - love them!
  6. Dragonflies - Love to watch them, especially when they are chowing down on swarms of mosquitos
  7. Lightning bugs - love to watch them on summer nights
  8. luna moth - green and beautiful
  9. Niña de la tierra (aka Potato Bug) - creepy
  10. Walking stick - huge
  11. mosquitoes - scary when thinking of West Nile, dengue fever, malaria and others
  12. Praying mantises - very cool; love 'em!
  13. Honey bee - essential pollinators and makers of honey

Pass

Radio station you have the earliest recollection of listening to as a child

  1. WTMJ, Milwaukee

Thanks - I’m a little envious. I’ve always found them fascinating.

Radio station you have the earliest recollection of listening to as a child

  1. WTMJ, Milwaukee
  2. KDKA, Pittsburgh

Jack Bogut, the morning DJ, was almost a demigod in the area.

Radio station you have the earliest recollection of listening to as a child

  1. WTMJ, Milwaukee
  2. KDKA, Pittsburgh
  3. KOGO - San Diego

Radio station you have the earliest recollection of listening to as a child

  1. WTMJ, Milwaukee
  2. KDKA, Pittsburgh
  3. KOGO - San Diego
  4. WDRC, Hartford

Radio station you have the earliest recollection of listening to as a child

  1. WTMJ, Milwaukee
  2. KDKA, Pittsburgh
  3. KOGO - San Diego
  4. WDRC, Hartford
  5. XE???, Mexico City

Looking at the list of Mexico City radio stations I can’t tell which it was. My sibs and I made up our own version of their ID jingle and it started with an XE and had 3 other letters. The list has several possibles including XERFR, XEITE, or maybe it was a now defunct station.

Radio station you have the earliest recollection of listening to as a child

  1. WTMJ, Milwaukee
  2. KDKA, Pittsburgh
  3. KOGO - San Diego
  4. WDRC, Hartford
  5. XE???, Mexico City
  6. WGN, Chicago

I remember my parents listened to WGN a lot. News in the morning and Cubs games in the afternoon.

Radio station you have the earliest recollection of listening to as a child

  1. WTMJ, Milwaukee
  2. KDKA, Pittsburgh
  3. KOGO - San Diego
  4. WDRC, Hartford
  5. XE???, Mexico City
  6. WGN, Chicago
  7. WICR, Elwood, IN