# Creepy Crawlies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies/76412>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 15, 2001, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies/76412 "2001-08-15T16:55:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2001, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-crawlies/76412/21 "2001-08-16T04:36:12Z")

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I really don’t mind most bugs. I think the wooded areas around my school are breeding some really weird bugs, though. Must live on cigarette butts or something. I had some big monster bug land on me last summer outside of my school. A bit shorter than a dragonfly. I didn’t know what it was, but I flicked it off **really** fast.

But I absolutely must squish earwigs. I can’t stand those things. They crawl all over the place, so if I don’t squish them, they’ll end up in my bed or clothes. Ew.

Spiders that are living inside my house (except for the corners of the ceiling or some place where I can’t reach them) get squished. I’m afraid they’ll bite me. I really like to watch the spiders hanging around outside my kitchen window, but I don’t like them inside. Ugh.

I have found a new nemesis: orange ladybug-like creatures. I don’t know if they really are ladybugs, but they look like them. No spots, just orange. They bite. I had a red dot on the side of my knee for a few days because I thought “Hey, it’s just a ladybug, it won’t hurt me!”. The evil creature bit me. Grrr.  
jessica

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