I Hate Bugs: Camel Cricket

Those who know me know my biggest fear (spiders). But there is another species of spider that lurks in my basement. It is the Camel Cricket. It's a cricket and spider hybrid with the ability to jump high (knee height) and quickly. It also never retreats but jumps TOWARDS it's attacker. It recently hopped through my legs, almost toying with me as a predator - note: I soon killed him!

Through out the years my main way to kill them was calling my dad to do it, but he got tired of helping his "daughter." So then I moved on to the vacuum style of execution. But that cannot work when the vacuum is upstairs. So I shall let those plagued by these Zelda enemy wannabes in on a little secret:

I kill them by placing my (plastic) garbage can (rightside up) on top of them (for some reason the stupid creature does not avoid this). Now the bottom of the can is slightly domed, so they are not dead (learned that one the hard way)then I scrape the can along to the side which will eventually leave you a greatly crippled camel cricket. From there I finish the job and simultaneously dispose of the carcass with a large amount of paper towels.

I hope this helps rid you of these foul creatures.

-a.