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Esteban

Jul 4, 2005, 11:05 AM

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We found a small scorpion in the kitchen today. It was alive and well. There is something about those things that gives me the creeps.

Also, we found a land crab (they look just like a little Dungenous Crab) next to our front door, ready to make the escape from the weather by going under our door. Last year, one of them made it to our bedroom and was crawling up the cement and window area behind the curtains. In the middle of the night, I heard a scratching sound and from that time on, I couldn't sleep. I had to get up and track it down.

The street in front of our place had about 10, 6 inch long frogs, all smashed up by cars. Plus a few smashed crabs. Whenever the rains come, these critters seem to want to either play in the street or look for a dry room.



Papirex


Jul 4, 2005, 12:17 PM

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About four days ago, I went upstairs to turn my desktop computer off before I went to bed. I was really surprised to see a centipede about four inches long, on the wall behind the computer. It was the first centipede I have seen in Mexico. I wasn’t shocked, but it was a real new experience for me, especially since he was in the house. It was kind of hard to relax in bed after that. Mexico is always full of little surprises. Some of them I would like to skip. Click on this link to see it.

Rex

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esperanza

Jul 4, 2005, 4:28 PM

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Eeeeeeeeewwww. Gave me the shivers.




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MazDee

Jul 5, 2005, 6:58 PM

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Eeeeeeewww is right, as Esperanza phrased it! I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment building and this is probably why I do not see too many creepy crawlers. NEVER a scorpion (knock on wood), the occasional giant spider and giant moth (they are pretty, but eerie looking) and a few of the ever-present cucarachas. I live down by the beach and I think you live up the hill behind me. Why all this wildlife up there? Dee


Esteban

Jul 5, 2005, 7:39 PM

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A few minutes ago K. yelled "SCORPION!"......I jumped up and it was actually a little silver dollar sized land crab. He hauled ass into the closet and we spent a hlaf hour, on an inner house trek, tracking him down. They are coming in under our front door. They can climb too so there is nothing stopping them. It's a jungle up here. We live next door to a vacant lot which, I'm sure has something to do with it. We are considering living in a special plastic bubble so the fauna problem won't be so bad.


Papirex


Jul 5, 2005, 11:08 PM

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Here's a larger picture of our guest. When I first saw it I was pretty sure it was at least two feet long, and had fangs http://papirex.smugmug.com/...034/1/26694715/Large

Rex




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(This post was edited by RexC on Jul 5, 2005, 11:11 PM)


MazDee

Jul 9, 2005, 9:37 AM

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Now you can be really worried, Esteban! My friend tells me these ones are coming from New Jersey (from some radioactive landfill, he thinks), and they're really worried!

They should be in your neighborhood by now!
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Jul 9, 2005, 9:53 AM

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Oh dear! Look what's happened to my favorite condo complex!! That IS his neighborhood. ROFL.


Esteban

Jul 9, 2005, 1:05 PM

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I'm telling you, it's getting out of hand up here on the hill. Now you know why we are hunkered down and out of sight! Luckily Pacifoco still delivers up here.
 
 
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