Wednesday, October 10, 2007

the LOST "hissing roach"

remember megan's bug project? well, tonight, when i got home from our wards "pig out" i noticed some small bags on the kitchen counter, it looked like they had been opened and they all had bugs names on them. (flesh eating beetle, cricket, hissing roach) i had sent megan to the exotic pet store to see if they had any insects she hadn't caught yet and it looked like she had gotten lucky:) when i went upstairs to talk to her i asked if she had put all of her bugs in the jar of rubbing alcohol. she said, "did you see how huge that roach is? i don't want it in the jar with all of my little bugs. it's huge. it will take up the whole jar!" I said, "is it alive? you have to kill it in the alcohol. it can get out of the bag!" i made her go downstairs and check to make sure it was still in the bag and i told her i would get her another container with alcohol in it to put the big roach in. guess what, the roach was GONE! i really have this thing with roaches, they really give me the willey's, so i started freaking out just a little. she was blaming me for leaving her bag open, and i was asking how huge it was, thinking to myself, "where could a huge roach be hiding?" i told her to put on my rubber gloves and start lifting everything up that was on the counter and i left the room. when i returned she was still looking and i started thinking, "ok craig came today, how long before the spray will get this huge thing!" i thought i was going to die knowing it was roaming around my house when megan says, "there it is. it's on the plant." HOLY CRAP (sorry, it's the only way to describe it)!! this roach is two inches long and one inch wide, even worse than my wildest nightmare. i just had to share a picture, and tomorrow when i show you the finished product, you will realize how huge this sucker is next to all the other insects she has caught. i know i am going to have bad dreams:( hope you all sleep well!

8 comments:

JTB said...

wait until you go to Manaus...

jen said...

oh, for gross.

jen said...

one more thing... i can't believe you guys still have "pig out" -- that's awesome! did you get any new really yummy recipes?? please share!!

Allison Barnes said...

YUCK! We took one of Ashley's bugs out of a container it had been in for a few weeks and it stunk up the house! Love how school projects turn into family projects! tanner and John were out bug hunting when i got home last night!

Camie said...

i'm having giggly thoughts of you and megan roaming the house in rubber gloves...can't wait to see the finished product!

meg n molly said...

woah woah woah, lets fix this story.
first of all mother comes upstairs after i had put a couple bugs in my jar i had left the worms and roach in theres bags closed on the counter saying hey you need to go keep your bags and see if your bugs are still in there. knowing me i remember that i hadn't left the bag open and by this plant. knowing sue she opened the bag saw how big it was crapped her pants leaving the bag opened and ran upstairs to have me find it. i get on my hands and knees for 20 minutes til i finally was about to call sadie yelling at her when i see antenas moving on this plant. she was letting out her nerves and anger on me and that did not make me happy. she's a wuse, and this project is discusting. i hope none of your kids have to go through this torture!

Miller Family said...

that was awesome!

sadie said...

sue's live reinactment was absolutely hysterical..
wish i could have taped it for you all!