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Quote: Amen to a fellow Floridian! I hibernate when less than 40 degrees!

Quote: I have heard that the brown widow's venom is less potent than that of the black widow, though. And the brown widow competes with the black widow for prey and living space. So if I had to choose, I'd rather see a brown widow, because I know that it may have pushed out a black widow...

Brown recluses don't seem to be very prevalent around here. Always hearing about infected "spider bites" that are more likely just staph infections.

Quote: We have big red spiders that drop down out of the trees at night around here too. Crap. Now you just made all of my hair stand up! I have noticed a lot more black widows. And now have BROWN widows. Great. More to watch out for!

That's a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. Don't fly and often kept as pets. http://entomology.unl.edu/k12/croach/roachinfo/roachpage.html Palmettos are WAY smaller. And flat. And don't get THAT big. http://wildflowers.jdcc.edu/Palmetto_Bug.html ALthough when one lands in your hair, it does...

Quote: OK, now you're just trying to freak out all the bug haters! That's NOT a palmetto! And I had a friend that had them for pets. Who knows why.

Quote: Ha! My husband uses it to kill them in the house! Haha had not even thought of using it outside. It does work great...we have gotten to where we need to use it less and less frequently inside even. Thanks! ETA: Nice to meet you . We are close. Nice to meet you, too. Very close. I even...

Best thing I've found for Palmetto bugs is Demon WP. (I can't stand to call them roaches, which they are, but palmetto bugs sounds so tropical and so much less gross and disgusting). Demon WP is a wettable powder (the WP part) that is mixed with water and sprayed around the perimeter. Once dry...