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Didge
09-07-2006, 11:54 AM
Why is it, on a nice warm day, patio door open, that one always gets one or two little black flies, buzzing in circles around the bloody ceiling light shade?
It's daylight, the light is off FFS. What is it about the ceiling light, that these stupid creatures find so fascinating, that they spend a large portion of their pathetically short lives, orbiting the bloody thing?:confused:

Before anyone says it, no, I have NOT farted, and thus attracted them.:rolleyes:
sjr999r
09-07-2006, 12:11 PM
cor someones not happy shhhheeeess!!!
U seen thoses other mths..the size of a jumbo jet,whats that ll about never seen them before,bleeding masive:confused:
McMONSTRO
09-07-2006, 01:23 PM
May I suggest one of these....

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=fly&ModuleNo=42813&doy=9m7

Excellent, first seen in a Greek Taverna a couple of years ago, when I saw one in Maplins I just had to get one!

McMonstro
gary tompkins
09-07-2006, 04:04 PM
Caught a snap of this in my Dad's lean to at the weekend. No idea what it was (possibly a moth) but it was hooooge - nearly 2" long

Wouldn't fancy copping one of those in the visor :eyepopping:
benson
09-07-2006, 04:09 PM
FAR OUT THAT'S SCARY!!! ooops - not that scary though - capslock-itis...

As for those battery operated fly fryers - they are very good and make a good noise too!!!
Paranoid Dave
09-07-2006, 04:14 PM
it looks like a hawk moth to me, i'll look it up.
Paranoid Dave
09-07-2006, 04:18 PM
yup, elephant hawk moth. I found a caterpiller for one of these as a kid, very big and dark grey with a larger head end, guess thats where the name came from. They're not that common over here but they do turn up now and again.
Very pretty insects.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.spurnpoint.com/Elephant%2520Hawk-Moth.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.spurnpoint.com/mo%26butpics.htm&h=330&w=415&sz=37&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=Tp9FtcxFEvjWlM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhawk%2Bmoth%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26 lr%3D%26sa%3DN
Emily
09-07-2006, 04:58 PM
http://zimblog.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/hummingbird_moth.jpg

I saw one of these once, a hummingbird moth. I really did think it was a hummingbird and was quite disappointed when I found out that it was (only) a moth. Still very pretty for a moth though.
benson
09-07-2006, 05:00 PM
Still - very big and flappy!!!!
Didge
09-07-2006, 07:29 PM
The biggest moth I've ever seen................




















http://i6.tinypic.com/1zfh3d4.jpg
grunter
09-07-2006, 07:38 PM
once ate 30 live ones for a bet :fou:
Mand
09-07-2006, 07:39 PM
once ate 30 live ones for a bet :fou:


Why does that NOT surprise me? :biggrin:
grunter
09-07-2006, 07:42 PM
tomato on pototoes = moto gp dinner:freak:
Didge
09-07-2006, 07:45 PM
once ate 30 live ones for a bet :fou:

You are a sick man Grunt.
Mand
09-07-2006, 07:46 PM
tomato on pototoes = moto gp dinner:freak:


I think the name for that is Gnocchi....... Hey I should know that having an Italian ex-husband and wearing a tri colour helmet. :chuckle:
snakey
09-07-2006, 07:53 PM
May I suggest one of these....

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?TabID=1&criteria=fly&ModuleNo=42813&doy=9m7

Excellent, first seen in a Greek Taverna a couple of years ago, when I saw one in Maplins I just had to get one!

McMonstro


Great fun those 'fly bats' we've got two ! - keeps you fit diving round the room to see who gets the most.
Pete.
grunter
09-07-2006, 08:05 PM
next to your granmother (thats what i call sick):dizzy:
grunter
09-07-2006, 08:08 PM
I think the name for that is Gnocchi....... Hey I should know that having an Italian ex-husband and wearing a tri colour helmet.
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i think its call sh1t and dont forget your dad harry dayo
Mand
10-07-2006, 05:45 AM
I think the name for that is Gnocchi....... Hey I should know that having an Italian ex-husband and wearing a tri colour helmet.
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i think its call sh1t and dont forget your dad harry dayo

Nothing to do with me! Just a name I picked up along the way....... :biggrin:
Chaos Inc.
10-07-2006, 08:46 AM
Caught a snap of this in my Dad's lean to at the weekend. No idea what it was (possibly a moth) but it was hooooge - nearly 2" long

Wouldn't fancy copping one of those in the visor :eyepopping:

Thats the new shape V22 Stealth Moth. Specialy produced by a consortium of Sikorsky and Hawker Sidley under the provisional insect self-protection act.
mark cross
10-07-2006, 09:45 AM
Caught a snap of this in my Dad's lean to at the weekend. No idea what it was (possibly a moth) but it was hooooge - nearly 2" long

Wouldn't fancy copping one of those in the visor :eyepopping:

dirty scabby things moths. stamp on them immediately