What's these holes in my dirt?

[MattyB]

Sorry, no palapa so I'll post here.

I've got these holes that are everywhere on my hillside.  I'm pretty sure that they're not gopher holes as they are only about the diameter of a nickel (3/4").  I've got a lot of stink bugs.  Could this be from them?

[MattyB]

Here's some pics of the holes.

[junglegalfla]

Eeek! Maybe your hairy spider friend invited his whole fam damily to move in    

[paulgila]

matt can you pick up one of the bugs & try & put it in the

hole so we can see if it fits?

i'll wait.

[LA PALM BOY]

Lizards perhaps? Maybe that little black bug?  

[junglegalfla]

Stick your finger down there & wiggle it around , I dare ya  Scorpions maybe? Dude, check your crocs before you put them on  

[fastfeat]

(pohonkelapa @ Sep. 27 2007,19:36)

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matt can you pick up one of the bugs & try & put it in the

hole so we can see if it fits?

i'll wait.

HILARIOUS!!! :laugh:  :laugh:

[Tad]

fill hole up with water, see what comes out

[Jeff Searle]

It could be the very rare, but endemic hole bug, found only in your county. Only comes out at night.

007

[freekypalmguy]

(junglegalfla @ Sep. 27 2007,16:55)

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Stick your finger down there & wiggle it around , I dare ya  Scorpions maybe? Dude, check your crocs before you put them on  

I think Bren called it. Scorpions dens look juuuuusssst like that. Lose the flip flops if you value your life

[DoomsDave]

Oh, yeah, the Butt-up Beetle, common in California.  That stilty walk, Becky-look-at-her-butt!  

It's out there!

I have no idea whether or not they have anything to do with the holes you describe . . .

[Matt in SD]

Matt,

In our yard the holes that size are from the June Bug (or Green Japanese beetles) larva.

Matt

[LJG]

Matt. Do you know anything?

[Turtile]

Thats a Ground Beetle.

[www.dadluvsu.com]

Those holes are created by the extremely rare Hiphopanonymous sp micro peglegus... very dangerous, very deadly

[TikiRick]

Matt,

I was JUST reading in our newspaper how some tourist inadvertently carried the unusual and rarely sighted Chupicabra from South Florida to Southern California. The only thing that will kill it is a stake to the heart.

[MattyB]

I'm never coming back to the palapa....oh wait..

[Gbarce]

When I bought a Home Theater System for out house the technician said that one neat thing about subwoofers is that the frequent "booming " at those very low frequencies also scare off/disturb  termites.  So it prevents termite infestation in wooden homes.

I did mention that many portions of our house were wooden so this knucklehead might just be giving me small talk bullshit to help the sale --- but hey there may be some truth to it.

It sort of sound like an urban legend or somthing that you would ask the "Myth Busters" to tackle but does anyone out there know if there is any trut hto this?  And can it be applied outdoors  to affect other insects and hey maybe even gophers and other rodents?

[BigFrond]

That's a stink bug.  It will spray some odor to defend itself.  The hole, I don't know.

[MattyB]

What the heck is this guy doing? ???

[MattyB]

This has gone terribly wrong.

[paulgila]

i blame you.

[www.dadluvsu.com]

its his fault

[www.dadluvsu.com]

(Gbarce @ Sep. 28 2007,12:21)

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When I bought a Home Theater System for out house

I want a Home theater system in my outhouse...  that rocks!

[paulgila]

huh? ???

[mike453]

I guess this is what happens when they take the P---pa away?

[Gbarce]

I have got to start proof reading what I type before posting!!!

[MattyB]

Well, I think I found out what the holes are from.  Check it out:

I was digging a hole for a Coccothrinax and about 6 inches down this guy was just sitting there.  If the holes in my yard are scorpion holes I have thousands of them.  I'm not exagerating.

[osideterry]

NICE!

If you have rattlesnakes and polecats on your property also, I would appreciate it if your future posts be written in Frontier Gibberish.

[freakypalmguy]

Bren wins the prize.

I've got em too.  Even stepped on one barefooted at night. I keelded him fer dat.

Matt

[BS Man about Palms]

Better warn Deez palms when he comes to visit he'll need real shoes...  :laugh:

[Kim]

(osideterry @ Dec. 31 2007,09:32)

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NICE!

If you have rattlesnakes and polecats on your property also, I would appreciate it if your future posts be written in Frontier Gibberish.

Just don't call me 'Ma'am'.  Them scorpions is good eatin'.  Roast 'em like marshmallows:

This critter was encountered near these palms:

[DoomsDave]

ONe way to see how many scropions (as opposed to Skorpions) you have is to get yourself a UV lamp and shine it around at night.

Scorpions flouresce under UV.  I did that once in a wilderness area and I was STUNNED at how many there are out there!  Most are very tiny.

dave

[Shon]

Dean gonna take away your posting privleges if these kind of threads keep up. Very funy though, with Paul,Len and Pious Palms making me laugh the hardest.

[amazondk]

I have heard that the Chinese like to fry them up on the table like fondue.  I guess they would be sort of shrimpy tasting.  Dave, maybe a UV flashlight would be a good accessory to have.  We get holes in the ground around here, but I never have had the urge to stick my finger down one.  Actually some types of ants we have around here live in similar holes.  Maybe your place has been infested with another great insect introduction from Brazil.

dk

[Cycadcenter]

We saw these for sale in a Bangkok market.

We also went to a couple of places where they served them.

Bruce

[Scott Cohen]

sounds delicious

[PalmGuyWC]

Delicious???  Yucht!!  Some people will eat anything.

Dick

[amazondk]

Bruce,

What part do you eat?  They sort of look like little lobsters.  If you really look seriously at a lobster or shrimp you might not want to eat them either.

dk