Raise your hand if you hate bugs! No seriously, let go of the mouse and raise it up. I hate bugs so much I am typing this while raising both hands :)
We know we live in a fairly wet and humid climate. Bugs usually aren't that big of an issue, but it seems like every Spring the bugs seem to just come out of the woodwork, literally. We spray stuff every year, all summer long, but it doesn't seem to provide long term protection. Our main insect enemy is the earwig.
No, not that kind of ear wig...this disgusting kind....
Even the name makes you want to start itching and checking yourself, doesn't it?Bee hates these little critters and won't go near them (but she will grab some spiders with her bare hands!), but they seem to be attracted to her. She can spot them from a mile away and they have been found in her towel and even crawling up her leg beneath her pants. This is what ended up on the kitchen floor within .34 seconds of Bee discovering 2 earwigs crawling up her leg.
So, J is left to do the dirty work. He usually gets some tissue so he can grab them and chuck them in the toilet. He will then spit on them and flush 'em out of our lives. J is a brave soul for protecting his sweet queen from the mighty dragons, but he is no less disgusted by the fowl creatures. He has been known to freak out and drop the wicked insects from time to time, which is not good and can be damaging to his role as protector.
J has often talked about the perfect invention that would solve all of our insect problems: it would be a small vacuum attached to a 2 foot tube so you could just suck up the bug and then dispose of it. Sounds genius doesn't it?
Ever read SkyMall - that crazy magazine with interesting inventions they stuff in the seat pockets on airplanes? Well, J was flipping through one and made an amazing discovery.....
It's called the bug vacuum, but J likes to think of it as his sword, which he bravely uses to defend his castle and protect his queen from such unsightly creatures as would dare to show themsleves in the light.
