Playa Dangers (insects and reptiles?)

Post by **AntiM** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:08 am

karlkye wrote:jack-a-lope

Oh, those aren't dangerous, those are delicious.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Wed May 23, 2007 1:19 pm

AntiM wrote:
karlkye wrote:jack-a-lope
Oh, those aren't dangerous, those are delicious.

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But but It's so darn hard to whack em.. Those big brown eyes and all..

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:56 pm

Are Reptoid aliens or Grey aliens the most dangerous? Just checking.

B.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:40 am

BAS wrote:Are Reptoid aliens or Grey aliens the most dangerous? Just checking.

B.

The Reptoids are rumored to carry Salmonella, but that may be just propaganda spread by the Greys. Either way, avoid licking them. The Greys tend to be grumpy because of perpetual eye irritation caused by playa dust in their oversized orbs. But the REAL danger comes from the Emoticons. (They destroyed my homeworld.)

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Fri May 25, 2007 9:00 am

But the REAL danger comes from the Emoticons. (They destroyed my homeworld.)

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B.

willfixit · Post by **willfixit** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:12 am

The greatest danger on the playa is getting your eyes plucked out while sleeping by a playa chicken, do not sleep on the open playa without goggles, or you might not see to wake up

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:20 am

To kill the morning reptile you find sleeping with you, follow these instructions... Stroke it gently until it stands completly up.. Then stroke it vigorously until it guts spew out.. It is them dead and will hang harmless..

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:45 pm

Stroke this.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:49 pm

Bob wrote:Stroke this.

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Dinner is served

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:16 pm

Bob wrote:

That spider looks to have been carelessly handled.

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:20 pm

I believe they are technically not spiders, but in the same family as the scorpion. (A former lead worker of mine sent me images of a "small!" specimen on someone's bunk in one of the bases in the mid-east. I've forgotten the name of the "not-spiders". I wonder if they can be eaten?

B.

Tiahaar · Post by **Tiahaar** » Mon May 28, 2007 11:06 pm

eeek! They look like a relative of the sunspiders or windscorpions http://www.ext.colostate.edu/Pubs/insect/05589.html

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:23 am

Of course, they can be eaten.
But why would you?

Aiee! It burns! · Post by **Aiee! It burns!** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:04 am

[quote="gyre"]That spider looks to have been carelessly handled.[/quote]
We need to get some experienced sushi chefs out to Saudi.

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:35 am

gyre wrote:Of course, they can be eaten.
But why would you?

For the protein and calories, silly!

B.

phil · Post by **phil** » Tue May 29, 2007 2:31 pm

You use this candle to turn the spiders into crispy critters for your later delectation:

http://www.productdose.com/article.php?article_id=5935
for price and such.

BAS · Post by **BAS** » Tue May 29, 2007 3:06 pm

I'd like to have two (maybe four) of those candle holders, but at $79 each I think I'll have to pass.

B.

dragonpilot · Post by **dragonpilot** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:46 pm

last year we saw in leetle, teeny winged insect. we watched it for an hour, so amazed that it made it out there. then it flew away and we were all bummed...but only for a coupla minutes.

serendipity · Post by **serendipity** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:01 pm

we found some birds out in the deep playa. i dont know if they were desert birds or were super dehydrated or if they'd got into some burner's magik cookies, but they were moving in super slow motion, just walking around .... ... . at first we thought they weren't real, they were behaving so strangely, you know, for birds.

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:18 pm

If you see large reddish grasshopper looking bugs while driving up SR 447 or 445, those would be mormon crickets. They're about three inches long. I've never seen them on the playa though. They make excellent cat toys and fair large mouth bass bait. If you leave shoes outside on the ground, check them for a stray scorpion. Again, I've never seen one on the playa but we do have them in northern Nevada. Birds and maybe a bat are the only native or migratory animals you will likely see on the playa. Anything else either hitched a ride in someones gear or blew in from one of the nearby ponds or hotsprings.

DJmoYst · Post by **DJmoYst** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:12 pm

i heard there are wild one eyed trouser snakes roaming the playa

know ill find one

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:33 pm

Heard they stand up like a cobra too!

DJmoYst · Post by **DJmoYst** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:43 pm

wait... were you there?

eva girlhead · Post by **eva girlhead** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:16 pm

No point telling him about the bats. He'll see them soon enough.

Post by **AntiM** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:45 pm

Kittens = pop-tarts.

phil · Post by **phil** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:46 pm

DJmoYst wrote:wait... were you there? :D

That's the best comeback I've seen, moYst. (well-named, no doubt)

Come by our camp on Friday at 2:00 pm, and we'll ply you with free clothes and a pin, and take your picture.

The pin:

from flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/civex/480552056/

DJmoYst · Post by **DJmoYst** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:41 am

phil thanks... i do my best.

respect for the invite, ill be there with brothers Twazed, we will come barring gifts of playa stench and sweat, and will be greatful for the new gear.

DJmoYst · Post by **DJmoYst** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:54 am

btw... what camp r u in?

itwazed · Post by **itwazed** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:56 am

masked men in cameoflage

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:08 am

Lizards. ESPECIALLY Lounge lizards. Be warned.

Playa Dangers (insects and reptiles?)

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