I thought not. I am convinced that the entire planet is infested with the wretched things.
They have neither obvious ears nor do they wear wigs so I can only assume their main goal in life is to take up residence in the closest ear canal. Given that I sport a pair of quite prominent, nay magnificent ears, I live in fear that an entire colony will soon be settled there. Meanwhile, I can't look in my food bowl without finding at least one scuttling about, or look into or underneath any object without unearthing a vast mob of the repulsive insects. They would appear to eat anything, live anywhere and also bite without much provocation.
I know the last is true because yesterday the Woman suddenly began spinning around the aisle of the barn whilst slapping vigourously at her leg. Of course I assumed she was posessed by demons, which makes complete sense in her case, but in fact one of the dreaded earwigs was biting her leg with great determination. Then, heaven help me, she cast off her leg coverings and discovered the earwig (now former earwig). I averted my eyes as soon as I could but what has been seen cannot be unseen.
And based on this latest event, I put forward the theory that earwigs are the most dangerous and revolting beings on the planet.
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Two words: Diatomaceous Earth. We have billions of earwigs and fortunately, they are a favorite of our gang of bug-eating chickens. Turn over a rock and there are thousands to be devoured. However, a month ago it seems they hatched young earwigs and began to invade our house. I bought some D.E. at the farm store and dusted the doorways. And it worked. So either use this product or get some chicken friends, or both. In your ears? Not good at all!
We too use DE for various pesky insects. Our insect of the year are millipedes. They have gone crazy this year.
No earwigs in a donkey's ear! That is just not okay.
ahahhaha ..... oh, Sheaffer ...you do make me laugh. 'what has been seen cannot be unseen'....love it..!!
Some golf course landscapers once got to see my naked lower half too....when a wasp or something with a violent sting got up my long pants... I whacked it several times with them still on...still was getting stung and finally just yanked them down...to find bits of the thing everywhere, along with 9 pancake sized reeeellly purplish and painful red swellings...
Denise, I have ordered the Woman to get in a minimum of a ton of the special earth. I plan to build an embankment in my stall so I will at least have somewhere to retreat. I am very taken with the idea of my own herd of poultry but She won't hear of it...for now.
billie, millipedes! How dreadful. Does the earth work it's magic on them as well? I confess, I have been toying with the idea of filling my ears with the special earth just in case an earwig should wish to homestead in there.
Vee, that's a terrible story! Nine bites is nine too many. It must have been one of those quarter pound insects from the tropics with a pair of large pincers on the front end. I hope those landscapers did the gentlemanly thing and averted their gaze.
hi Sheaffer,
So far we have not been over run with earwigs or millipedes. Our only problem is the flies. My friend Marble got tormented last summer by donkey devouring flies so this year she is sporting bright yellow leg protectors. We also get our legs wiped with fly repellant everyday - so far so good. It was horrible watching poor Marble suffer last year so hopefully we are ahead of the game this year.
Your fan,
Willy
hi Sheaffer,
So far we have not been over run with earwigs or millipedes. Our only problem is the flies. My friend Marble got tormented last summer by donkey devouring flies so this year she is sporting bright yellow leg protectors. We also get our legs wiped with fly repellant everyday - so far so good. It was horrible watching poor Marble suffer last year so hopefully we are ahead of the game this year.
Your fan,
Willy
Willy, Herself is supposed to order me some of those special donkey socks...I do have some smelly pink stuff smeared on my legs and it helps with the biting flies. Be very careful and don't let files into your ears - who knows what might hatch out. I worry about things like that. It is NOT paranoia, as some would have it.
Sheaffer, you won't believe this but my ears are just bloody with fly strikes. Mom got me a goofy looking ear/eye mask but all the other orses laghed... so I took it off. Boy did I get heck. I had to show her where I hid it and she just put that thing right back on my ears. I have discovered a pure fact though. I just don’t care what the others say. My ears are better, the sun don’t hurt my eyes and I can oggle the mares all I wants without them knowing. :) Life be looking up.
Your friend Kokomo the most amazing Quarter Horse Ever
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