Or to be correct a crane fly......there everywhere (United Kingsdom) its driving me mad as i hate the little blighters!
Somebody tell me how to get rid!!! before i go crazy!!!!
2006-09-05 12:11:31 · 37 answers · asked by sarah67789 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I know im a wimp ill put my hands up and admit to it....just answer the question lol
2006-09-05 12:25:20 · update #1
Argh I hate them! They are especially bad if you live in a grassy area!
Keep your windows and doors closed at night as they are attracted to the lights and will fly into your house.
My mum has a great way of getting rid of them without getting to close - she gets the pipe from the hoover and sucks them up!!
Otherwise you can swat them with a newspaper (means getting closer though) or spray them with flyspray.
Just try to remember to shut your doors and windows before you turn your lights on!
2006-09-05 12:15:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know, I have noticed it too. Apparently it is the mating season which is why they are all out and about, they're hoping to pull! Haha!
There is not a lot you can do. Fly spray will knock em dead in a little while. Keep back and front doors shut if you have the light on as they will take it as an invitation to come on in!
Did you know that daddy long legs actually have the deadliest venom in the world? The only reason we don't die is that their lips are so soft that they can't get a grip on our skin to bite us and kill us! Interesting eh!????
2006-09-06 01:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife hates them, too. The only solution we've found is to keep the windows closed in the evenings. They're even worse than moths for being attracted to lights. If you can't persuade the rest of your household to do this, then citronella oil or candles (a known midge repellant) might work.
On the other hand, you could learn to love 'em. They eat mosquito larvae, which are a far worse nuisance.
2006-09-05 12:22:26 · answer #3 · answered by Pete S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a daddy long leg in the US is a spider with huge long legs but it is a nice spider. Do not think I'd like the crane fly! Yuk Yuk!
2006-09-05 12:18:17 · answer #4 · answered by antiekmama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a totally mad phobia of the damn things i really am very scared of them and they are everywhere an i have never found away to get rid of them. if u can stay in the same room as them flick them with a towel and they fall apart but i cant even get that close!! my 8 yr old girl loves them though she gets them for me her poor wimpy mummy lol if shes in bed hough i have had it i run away to my bed
2006-09-06 01:36:14 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God your a whimp! They way less than a sheet of toilet paper yet reduce adults to a shivering wreck. They are totaly harmless and don't have the facility to bite or sting so what is the problem?
2006-09-05 12:20:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a sign up saying dads with long legs keep out
2006-09-05 12:19:56 · answer #7 · answered by waitingsteve2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, little buggers are everywhere. I dont mind them, my husband freaks out at them though, so I have to catch them, I just grab them in my hand and throw them out of the door.
You could always just splat them. If they stay still long enough.
2006-09-05 12:29:30 · answer #8 · answered by lozzielaws 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've a kamakaze 1 in the house the now, it just dive bombed me and i nearly fell off the bloody chair... A BT phone book seems to work.
2006-09-05 12:18:05 · answer #9 · answered by Platinum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I no i live in the uk. They always come in the house and i hate em i cant even get them out they are just so horrid. Nobody would evne miss them if they all died ! lol
2006-09-12 04:32:06 · answer #10 · answered by § gαввαηα § 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋