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    In Defense of "Wood Lice"

    I'd like to say HOW MUCH I like Wood Lice.

    Humble little chaps, and someone today , here at work, suggested their closeness to Cock Roaches.

    I was mortified. Here he is, little fella, wandering round my floor at work, looking for something nice to g rambling on, and someone suggests it's related to the big ugly bugger's you get in hot countries, climbing out of your bath plug at night in your hotel, using your girlfriends hairdrier, and stealing your luggage.

    I am the same species as Adolf and Sadam, but don't tar ME with that brush.

    Same Rules.

    I like Wood Lice, I liked 'em my whole childhood and I will cary on liking them.

    So what's your angle....? on the little fella's.

    Do you understand them, and cheer them on like I do.

    Or are you an Anti Louse

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    I have nothing against the Louse. As long as he travels in small groups not in large mobs.

    And also its best to stay out of the way of the missus as she is very hanndy with a shoe now!

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    are they the ones that eat the wood?
    (here's a neat pic of one: http://www.walesphotography.co.uk/macro.htm)

    yeah i think they're cute. i like the one's that curl up into balls (but i don't know what they're called)

    what i don't like are silverfish in my sink
    http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/silverfish.htm
    Last edited by joshwa; 07-02-2005 at 02:36 PM.

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    Woodlice rock. They roll up into balls when they're scared.

    Which shoould never happen cos they're nice. No one should hassle Woodlice. Shuold be a Law.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33
    Woodlice rock. They roll up into balls when they're scared, man.

    Which shoould never happen cos they're nice. No one should hassle Woodlice. Shuold be a Law. Yeah.
    You sound just like Neil off the young ones

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    they ming, they have too many legs, they creep me out and make me squeal, and they're called "Connie"s in my house cos my grampa used to shout "CONNIE!"* when there was one crawling on the floor



    *Connie is my gran's name btw

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    your Grandad was a wrong man...sad but true.

    and you ..YOU should know better. They are awesome litte fella's they make me smile

    Quote Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
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    To be found lurking under plantpots, bricks, stones and other garden detritus!

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    If you get whole load of them and paint em with nail varnish, you've got a set of snooker balls for mice... as long as the lice stay scared, obviously...
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    I like them too. They are like very very small armadillos

    i shared a shower with one the other day too, and he had a bit of a paddle, bless him.

    They are the only thing with more than 4 legs that don't make me scream and run for the hills.

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    Heres one for you Deckard

    http://www.geocities.com/~gregmck/woodlice/recipes.htm

    COOKING WITH WOODLICE - YIP ... GET THE FRYING PAN OUT FELLA & take some piccies

    As with the Millipedes and Centipedes, woodlice belong to the Phylum Arthropoda and I don't think that there is anybody who doesn't know what a woodlouse is...but boy!! do they have some colloquial names, these include; bibble-bugs, sow-bugs, cud-worms, tiggy-hogs, shoe-laces, sink-lice, slaters, and coffin cutters.

    A total of 42 species of woodlice have been recorded from the British Isles, as far as I know, but no more than 29 of these can be considered native to these islands. Some of the others have been imported with plants and have become well established as Synanthropes (this is a name that means "with man", that is, we provide the ideal living conditions in our house, greenhouse, cafe and kitchens etc.), but obviously there will be a restriction with distribution. Many of our native species are confined to coastal habitats or to woodlands, and only six species can be regarded as garden animals. All woodlice are much more abundant on lime rich soils, than in other regions, as they need the lime for making their shells.

    Woodlice are treated harshly by gardener and housewife alike and as soon as they appear they are squashed underfoot. In fact, in many areas it is considered to be unlucky to have a woodlouse in the house. They are in fact harmless creatures however, and certainly don't deserve to be slaughtered whenever they are found.
    ahhh Ain't science and google great

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    My cat Misty likes them..

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    I call em "Billy Bugs"

    No idea why, just always have.

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    Billy Bugs....fine

    MISTY...stop eating them ....naughty cat

    Quote Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
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    The missus calls 'em 'Cheeselogs'

    Of course, I prefer them over silverfish... I suppose its that even in large numberswoodlice are harmless, whereas I had a really nasty experience in the bathroom once where three of them ganged up on me, put toilet paper in my hair and showed me the blue goldfish...

    As soon as I got a pair of DMs I soon wiped the smile off their mugs...
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    what a lousey thread this is

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