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  • #46
    Yup on potato bugs and Seattle. Why do some of them roll up and some not...? I guess not all potato bugs are created equal.
    married to an anesthesia attending

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    • #47
      Originally posted by scrub-jay View Post
      To me, potato bugs are also called "Jerusalem Crickets" … big creepy bugs. To me, roly Pollies are different from sow bugs, but they look the same at first glance. The roly pollies are shinier and roll up into a ball, the sow bugs are more dull and don't roll up.
      Yeah I saw one in the hills around here. Creepy.

      The little cute ones we call roly poly bugs... Just like most children's books and the leap pad games.
      Peggy

      Aloha from paradise! And the other side of training!

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      • #48
        Oh god, Jerusalem crickets.
        So. Gross.

        I encountered one in LA in 2006 - never saw one before, asked native CA roommate and SHE didn't even know what it was.
        I kid you not, it was 4-5 inches long and 1-2 inches wide.

        I don't freak out over bugs or anything, but that thing was huge!


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        Wife to Family Medicine attending, Mom to DS1 and DS2
        Professional Relocation Specialist &
        "The Official IMSN Enabler"

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        • #49
          Fwiw, this is what stopped me from calling roly-poly bugs potato bugs (even though I grew up calling them potato bugs in WA state):

          http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cricket

          And HUGE! The one we came across (it was dead thankfully) was at least 5" long. Shudder.
          Peggy

          Aloha from paradise! And the other side of training!

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          • #50
            Yeah, I'm not clicking on that link...
            Laurie
            My team: DH (anesthesiologist), DS (9), DD (8)

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