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This fall has been a buggy one in my home. In the past three months alone, my daughters and I have had several #BugOut moments. You know, the kind of moment when you see some kind of unwanted creepy, crawly critter in your house and scream!
We discovered at least 5 spiders in our house! Yuck! The spiders we found weren’t tiny harmless ones, either. At least 3 of them were super dark and big! So scary! There is definitely some arachnophobia in my house! I don’t know if the weather has been forcing the creepy critters into our house or what.
I just read Orkin’s list of top 10 bug phobias, and I am convinced that most homeowners have these bug phobias. At least I do!
What homeowner would want to discover spiders, ants, termites, cockroaches or hornets in his or her home? Not me! There was one phobia on Orkin’s list that I found a little funny, though — scoleciphobia, or fear of worms. Most worms I see are earthworms, and they don’t move very fast or do much harm. In fact, I’d love to have more of those helpful critters in my garden! My tomatoes could use some help next summer!
Learn More About Bugs
Luckily, though, my kids aren’t as scared about the occasional bug that we find in our house as I am. That’s why I think they’d love the Orkin Ecologist website. On Orkin’s website, kids can peruse an interesting collection of factual articles about bugs.
One story on the site that I found interesting was the way in which bugs are used for medicine. For instance the story says that scientists are finding ways that the anti-inflammatory components of venom of some bees and ants can be used to treat arthritis. Scientists have also found that substances naturally found in beehives contain antibacterial properties. Interesting! On Orkin’s site is an educational piece on how engineers use bees’ flexible and strong honeycomb design to engineer everything from tires, to furniture to buildings. The Orkin Ecologist site would be a great way to supplement my kids’ science education without having the reading seem too “educational” and boring to my kids, if you know what I mean.
Read Up on Bugs
As part of their homework, my kids are required to do 20 minutes of reading time of their choice each night – perhaps they’d like to do some reading at the Orkin Ecologist site one evening and get their fill of spiders, ants and other creepy crawly critters without actually having to see them up close!
Share Your #BugOut Moments
Have you had any #BugOut moments recently? If so, please share them with me in the comments below, or on Facebook or Twitter. Also be sure to follow Orkin Ecologist on Facebook and Twitter!