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I just had a 20 minute battle!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:36 am
by crazylegsmurphy
So I was sitting here, watching a little Conan O'Brian, and suddenly a moth barrels through the window. Well, this instantly made me go, "My hats!" and jumped up to catch the would be wrong-doer!
I don't like killing animals if I can avoid it, so for the last 20 minutes I have been chasing him "lovingly" back out the window....
I tell ya...I do love my Adventurebilts!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:42 am
by Texas Raider
Good man! I'd of done the same thing (with the moth).
have a nice day.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:10 am
by Zach R.
Me? I use the Official Lucasfilm-Licenced Moth-Swatter. I show no mercy
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:28 am
by Bufflehead Jones
Actually, I usually catch them out of mid-air with my hand and then throw them out the door and they fly off. My wife says that she can't stand touching them. I do wash my hands after I toss it out the door.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:59 am
by crazylegsmurphy
But they have powder on thier wings, and if that powder gets knocked off they can't fly. Or at least that is what I remember. At least you don't squish them...thats cool!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:21 am
by The Aviator
Ah, yes Indy 4.......First snakes, then bugs, then rats now giant Moths hellbent on destroying our favourite fedora.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:58 am
by Modern Jones
Zach R. wrote:Me? I use the Official Lucasfilm-Licenced Moth-Swatter. I show no mercy
I went to purchase one of those, but on the re-release they were walkie-talkies .... not swatters!?!?
MJ
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:02 am
by Erri
Moths! I hate moths... disgusting creatures
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:27 am
by binkmeisterRick
crazylegsmurphy wrote:But they have powder on thier wings, and if that powder gets knocked off they can't fly. Or at least that is what I remember. At least you don't squish them...thats cool!
No, you're thinking about Tinkerbell.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:35 am
by Renderking Fisk
Indy: "Moths... Why did it have to be moths."
Sallah: "Moths... Very Dangerous. YOU go first."
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:42 am
by Erri
erri_wan wrote:Moths! I hate moths... disgusting creatures
Mine was a quotation from Indy and Star Wars
... now i guess we can start with this game again
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:39 am
by Fedora
Wrong kind of moth fellows. You have nothing to fear from this critter. Cloth moths, now that is another thing. Oh, the moths that lay their eggs and let their progeny eat the hat, look nothing like what we call moths. Check em' out.
http://www.bizzybees.com/bugs/ClothMoth.aspFedora
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:43 am
by Michaelson
Ick.
Regards! Michaelson
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:57 am
by Feraud
Now that is nasty!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:16 pm
by Indiana Texas-girl
Are these cloth moths a little smaller or a lot smaller than what we typically call a moth (like the one crazylegs was trying to herd out the door).
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:19 pm
by Feraud
The site says the adults are 1/2 inch long.
I have seen varying size moths in my area. They are probably a "typical" moth length.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:24 pm
by Erri
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:29 pm
by Scandinavia Jones
AAaaaAARGH!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:32 pm
by Erri
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:18 pm
by eaglecrow
Since I'm a collector of historical uniforms, moths are my natural enemy. I use moths' marbles to protect my uniforms for beeing eaten, but I guess that won't help much in here
A comerade collector of mine use to gas his collection twice a year, kind of spooky
Anyway, cloth eating moths should be killed by every canche! Don't give them the canche to survive!
@erri-wan: that's allmost the exact picture of a moth which is in my mind
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:22 pm
by Feraud
Fedora clarified that common moths pose no threat to our hats.
It is that 'other' one we have to watch out for!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:39 pm
by eaglecrow
The "others" sorround us!!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:14 pm
by DanielJones
Moths...Why'd it have to be moths.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:32 pm
by Bufflehead Jones
crazylegsmurphy wrote:But they have powder on thier wings, and if that powder gets knocked off they can't fly. Or at least that is what I remember. At least you don't squish them...thats cool!
The powder thing is why Mrs. Bufflehead says she can't stand to touch them. I never feel anything on my hands, but that is why I wash my hands anyway. You know what a cautious fellow I am.
When I toss them out the door, I can see that they fly off allright, so I guess it didn't affect them.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:38 pm
by Strider
It absolutely blows my mind how a thread like this can get so many replies, yet when a thread with actual merit is posted (IE: My Comic-Con threads, with loads of pics), it has to fight and struggle to get responses.
BLOWS MY FREAKIN' MIND.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:54 pm
by Michaelson
But Strider, YOUR post struck such awe in the readers, how can one possibily reply?!
Regards! Michaelson
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:09 pm
by Mojave Jack
Strider wrote:It absolutely blows my mind how a thread like this can get so many replies, yet when a thread with actual merit is posted (IE: My Comic-Con threads, with loads of pics), it has to fight and struggle to get responses.
BLOWS MY FREAKIN' MIND.
It's hard to type with all that drool on the keyboard!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:10 pm
by Michaelson
Easy there, MJack....get back in the shade and cool off!
Regards! Michaelson
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:15 pm
by Pyroxene
I am guessing it's cloth moths that eat little holes in the hat, is that correct?
Somebody mentioned sliverfish were also a problem.
Honestly, I don't think there's be a through report on what bugs dammage hats and such on this forum. It would also be good to know what prevention measure to take for long term storage.
Cheers,
Pyro.
