Comments on: House Pseudoscorpion http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/ A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: AndrAia http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-8388 AndrAia Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:22:23 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-8388 another question about the little guys, is there a safer way for them to get a drink? i hate seeing them in the tub, half dead because they are drowning themselves. :( another question about the little guys, is there a safer way for them to get a drink? i hate seeing them in the tub, half dead because they are drowning themselves. :(

]]> By: Erin http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-8349 Erin Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:31:40 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-8349 thank you for the article...this morning I reached for a book to read, got as far as the third page and something that looks similar to your pic (little rounder rear, thinner 'claws') crawled out from the binding...ironic to me (who sadly, has a fear of spiders) that the book in question was a Stephen King...my little "guest" seemed to be younger than your subject, had that 'amber' look about him...cannot tell you how VERY happy it makes me to know that they are essentially harmless (to humans & pets anyways) THANK YOU thank you for the article…this morning I reached for a book to read, got as far as the third page and something that looks similar to your pic (little rounder rear, thinner ‘claws’) crawled out from the binding…ironic to me (who sadly, has a fear of spiders) that the book in question was a Stephen King…my little “guest” seemed to be younger than your subject, had that ‘amber’ look about him…cannot tell you how VERY happy it makes me to know that they are essentially harmless (to humans & pets anyways) THANK YOU

]]> By: Enis http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-7578 Enis Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:41:16 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-7578 Tim, Thanks for that info. This is the first time we've seen one of these. Our basement sump pump recently stopped working and we had a bit of water seep in under a wall. Perhaps that's what has attracted the yummies the pseudoscorpions are finding so delectable. I like the idea that drying out the basement should do the trick. I wasn't crazy about using pesticides or other drastic means. Thanks again for the info. Tim,
Thanks for that info. This is the first time we’ve seen one of these. Our basement sump pump recently stopped working and we had a bit of water seep in under a wall. Perhaps that’s what has attracted the yummies the pseudoscorpions are finding so delectable. I like the idea that drying out the basement should do the trick. I wasn’t crazy about using pesticides or other drastic means. Thanks again for the info.

]]> By: Tim Eisele http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-7577 Tim Eisele Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:24:11 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-7577 Enis: Pseudoscorpions aren't aggressive home-invaders like, say, cockroaches or silverfish. Anything that clears out the normal insects that get into houses, would also eliminate the pseudoscorpions. And, since the pseudoscorpions are predators, they are not the primary small arthopods in your house, anyway - it's the things that they are eating that are common. In general, if you just try to eliminate moist spots (leaking sink drains, sweating pipes, basement condensation, boxes resting directly on cement floors, etc), then the sorts of things that pseudoscorpions eat will die off, and the pseudoscorpions themselves will move on as well. Enis:
Pseudoscorpions aren’t aggressive home-invaders like, say, cockroaches or silverfish. Anything that clears out the normal insects that get into houses, would also eliminate the pseudoscorpions. And, since the pseudoscorpions are predators, they are not the primary small arthopods in your house, anyway – it’s the things that they are eating that are common.

In general, if you just try to eliminate moist spots (leaking sink drains, sweating pipes, basement condensation, boxes resting directly on cement floors, etc), then the sorts of things that pseudoscorpions eat will die off, and the pseudoscorpions themselves will move on as well.

]]> By: Enis http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-7569 Enis Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:06:06 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-7569 Okay, my son found one of these on our basement stairs. I see that many of the people posting here are intrigued and seem to love the little critters, but I want to know what to do to get rid of them. Sorry, but I'm not happy to share my home with them. Any thoughts? Okay, my son found one of these on our basement stairs. I see that many of the people posting here are intrigued and seem to love the little critters, but I want to know what to do to get rid of them. Sorry, but I’m not happy to share my home with them. Any thoughts?

]]> By: JennyW http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-7290 JennyW Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:43:35 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-7290 I just saw one of these the other day in amongst some papers & wondered what it was! And then I saw the one on the front page of your blog and lo & behold! I only recently found your blog & love it already. I love bugs, insects & spiders; my husband is kind enough to let me put the spiders outside when he finds them in the house. Except the Yellow Sac spiders. I don't like those much! Keep up the good work. Very interesting stuff! I just saw one of these the other day in amongst some papers & wondered what it was! And then I saw the one on the front page of your blog and lo & behold! I only recently found your blog & love it already. I love bugs, insects & spiders; my husband is kind enough to let me put the spiders outside when he finds them in the house. Except the Yellow Sac spiders. I don’t like those much! Keep up the good work. Very interesting stuff!

]]> By: AndrAIa http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-3794 AndrAIa Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:04:02 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-3794 you can use my youtube video if it is any help but it probably isn't. you can use my youtube video if it is any help but it probably isn’t.

]]> By: Moira http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-3779 Moira Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:10:07 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-3779 Hello from Washington! I'm wondering if you would be willing to give us your permission to use the pseudoscorpion picture you took in one of our environmental education videos that will be posted on YouTube and Vimeo. We would include a credit to this website as well. Thanks! Hello from Washington! I’m wondering if you would be willing to give us your permission to use the pseudoscorpion picture you took in one of our environmental education videos that will be posted on YouTube and Vimeo. We would include a credit to this website as well.

Thanks!

]]> By: AndrAIa http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-3125 AndrAIa Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:57:03 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-3125 id recognize bob anyday :P yeah maybe some more creepy crawlies up there id recognize bob anyday :P yeah maybe some more creepy crawlies up there

]]> By: Tim Eisele http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/05/06/in-the-bathtub/comment-page-1/#comment-3121 Tim Eisele Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:30:47 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2007/09/22/in-the-bathtub/#comment-3121 Heh. I didn't really think that anyone would be able to make an identification from the header images. Maybe we need more than just one spider and a pseudoscorpion up there! Heh. I didn’t really think that anyone would be able to make an identification from the header images. Maybe we need more than just one spider and a pseudoscorpion up there!

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