Critters

--Here is a sample of some of the more interesting creatures that we have in and around our house.  (not including birds, that's later)

--Grasshoppers:  Ori is looking at one of these giant brown hoppers; once one jumped and went down Ann's shirt.

  
--Praying Mantis:  A strange and wonderful bug.  The way it turns it's head to look at you is eerie.

Centipedes:  This one gives me the creeps, fast and ugly.  Our "caretaker" claims that this one will bite you and not let go (unreliable witness).

Crickets:  Big and black, one bit me when I naively picked it up with bare hands.

Scorpions:  We've found 6 or 7 so far of these little brown devils (the most poisonous kind), crawling on the floor, up on the wall, under towels, under Ori's bed...

Daddy Longlegs:  Where do they come from?  Often there is one trying to get out of the tub.

Ants:  Tiny and ubiquitous, these little fellas are everywhere! 

Geckos:  Make a chirping noise at night.  They start out small and extremely fragile, when large leave mouse-like poops.

Stick Bugs:  Brown and sticky.

Butterflies:  Often one or two fluttering around.  My favorites are the large chartreuse one and the brown one with a pink spot on each wing.

Mosquitos:  Come out at dusk, fast,  hard to catch.

Iguanas:  There are a few, one a couple feet long, of the brown desert variety, that are usually on the roof sunning.  Sometimes you can hear them scuffling up there.

Spiders:  Oh, yes!

Moths:  Some big brown ones, they seem to be attracted to the lights at night.

There are a couple bugs we've been warned about, their actual existence and dangerousness is not known.  One called the Deer-killer, Camel Spider, Assassin bug, or in Spanish, Matevenados,  looks like a Potato bug with pincers, can move incredibly fast (will charge you), but I'm pretty sure it isn't poisonous, and the threat is exaggerated.