Anyone care to explain….

[NomDeBoom]

They're called 'Bugs'
'cuz they 'Bug Ya'.
But I still find the Li'l Buggers interesting-
We're all part of Nature, & we all have our intended purposes-
....(at least until freaks like Bill Gates get involved).

 

[Aries]

They're called 'Bugs'
'cuz they 'Bug Ya'.
But I still find the Li'l Buggers interesting-
We're all part of Nature, & we all have our intended purposes-
....(at least until freaks like Bill Gates get involved).

Well, except for cats...

 

[NomDeBoom]

Well, except for cats...

I hadn't had a cat for many decades...until one who acts like a DOG followed me home.
She guards the house & yard, conducts all of her 'business' outside (not in a stupid 'box'), & likes to take walks.
Admittedly 'Un-Natural' for cat- but she's pretty cool. Never goes into 'heat', & has the craziest colors, stripes, & spots- sort of a tri-colored calico/tabby looking thing- with a diamond nose, a ringed tail, & a ridge down her back. She likes to sleep belly up, & stretches & rolls around a lot like a dog.
Pretty polite, very healthy, & clean too.
My 'real' dog is now ancient (deaf & blind)- but the cat kind of keeps tabs (tabbies?) on her, & will come to get me if the dog gets hurt...like a good fellow dog should.
But I don't have much use for a 'traditional' type cat ;-/
She basically stays out of trouble & is not all that fond of 'other' cats...especially kittens.

 

[Pulp]

Here’s one eating a wasp of some sort, and another one being lunch for a jumping spider.

 

[bigred1]

Just finished supper and stepped out on the front porch....I'm a glutton for punishment I guess (110°). I interrupted this guy having his....

 

[Snattlerake]

I hadn't had a cat for many decades...until one who acts like a DOG followed me home.
She guards the house & yard, conducts all of her 'business' outside (not in a stupid 'box'), & likes to take walks.
Admittedly 'Un-Natural' for cat- but she's pretty cool. Never goes into 'heat', & has the craziest colors, stripes, & spots- sort of a tri-colored calico/tabby looking thing- with a diamond nose, a ringed tail, & a ridge down her back. She likes to sleep belly up, & stretches & rolls around a lot like a dog.
Pretty polite, very healthy, & clean too.
My 'real' dog is now ancient (deaf & blind)- but the cat kind of keeps tabs (tabbies?) on her, & will come to get me if the dog gets hurt...like a good fellow dog should.
But I don't have much use for a 'traditional' type cat ;-/
She basically stays out of trouble & is not all that fond of 'other' cats...especially kittens.

Kill it! Kill it now before it decides it identifies as a dog!

 

[jakeman]

I just had one of these bastards fly right past my nose. He crash landed a little ways away. I didn’t know what it was but it was big and funny shaped. I walked over to get a better look and stomp on it when I realized what it was; and what it had. It was carrying a red wasp that was trying desperately to escape. It was fruitless on the wasp’s part. I watched until the bitter end, and left our hero to enjoy his lunch.

If these things prey on red wasps, they’re welcome at my fire anytime.

 

[jakeman]

Just finished supper and stepped out on the front porch....I'm a glutton for punishment I guess (110°). I interrupted this guy having his....
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It looked exactly like this one does.

I didn’t see your post before I posted.

They’re welcome here if they eat wasps. I’ve still got a spot on my abdomen where a red wasp hit me while I was weed eating last summer. Hit me thru my T-shirt. For about 2 seconds I thought I’d lit my shirt on fire with the muffler. Good grief those things hurt like fire.

 

[jakeman]

I hadn't had a cat for many decades...until one who acts like a DOG followed me home.
She guards the house & yard, conducts all of her 'business' outside (not in a stupid 'box'), & likes to take walks.
Admittedly 'Un-Natural' for cat- but she's pretty cool. Never goes into 'heat', & has the craziest colors, stripes, & spots- sort of a tri-colored calico/tabby looking thing- with a diamond nose, a ringed tail, & a ridge down her back. She likes to sleep belly up, & stretches & rolls around a lot like a dog.
Pretty polite, very healthy, & clean too.
My 'real' dog is now ancient (deaf & blind)- but the cat kind of keeps tabs (tabbies?) on her, & will come to get me if the dog gets hurt...like a good fellow dog should.
But I don't have much use for a 'traditional' type cat ;-/
She basically stays out of trouble & is not all that fond of 'other' cats...especially kittens.

I had a smoke blue stray that adopted me and she was like that. More like a dog. Slept with the little dog and played chase with her too. Would come when I called her and would sit for a treat.

She was pretty fond of spending nights outside and leaving dead stuff on the back door step. Alas, I walked out one morning to find a dead rabbit on the stoop, but no kitty. I never saw her again, but she was one cool cat, and I’m not really a cat guy.

 

[Bocephus123]

I had a smoke blue stray that adopted me and she was like that. More like a dog. Slept with the little dog and played chase with her too. Would come when I called her and would sit for a treat.

She was pretty fond of spending nights outside and leaving dead stuff on the back door step. Alas, I walked out one morning to find a dead rabbit on the stoop, but no kitty. I never saw her again, but she was one cool cat, and I’m not really a cat guy. View attachment 288137

Russian Blue got one that's 13 she's a good girl.