Invasion of the caterpillars ……

@Traceyjayne (10633)
United Kingdom
May 6, 2026 7:36am CST
So, I just went to the freezer in the garage to get something out for my tea, and as I was walking back through the carport I saw some caterpillars out of the corner of my eye…..on the bin ! Oh my days ….when I went back to remove them …..there were loads of them !!! I’m not good with these sorts of things ….. I rang Mom …..tip hot water on them, she said . I did that but there were too many , and there was water everywhere. In the end I had to go to my next door neighbours and they came round to help. John collected so many, Jenny and I stayed as far away as we could. It seems they have come out of the garden rubbish bin. All three bins are now outside ….and that is where they are going to stay until The Mister gets home on Friday ! I am in shock ……
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DE
@DaddyEvil (173667)
• United States
6 May
So you'll take some over to Mom and the two of you won't need to buy any food for the rest of the week! So Mom usually boils them? With what kind of sauce? And over what, rice or spaghetti?
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (10633)
• United Kingdom
6 May
@DaddyEvil……I have just done other post …..what I got from the freezer was spaghetti carbonara …..after dealing with all the caterpillars I had to sit and eat spaghetti ! If only Mom and I were birds we probably would have enjoyed the feast …..
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@DaddyEvil (173667)
• United States
6 May
@Traceyjayne Did they taste like caterpillars while you were eating the spaghetti? You could grind the caterpillars up, add them to ground beef and you'd never know you'd added something to the recipe.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (10633)
• United Kingdom
6 May
@DaddyEvil I must say ….i couldn’t finish the spaghetti …..it’s all I could think about. Just too late to put it back in the freezer though 1 You are a meanie teasing me so ….
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Amber
@AmbiePam (118940)
• United States
6 May
Oh, gross. I wouldn’t be good at dealing with that.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (10633)
• United Kingdom
6 May
@AmbiePam. I couldn’t deal with it either ….i had to call in my neighbours …..
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The Horse
@TheHorse (237629)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 May
Never had this experience.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (379597)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 May
Oh yuk. I could have dealt with them but I wouldn't have enjoyed it.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (379597)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 May
@Traceyjayne And a news story here is that a public housing place is being overrun by cockroaches! Now that I wouldn't like.
Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (10633)
• United Kingdom
7 May
@JudyEv oh my days ….no, I know I couldn’t cope with that either !
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (10633)
• United Kingdom
6 May
@JudyEv. A couple I could have dealt with ….maybe …. Not all that was there today though !
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (220670)
• United States
7 May
Eww. That is not something that I could handle. I'm glad you got some help.