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xoggoth replied

18 June 2012, 08:18
of a sekshewal nature

Hope not. As they are larva they must be underage.
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Lockhouse replied

18 June 2012, 07:21
Double Yuck.
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NotAllThere replied

18 June 2012, 06:56
Just because it turns you on, it doesn't mean it's sexual.
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Diver replied

18 June 2012, 06:17
Originally posted by pacharan View Post

Awww!

Mods, Mods!

pacharan is posting rude pctures of a sekshewal nature
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pacharan replied

18 June 2012, 06:14
Originally posted by reddy2011 View Post

Got any pictures of them ?
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reddy2011 replied

18 June 2012, 05:26
Originally posted by pacharan View Post

Don't know what they are but I'm guessing larvae of some description.

They have a rectangular shaped body about 8 mm long with a flagellum around 30 mm. Look like giant bacteria.

Shudder. Revolting looking things. Anyway know what they are?

Got any pictures of them ?
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minestrone replied

17 June 2012, 20:04
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

What a coincidence - There's also a horrible blood sucking Lib Dem politician called Clegg.

A fact not lost on Annabel Goldie...

"I know a Clegg bite swells up and is immensely irritating for a few days and then it goes back down and leaves a nasty little blemish as a perpetual reminder of how tiresome it once was"
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OwlHoot replied

17 June 2012, 19:34
Originally posted by minestrone View Post

... the horsefly in Scotland is called the clegg, horrible blood sucking things they are.

What a coincidence - There's also a horrible blood sucking Lib Dem politician called Clegg.
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minestrone replied

17 June 2012, 19:18
Had an flying army of horseflys come out of bucket of stagnant water recently, the horsefly in Scotland is called the clegg, horrible blood sucking things they are.
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pacharan replied

17 June 2012, 19:05
Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

My fee for the advice is only £300

Let's call it quits as I'm sure my post has given you an idea for your next app!
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AtW replied

17 June 2012, 19:03
Is the sockiemaster same dullard who was posting under Gricer name?

It was less dull to listen to Brezhnev
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xoggoth replied

17 June 2012, 18:58
My fee for the advice is only £300
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pacharan replied

17 June 2012, 18:47
Originally posted by xoggoth View Post

Rat-tailed maggot or Drone fly larva?

Syrphidae, hover flies

Yes, I think that's what they are.

Apparently hover flies are good to have in the garden and people encourage them to breed by leaving buckets of stagnant water in the garden.

Link
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Diver replied

17 June 2012, 18:46
Originally posted by pacharan View Post

Don't know what they are but I'm guessing larvae of some description.

They have a rectangular shaped body about 8 mm long with a flagellum around 30 mm. Look like giant bacteria.

Shudder. Revolting looking things. Anyway know what they are?

Photo please you Numpty

of the creatures, Not your butt
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xoggoth replied

17 June 2012, 18:43
Rat-tailed maggot or Drone fly larva?

Syrphidae, hover flies

http://ipm.ncsu.edu/ag369/notes/rattailed_maggots.html

Last edited by xoggoth; 17 June 2012, 18:45.
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