Oh my! Why? The insects seem to be making news everywhere.
Really? How?
You have heard about the diplomats in US embassy in Cuba’s Havana who were hearing strange noises in late 2016 and falling ill?
Yes, of course. There were so many conspiracy theories about sonic attacks. The sound was recorded. A scientific paper published in the first week of January has claimed that it sounds like the mating call of a male Indies short-tailed cricket.
The US embassy in Cuba’s Havana
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Male, did you say? Yes. But before you go off about love-crazy males, let me tell you what else has happened.
There’s more? Swarms of cricket descended on the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia last week. Some schools had to be closed. The Grand Mosque of Mecca saw a large swarm.
These insects have taken over Mecca?
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The authorities are conducting city-wide fumigation to rid the place of crickets.
But how could it happen? One theory is that some people cultivate crickets, and a large bunch must have escaped.
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Crickets are cultivated? Someone actually breeds them? Yes. They are good food material for some pets, some breeds of birds and lizards. You can actually buy crickets on Amazon.
So, a shipment of crickets for the lizard arrived via FedEx today. It was my first time ordering bulk crickets off… https://t.co/E9bwzRQa6n
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) 1546048148000
Who would do something like that? Well, in late December 2018, a journalist wrote about his experience of buying crickets online for his pet lizard. It was a mini-disaster.
It should be. It went somewhat like this. He opened the packing, didn’t close it well afterwards, and left home, only to get urgent calls from home that crickets have taken over the house.
Finally got video of her eating one, if you’re wondering what that looks like https://t.co/LNzfaWrE5S
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) 1547083392000
A horror story, no? The term cricket crazy can get a new meaning now.
Bugs On A Plane: Pests On AI Flight Wasn't The First; A Look At Other Times When Insects Disrupted Smooth Travel
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By Glynda Alves
The recent case of bed bugs being found on an Air India business class isn’t the only time that pests have been flying high. Here’s a roundup of other creepy crawlies who disrupted a smooth flight.
By Glynda AlvesThe recent case of bed bugs being found on an Air India business class isn’t the only time that pests have been flying high. Here’s a roundup of other creepy crawlies who disrupted a s..
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You know that good feeling of finally sinking into your seat and just relaxing? Well, a New Zealand man didn’t because he was left disgusted when he saw cockroaches running around on an Air New Zealand flight.
He managed to kill a few and did a show and tell for the airline staff who were reportedly just not interested in the dead bug. But they did spray the plane on landing.
You know that good feeling of finally sinking into your seat and just relaxing? Well, a New Zealand man didn’t because he was left disgusted when he saw cockroaches running around on an Air New Zeala..
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Wasps are a major problem for aircraft taking off from Brisbane. Plastic covers are placed over gauges to prevent wasps from building hives in the probes, which they can do in under 20 minutes.
While the wasps didn’t get in this time, a Malaysia Airlines flight had to return to Brisbane because of a pre-flight inspection failure that left the plastic covers on, causing an in-flight emergency.
Wasps are a major problem for aircraft taking off from Brisbane. Plastic covers are placed over gauges to prevent wasps from building hives in the probes, which they can do in under 20 minutes. While..
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A father of two was looking forward to a holiday in America but thanks to British Airways, he may be once bitten, twice shy.
Paul Standerwick was attacked by fleas after he and his son moved seats to get a better view while the plane landing.
Only after he landed was he informed that the seats were vacated due to the pests. To compensate for the passenger’s multiple bites, British Airways left the dad with a £50 voucher.
A father of two was looking forward to a holiday in America but thanks to British Airways, he may be once bitten, twice shy. Paul Standerwick was attacked by fleas after he and his son moved seats to..
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A Mississippi man had a Little Miss Muffet moment when he sat down on an American Airline flight in 2016.
Marcus Fleming was bitten by a reclusive brown spider, and the bite led to an infection which meant that Fleming had to have surgery or lose his thumb.
The staff at American Airlines brushed off the spider bite as a mosquito bite and Fleming is now seeking $500,000 in damages.
A Mississippi man had a Little Miss Muffet moment when he sat down on an American Airline flight in 2016. Marcus Fleming was bitten by a reclusive brown spider, and the bite led to an infection which..
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A snake nearly made it on a plane. This is not the brief of a horror movie but something that happened at Miami International Airport in July this year.
The Transportation Security Administration discovered a large python coiled inside an external hard drive tucked away discreetly inside a piece of luggage.
The live snake and its sneaky owner were both not allowed on their Barbados-bound flight. TSA put up a post and cheekily added, “Conversationally, this python had not gone full monty. It was wearing a nylon stocking.”
A snake nearly made it on a plane. This is not the brief of a horror movie but something that happened at Miami International Airport in July this year. The Transportation Security Administration dis..
