tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post4514631494609453996..comments2024-01-05T01:53:05.878-08:00Comments on Am I Bugging You Yet?: The Poopvanessa carduihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01276966298881636176noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-35829581224936868862014-01-02T09:45:04.868-08:002014-01-02T09:45:04.868-08:00Found droppings similar to mouse droppings all ove...Found droppings similar to mouse droppings all over the floor, table, and boxes I had in an ecological cabin in Baja California Sur that I had left vacant for 3 months (October thru December 2013). A dead mouse I found in a sticky trap had left some droppings alongside the trap that were about twice the size of these other droppings which I should mention included many, many insect parts among the droppings that appeared to be the front legs (?) of grasshoppers or something. The only insects I found in the area on my return were praying mantis and grasshoppers. I wonder who in the food chain was eating whom? OdiseoOdiseohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676203871815948186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-73887812390850658342012-09-05T07:13:52.625-07:002012-09-05T07:13:52.625-07:00And here we are in 2012, and your post has helped ...And here we are in 2012, and your post has helped me. I went out on my porch to find these fine presents all over my table AND all over my favorite potted basil plant. The only culprits I found were an earwig and, you guessed it, one HUGE grasshopper, sitting on the chair, laughing at me. Since the poos were pretty much the size of the earwig, I thought the laughing fellow might be the best suspect, and Googled to see what his poo might look like....and you guessed it! Here I am....and your pic confirmed it!Thank you!! :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-70412853536125057712011-09-03T12:25:48.656-07:002011-09-03T12:25:48.656-07:00okay - so I went to that site, and a comment there...okay - so I went to that site, and a comment there states that grasshoppers do NOT poop - hmmm - now I am concerned - I have a "hurricane casualty situation" in that we brought plants inside, not realizing that we invited grasshoppers also, and then evacuated the area, only to return to poop everywhere! I"m really thinking it IS from from grasshoppers...looks like your pic, but some a little longer altho narrow cylinders in shape...We've escorted the grasshoppers from the premises, so I guess if no more poop appears, the mystery will be definitely solved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-32869532336780651992011-07-30T20:45:46.079-07:002011-07-30T20:45:46.079-07:00I hate it when people lift other people's work...I hate it when people lift other people's work and don't bother to ask or even give credit. As an artist, Cristina McAllister should know better. Just found my photo heading one of her posts on Grasshopper poop, check it out:<br />http://people.tribe.net/mcallisterart/blog/eea28f7c-80c3-494f-8466-9620d6ea1026<br />I mean, couldn't she take her very own grasshopper poop photo? Lame, very lame.vanessa carduihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276966298881636176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-77587062666120690252010-07-31T05:26:44.872-07:002010-07-31T05:26:44.872-07:00A grasshopper woke me up this morning, I escorted ...A grasshopper woke me up this morning, I escorted him out the window (most likely the same way he got in) only to find his “business card” on top of my computer. I can hear the vandal and his friends laughing about it outside my window right now.<br /><br />After a quick search you have confirmed my suspicion. Almost three years since the original post and it is still solving grasshopper mysteries.<br /><br />Thank you and greetings from Norway.<br /><br />P.S. Having a grasshopper wake you up, although they are effective they are also very unreliable as there is no way to set a time. I can also think of more pleasant ways to wake up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-12710838403271709622009-09-11T08:30:14.427-07:002009-09-11T08:30:14.427-07:00Just another person very happy that you did this s...Just another person very happy that you did this study on grasshopper poop. Mystery solved! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-80161469861582802842009-04-23T16:54:00.000-07:002009-04-23T16:54:00.000-07:00Hmmm. Grasshoppers in the bedroom: my kind of peop...Hmmm. Grasshoppers in the bedroom: my kind of people. Glad you solved your mystery.vanessa carduihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276966298881636176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-55919977106354077872009-04-23T11:54:00.000-07:002009-04-23T11:54:00.000-07:00Thanks for this thorough documentation! My husban...Thanks for this thorough documentation! My husband found a mystery poop on top of our bathtowels on the towel rack in the bathroom and we were baffled until I discovered a huge grasshopper in our bedroom (which is right next to the bathroom). Your account and photos helped us confirm our suspicions and solve the mystery!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-39894159215790673452008-09-04T20:20:00.000-07:002008-09-04T20:20:00.000-07:00Again, so very happy to be able to help with poop ...Again, so very happy to be able to help with poop mysteries!vanessa carduihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276966298881636176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-65009053884843221592008-09-03T16:25:00.000-07:002008-09-03T16:25:00.000-07:00OK, I am so glad you posted this. We have had a po...OK, I am so glad you posted this. We have had a poop mystery around here as well. I thought a rodent was eating some of our veges in the garden my son and I planted. SO I ripped it all out. The exterminator came to set traps to no avail! It looks just like the doody you posted and I have seen some grasshoppers....Who would have known???Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951036325606790789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-20282011920124697442008-08-16T15:07:00.000-07:002008-08-16T15:07:00.000-07:00Happy to help, and thanks for sharing your funny s...Happy to help, and thanks for sharing your funny story. Who knew that one day a person could type "grasshopper poop" into an electronic box and actually get information out of it. Crazy, great world we're living in.vanessa carduihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276966298881636176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-15724710845743727622008-08-16T10:56:00.000-07:002008-08-16T10:56:00.000-07:00Just found this posting via Google, and found the ...Just found this posting via Google, and found the story, and the photos, especially useful!<BR/><BR/>My story: my wife and I spend most of a hot Sacramento day last weekend cleaning a rug, and, after a few days of hanging to dry, laid it out flat. When I went out the next day to roll it up, there were little droppings all over it. Crap! (pun intended.)<BR/><BR/>I, too, first thought it was mouse droppings, and didn't relish the thought of re-cleaning the rug. As I thought about it, though, I wondered if it might be grasshopper poo. After all, the patio is right next to the herb garden, and is full of 'hoppers.<BR/><BR/>Off to Google image search, to see what grasshopper poo looks like. It looks like what's in the picture of this post, and it looks like what's on my rug.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12033780.post-19285447178338123502007-08-31T07:28:00.000-07:002007-08-31T07:28:00.000-07:00That's my favorite local grasshopper species, the ...That's my favorite local grasshopper species, the gray bird. The nymphs are masters of color-change, and the adults are those big brown things you tend to see everywhere. I think sometimes they use their hind legs to flick away their poop, which might explain how it gets on your ping pong table. <BR/><BR/>It might be fun to hit that buddleia plant with the hose, just to see how many grasshoppers come jumping out!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011749964154446809noreply@blogger.com