Thursday, August 23, 2012

Wondering what kind of worm it is.

I was walking past the table yesterday and spotted this big ugly worm trying to hide under some paper.  It was really a shock to see such a worm on the table that we eat off of, so hiding my fear, I gathered all my composure and strength and whopped it a good one with my bear hand.  Ouch!!  I think it stung me, then I saw its terrible stinging tail, or is it its head?  This is the most ugly and dangerous creepy critter that I ever saw.  Maybe I should get my gun!!  Na, that would make too much of mess and disturb my wife, who is always doing crafts of some kind; either painting, or crocheting, or weaving, or making things our of paper or other material.  She is quite the artist and is into many different things.

Then I realized that this "ugly worm" with the big stinger must be a tool for one of her projects, maybe a weaving project.  She has all kinds and sizes of looms, from quite large down to very small, and everything in between.  Now, don't tell her that I almost flattened one of her art project tools.  Actually, it hurt my hand more than I could hurt it.  Here is a picture so you can see how easily it is to confuse it with some creepy crawler:

So, what do you think?  What would you have done?  Of course being a big brave man like I am, I didn't bother to tell her I almost flattened one of her artistic tools; the prudent thing to do.  Now you all try to avoid all those weird looking critters out there and have yourself a great day, you hear?

8 comments:

  1. Still think you should shoot it, just to be sure.

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  2. You worry me Dizzy. Anybody can see that thing ain't no "real" worm critter. That is unless you was still half asleep, and then you did the right thing.

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  3. Uh,,DD,,,when was the last time you had your eyes checked?

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  4. Sixbears, I should have, I just discovered that my wife has 4 of them and they are called knit picks. Good name for something a women uses.

    BB, they must multiple. I now see them different places. Looks as real as some real ones do (grin).

    Gypsy, it was, quite a battle ensued.

    Trouble, It is about time to get my eyes checked.

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  5. I would never have used my bare hand, I would have wacked it with my shoe!

    I think you need to have your eyes checked...for that matter so do I :(

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  6. Yeah, my wife knit picks, too. Wonder how that term made the jump to other use. Bet it had it's roots in a domestic assault with said tool. Poor guy probably had his eye plucked out like an olive on a swizzle stick.

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  7. MsB, you sure can tell when I can't think of anything to blog about (grin).

    Jimdabob, Careful, your wife may read this, too. I like your theory of how it all got started.

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