great victory

[SteveP]

for the last week there has been a giant horsefly buzzing around in my house.

I follow him relentlessly with a rolled up newspaper trying to hasten his demise...
he taunts me by never landing and if he does he lands for 1/4 of a second...
moving away even as I pull back the newspaper to strike...
buzzing around
buzzing around...

this morning I am sitting in a chair reading the paper...
buzzing returns..
I wonder how long do flies actually live anyway...

sitting in the chair in my family room...
I look up,
different approach.

I open the slider to the deck and he flies out within seconds.

peace finally returns.

[j44ke]

Badminton racket with strips of flypaper on it. Next time.

[monadnocky]

three hyphenated words:

bug-a-salt

[bking]

three hyphenated words:

bug-a-salt

have version one and two. fun, accurate, no mess, but probably an outside weapon. Also good for salting your picnic table companions food.

[Corso]

Electronic fly swatter.

I even go after hornets with it. ZAPPPPP

[ericpmoss]

If you are interesting in organic tech: Beautiful Carnivorous Plants for Sale

[davids]

I was wondering where little Buzzy was hanging out.
Thanks for sending him home.

[dgaddis]

We had a fly get in a few weekends ago when I was coming in/out while grilling. He buzzed around for an few hours, I finally got him with a rolled up magazine. Mid air. He was flying from my left side to my right side at about eye level, I intercepted him and took him out of the sky. My largest triumph in a while.

[Mabouya]

My sister gave me one of these:

I use it around once of twice a week. Works well for spiders and various other beasties that don't realize that I'm going to release them outside (weather permitting).

Katcha Bug - Spider Catcher: Amazon.co.uk: Garden & Outdoors

[ZenNMotion]

Classic Pink Panther, kids these days have no idea what they are missing on Saturday mornings.