Comments on: Wildlife in Grenada – For Better or Worse https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/ Traveling full-time in a financially sustainable way Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:37:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Libby Langager https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-246890 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 08:20:02 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-246890 Spider bites can be quite deadly specially if it comes from a poisonous spider specie. I always take spider bites seriously and have a doctor take a look at the bite site for proper evaluation.

]]> By: theprofessionalhobo https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-223497 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:56:00 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-223497 @Jorge – I had a friend here in Grenada with a similar flesh-eating bacterial infection of sorts….it was horrible! I guess we just have to take the bad (bugs) with the good (awesome places to visit) …. 😉

]]> By: Jorge O. https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-223281 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:38:02 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-223281 Wow Nora! You are a brave girl 😉 centipedes are scary and sand flies are a huge annoyance… That many mosquito bites look bad! The gory details are better saved for your memoirs 😉

I got flesh-eating bacteria once in Guatemala, from a mosquito bite… Woke up to a couple of scorpions in the floor in LaPazCentro, Nicaragua (amazing adventure, I have to write that in my blog someday)…. I have my share of sand flies in the beach whenever we stay until sundown…. and I’ve held in my hand and iguana I just hunted down, which later was a delicious (really, amazing!) Iguana-BBQ….

Loving your adventures!! I really regret you didn’t make it to PR, you are an inspiration 🙂

Cheers!

]]> By: theprofessionalhobo https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-189181 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:19:16 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-189181 @Tricia – Some of the best adventures are often mis-adventures anyway! Although yes, I could do with a few (hundred) less biting creatures taking a chunk out of me! 🙂

]]> By: Tricia https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-189008 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:09:45 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-189008 OMG what an annoyance. Good luck on escaping the critters in the future.

]]> By: theprofessionalhobo https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-186456 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:13:45 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-186456 @Sergio – No, I’m sparing everybody the gory photos…..trust me, it’s for the best…. 🙂

]]> By: Sergio Felix https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-186183 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:17:11 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-186183 Yikes,

They were practically munching your legs! o.O

But from the ones you mentioned, I’m pretty sure I’d choose the mosquitoes or the sand flies from that centipede.

I’ve heard is not a fun experience to have and I’m certainly it could be very painful as well.

Are you sharing the gory pictures too? 🙂

Sergio

]]> By: theprofessionalhobo https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-185746 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:02:16 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-185746 @Red – Thanks! I have a habit of drawing out both the best and worst critters wherever I go. For example, in Oz I received 37 spider bites in one night….but I also had a wild kangaroo that was in love with me, lived on my doorstep, and followed me around everywhere I went. I guess you take the bad with the good!

@Heather – You’re absolutely right, it’s all about frame of reference. Ask some of my Aussie friends (to go with the Oz theme) what’s moving on the grass in front of them, and they won’t batt an eyelash as they spout the name of a highly poisonous snake like they see it every day. (They probably do).

I think city-dwellers are the worst for having a low tolerance to bugs, especially inside the house. Hey – I used to be a city-dweller, so I should know. But I think I’ve earned my “country-stripes” now…..I can go rural or urban – throw at me what you can!

]]> By: Heather in Toronto https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-185634 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:53:14 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-185634 If I saw a centipede, it would not faze me. Its all perspective as to where you are from. It seems the hotter the country, the bigger the bugs. I am from S. Africa and we had a black mamba on our front steps – now that brought out a sweat. Canadians freak out if they see an ant inside. Fortunately, most bugs are harmless, just not pretty, but unfortunately, we have to share this world with them. Florida has no-see-ums as well – horrible little things with a big bite, Canada has black flies. Not many places are immune. You are such a trouper, Nora, wish I had your balls to travel the world on my own – in the meantime, I live through you. I am sure there are many more like me just itching to go but have to confront that fear first. Sailing in the Caribbean sounds wonderful – I look forward to following many more of your adventures. All the best for 2012 and all that it has in store.

]]> By: Red Hunt https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/wildlife-in-grenada-for-better-or-worse/#comment-185524 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:52:51 +0000 https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/?p=3206#comment-185524 Haha, perils in paradise I guess!
Why is it that the most annoying bugs also like to hang out in the most attractive destinations?
Fun post, a nice twist on the Caribbean….

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