Dreaming of 'the life' but have a question about the desert

[crofter]

One critter to lookout for is the velvet ant, aka cow killers. It is said the sting is painful enough to kill a cow. I've seen several of them in the Quartzsite and Bouse area.

If it's stinging you can call it a she devil cos only the females have stingers, males can fly but are harmless. I have seen these also but never been stung. Link to more info.
-crofter

http://www.sfzoo.org/animals/invertebrates/velvetant.htm

Somehow the zoo makes all animals look cute.

 

[theroadwereon]

This was MY BIGGEST fear lol We rented a van to see how we would like the lifestyle and I was terrified of snakes and bugs getting into the van. 1. small space where would I run lol and 2. what do you even do to get them out ? we stayed 2 nights in the desert tho and had no issues! We were just outside of Joshua Tree, CA and they say that this area has a lot of critters so maybe that's a good sign? If you want to see that whole experience its here . hopefully that helps! My motto was fear cant stop life!

 

[LERCA]

Oh yeah Hawaii I was shocked at the size of the plants and bugs. I saw a a moth a couple of feet across. I could never live there as beautiful as it is. I’ll take a few rattlesnakes over giant bugs any day! Some critters don’t bother me others I’d sleep in my car again.

 

[crofter]

So www.outdoorsey.com was your source for the rental van, looked very nice, but so funny when you hit those bumps and hearing the dishes fall.  Too funny. Good cabinet latches are a must.
-crofter