Which species live in your house?
This question was asked recently on reddit. For me, I came up with the following.

Organisms that live inside my house

Homo sapiens
Felis catus
Spilopelia chinensis Spotted turtledove – in the roof
Christinus marmoratus Marbled gecko – in the walls
Escherichia coli E. coli – in me
Demodex folliculorum Demodex mite – on me
Pyroglyphidae Dust mite

Foods
Malus domestica Apple
Pyrus communis Pear
Musa acuminata Banana – do you count a banana as “living”?
Solanum tuberosum Potato
Brassica oleracea Broccoli/Cabbage
Apium graveolens Celery
Allium cepa Onion
Allium sativum Garlic
Zea mays Corn
Hordeum vulgare Barley
Triticum aestivum Wheat
Sorghum bicolor
Piper nigrum Pepper

Not right now but over the course of a typical year

Rattus rattus
Mus musculus House mouse
Tineola bisselliella Clothes moth
Anthrenocerus australis Carpet beetle
Pholcus phalangioides Daddy longlegs
Delena cancerides (or Neosparassus diana?) Huntsman
Badumna insignis House spider
Ochetellus glaber Ants
Blattella germanica German cockroach
Calliphoridae Blow fly
Musca domestica House fly
Sarcophagidae Meat fly
Penicillium notatum Penicillin mould

What about you?

If I have a look around my house on this day..

Don’t have any Felis catus
or Spilopelia chinensis Spotted turtledove – in the roof
No Escherichia coli E. coli – in me

None of these:
Rattus rattus
Mus musculus House mouse
Tineola bisselliella Clothes moth
Anthrenocerus australis Carpet beetle

Haven’t seen any of these either.
Ochetellus glaber Ants
Blattella germanica German cockroach
Calliphoridae Blow fly
Musca domestica House fly
Sarcophagidae Meat fly
Penicillium notatum Penicillin mould

mollwollfumble said:

Which species live in your house?
This question was asked recently on reddit. For me, I came up with the following.

Organisms that live inside my house

Homo sapiens
Felis catus
Spilopelia chinensis Spotted turtledove – in the roof
Christinus marmoratus Marbled gecko – in the walls
Escherichia coli E. coli – in me
Demodex folliculorum Demodex mite – on me
Pyroglyphidae Dust mite

Foods
Malus domestica Apple
Pyrus communis Pear
Musa acuminata Banana – do you count a banana as “living”?
Solanum tuberosum Potato
Brassica oleracea Broccoli/Cabbage
Apium graveolens Celery
Allium cepa Onion
Allium sativum Garlic
Zea mays Corn
Hordeum vulgare Barley
Triticum aestivum Wheat
Sorghum bicolor
Piper nigrum Pepper

Not right now but over the course of a typical year

Rattus rattus
Mus musculus House mouse
Tineola bisselliella Clothes moth
Anthrenocerus australis Carpet beetle
Pholcus phalangioides Daddy longlegs
Delena cancerides (or Neosparassus diana?) Huntsman
Badumna insignis House spider
Ochetellus glaber Ants
Blattella germanica German cockroach
Calliphoridae Blow fly
Musca domestica House fly
Sarcophagidae Meat fly
Penicillium notatum Penicillin mould

No Atrax robustus?

Sweet

Why single out banana, or do you have an extensive orchard and vegie garden?

OCDC said:

Why single out banana, or do you have an extensive orchard and vegie garden?

He’s talking about inside his house?

OCDC said:

Why single out banana, or do you have an extensive orchard and vegie garden?

No reason. It was just an example. There are many others.

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

Why single out banana, or do you have an extensive orchard and vegie garden?

He’s talking about inside his house?

Yes but why single out banana?

Ian said:

No Atrax robustus?

Sweet

Definitely no Atrax robustus. :-)

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

Why single out banana, or do you have an extensive orchard and vegie garden?

He’s talking about inside his house?

Yes. A banana has no seeds, so can’t grow into a full plant. For the same reason I singled out chickens, the eggs are infertile.

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

OCDC said:

Why single out banana, or do you have an extensive orchard and vegie garden?

He’s talking about inside his house?

Yes. A banana has no seeds, so can’t grow into a full plant. For the same reason I singled out chickens, the eggs are infertile.

Infertility does not negate life. And I’d be pretty impressed if you could grow wheat from a loaf of bread.

TATE: The Human Microbiome Project found that individuals host thousands of bacterial types

mollwollfumble said:

Ian said:

No Atrax robustus?

Sweet

Definitely no Atrax robustus. :-)

I was about to put my hand on the back door handle and luckilt I had a headlamp as the huge spider that normally lived in a hole in my lawn was on the door handle.
It looked for all the world to be Atrax yorkmainorum. So I used another door to get inside.

Presumably it was because I’d left a hose soaking the lawn nearby.

OCDC said:

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

He’s talking about inside his house?

Yes. A banana has no seeds, so can’t grow into a full plant. For the same reason I singled out chickens, the eggs are infertile.

Infertility does not negate life. And I’d be pretty impressed if you could grow wheat from a loaf of bread.

:)
So would I be impressed.

OCDC said:

TATE: The Human Microbiome Project found that individuals host thousands of bacterial types

Crawling with them.

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Ian said:

No Atrax robustus?

Sweet

Definitely no Atrax robustus. :-)

I was about to put my hand on the back door handle and luckilt I had a headlamp as the huge spider that normally lived in a hole in my lawn was on the door handle.
It looked for all the world to be Atrax yorkmainorum. So I used another door to get inside.

Presumably it was because I’d left a hose soaking the lawn nearby.

Was it singing the Incy Wincy spider song?

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Definitely no Atrax robustus. :-)

I was about to put my hand on the back door handle and luckilt I had a headlamp as the huge spider that normally lived in a hole in my lawn was on the door handle.
It looked for all the world to be Atrax yorkmainorum. So I used another door to get inside.

Presumably it was because I’d left a hose soaking the lawn nearby.

Was it singing the Incy Wincy spider song?

I didn’t have these hearing aids back then. So the answer is, dunno mate.

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

I was about to put my hand on the back door handle and luckilt I had a headlamp as the huge spider that normally lived in a hole in my lawn was on the door handle.
It looked for all the world to be Atrax yorkmainorum. So I used another door to get inside.

Presumably it was because I’d left a hose soaking the lawn nearby.

Was it singing the Incy Wincy spider song?

I didn’t have these hearing aids back then. So the answer is, dunno mate.

A fair & reasonable statement.

Ian said:

mollwollfumble said:

Which species live in your house?
This question was asked recently on reddit. For me, I came up with the following.

Organisms that live inside my house

Homo sapiens
Felis catus
Spilopelia chinensis Spotted turtledove – in the roof
Christinus marmoratus Marbled gecko – in the walls
Escherichia coli E. coli – in me
Demodex folliculorum Demodex mite – on me
Pyroglyphidae Dust mite

Foods
Malus domestica Apple
Pyrus communis Pear
Musa acuminata Banana – do you count a banana as “living”?
Solanum tuberosum Potato
Brassica oleracea Broccoli/Cabbage
Apium graveolens Celery
Allium cepa Onion
Allium sativum Garlic
Zea mays Corn
Hordeum vulgare Barley
Triticum aestivum Wheat
Sorghum bicolor
Piper nigrum Pepper

Not right now but over the course of a typical year

Rattus rattus
Mus musculus House mouse
Tineola bisselliella Clothes moth
Anthrenocerus australis Carpet beetle
Pholcus phalangioides Daddy longlegs
Delena cancerides (or Neosparassus diana?) Huntsman
Badumna insignis House spider
Ochetellus glaber Ants
Blattella germanica German cockroach
Calliphoridae Blow fly
Musca domestica House fly
Sarcophagidae Meat fly
Penicillium notatum Penicillin mould

No Atrax robustus?

Sweet

I don’t think mwf lives in or near Sydney.

Mind, you might have Hadronyche formidabilis, the northern tree-dwelling funnel-web spider.

I’d like to think it is just me, but from time to time there are crickets, ants, flies and spiders in the house. Even though I do my best to keep them out.

Not bothering to count the microscopic creatures, only the ones that can be seen with Eyeball v 1.0

House¿ Privilege right there.

SCIENCE said:

House¿ Privilege right there.

ah well.

bloody earwigs.

Michael V said:

Ian said:

mollwollfumble said:

Which species live in your house?
This question was asked recently on reddit. For me, I came up with the following.

Organisms that live inside my house

Homo sapiens
Felis catus
Spilopelia chinensis Spotted turtledove – in the roof
Christinus marmoratus Marbled gecko – in the walls
Escherichia coli E. coli – in me
Demodex folliculorum Demodex mite – on me
Pyroglyphidae Dust mite

Foods
Malus domestica Apple
Pyrus communis Pear
Musa acuminata Banana – do you count a banana as “living”?
Solanum tuberosum Potato
Brassica oleracea Broccoli/Cabbage
Apium graveolens Celery
Allium cepa Onion
Allium sativum Garlic
Zea mays Corn
Hordeum vulgare Barley
Triticum aestivum Wheat
Sorghum bicolor
Piper nigrum Pepper

Not right now but over the course of a typical year

Rattus rattus
Mus musculus House mouse
Tineola bisselliella Clothes moth
Anthrenocerus australis Carpet beetle
Pholcus phalangioides Daddy longlegs
Delena cancerides (or Neosparassus diana?) Huntsman
Badumna insignis House spider
Ochetellus glaber Ants
Blattella germanica German cockroach
Calliphoridae Blow fly
Musca domestica House fly
Sarcophagidae Meat fly
Penicillium notatum Penicillin mould

No Atrax robustus?

Sweet

I don’t think mwf lives in or near Sydney.

Mind, you might have Hadronyche formidabilis, the northern tree-dwelling funnel-web spider.

Ta Michael.

With a body length of 40-50 millimetres, it is the largest member of the funnel-web subfamily Atracinae.

Despite the venom lacking the δ-atracotoxin or atraxin of A. robustus, the symptoms are very similar to those from a Sydney funnel-web spider bite. Common symptoms include diaphoresis, hypertension, sinus tachycardia, muscle spasm or fasciculation, nausea and vomiting, altered consciousness and local pain at the bite site. Pulmonary oedema occurs frequently and comes on early. As these spiders are larger than the Sydney funnel-web spider, it may be that they inject greater amounts of venom, making the northern tree-dwelling funnel-web spider possibly the deadliest venomous spider species in the world per volume.

Ian said:

Michael V said:

Ian said:

No Atrax robustus?

Sweet

I don’t think mwf lives in or near Sydney.

Mind, you might have Hadronyche formidabilis, the northern tree-dwelling funnel-web spider.

Ta Michael.

With a body length of 40-50 millimetres, it is the largest member of the funnel-web subfamily Atracinae.

Despite the venom lacking the δ-atracotoxin or atraxin of A. robustus, the symptoms are very similar to those from a Sydney funnel-web spider bite. Common symptoms include diaphoresis, hypertension, sinus tachycardia, muscle spasm or fasciculation, nausea and vomiting, altered consciousness and local pain at the bite site. Pulmonary oedema occurs frequently and comes on early. As these spiders are larger than the Sydney funnel-web spider, it may be that they inject greater amounts of venom, making the northern tree-dwelling funnel-web spider possibly the deadliest venomous spider species in the world per volume.

I once accidentally brought one home to Armidale in firewood I harvested on the eastern fall country.

sarahs mum said:

bloody earwigs.

There are many native species.

PermeateFree said:

sarahs mum said:

bloody earwigs.

There are many native species.

i’m sure there are. I blame the wet sclerophyll forest.

mine is a nice house, mine is
it has no rats or mices.

sarahs mum said:

PermeateFree said:

sarahs mum said:

bloody earwigs.

There are many native species.

i’m sure there are. I blame the wet sclerophyll forest.

They inhabit many habitats.

party_pants said:

I’d like to think it is just me, but from time to time there are crickets, ants, flies and spiders in the house. Even though I do my best to keep them out.

Not bothering to count the microscopic creatures, only the ones that can be seen with Eyeball v 1.0

No dunny budgies?