Spiders, Praying Mantis, Cockroaches, and every other creepy crawly you don't want to find in your bed, was what I was encountering on a regular basis in the bush. I was sick with tick bite fever for a good 2 weeks, which basically leaves you extremely weak, fragile and fatigued. When you're in the wild the tick come out of the woodwork, and they always seem to know exactly where to find their next meal. The worst part about them is the places they find on your body to attach to you, but I won't elaborate on that. I did find quite a few scorpions under rocks when I would look, and a spider as big as your hand was not rare at all. I also learned the hard way what happens if you don't make your bed immediately after you wake up. I would constantly be out with painful bites all over my body, from the spiders that seek refuge in the warm dark folds of bedsheets. I ate a flying ate on one occasion for scientific research (curiosity) and I was also bitten by a termite for scientific research (entertainment) on a separate occasion. the worst was being the last one to go to bed and turning the last light off (light pollution is the biggest killer of bugs ever) because that would mean that they disperse everywhere right after the light goes off, which usually meant my mouth, eyes and ears. Speaking of ears I once had a fly crawl into mine, and it was probably the most uncomfortable/seizure-like I have ever been in my life. But I swear it was worth it all!
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