1. a tame animal kept in a household for companionship, amusement, etc. 2. a person who is fondly indulged; favourite: teacher's pet. adj. 3. kept as a pet: a pet dog. 4. of or for pet animals: pet food. 5. particularly cherished; favourite: a pet theory; a pet hatred. 6. familiar or affectionate: a pet name. 7. pet day Scot and Irish a single fine day during a period of bad weather.
As the weather cools down, a creature called the Kissing Bug may try to sneak into your warm home. The parasites are called Kissing Bugs because they are attracted to the Carbon Dioxide people breathe out and often bite near the mouth.f you have pack rats in your yard, and they're making a nest there, it's a possibility because the bugs will be in the nest and if they're close to the house then the kissing bugs, if it's cool out like now, then the kissing bugs will find a way and they'll go in..
By Barbara Grijalva-email. One of the desert dwellers we have to live with can really freak us out if we don't know the truth about it. It's the kissing bug. The kissing bug is also called a cone-nose bug because of its unique head. The front is cone-shaped.It has a flat body that can squeeze through the tiniest crack. But you don't find a kissing bug by kicking over rocks. You find it in tight, warm spaces, between your mattress and box spring or bed frame.y Barbara Grijalva-email. One of the desert dwellers we have to live with can really freak us out if we don't know the truth about it. It's the kissing bug. The kissing bug is also called a cone-nose bug because of its unique head. The front is cone-shaped.