{"id":8542,"date":"2011-10-31T13:25:29","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T12:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/\/?p=8542"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:51:31","slug":"halloween-super-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/halloween-super-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Super Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000003789109XSmall-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Super hero baby\" class=\"wp-image-8544\" title=\"Super hero baby\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000003789109XSmall-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000003789109XSmall.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Happy Hallowe&#8217;en everyone! If you are out trick&nbsp;or treating tonight check out these darling little horrors for costume inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditionally halloween costumes have focused on the theme of witches, vampires, devils, ghosts, bats and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/spiders\/\">spiders<\/a> but more recently it seems like anything goes. \u00a0This tiny super hero will be sure to see off any baddie and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/cockroaches\/\">cockroaches<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/rats\/\">rodents<\/a> will be scuttling off when they see him coming!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snug As A Bug<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000016023888XSmall-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Quiet as a mouse\" class=\"wp-image-8545\" title=\"Quiet as a mouse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000016023888XSmall-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000016023888XSmall.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This Hallowe&#8217;en cutie (pictured right) is as quiet as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/mice\/\">mouse<\/a>, oblivious to the powers of the tiny super hero keeping our streets free of vermin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cute Cat<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000008154478XSmall-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cat baby costume\" class=\"wp-image-8547\" title=\"Cat baby costume\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000008154478XSmall-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000008154478XSmall.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br> If you have a rodent problem perhaps cat girl can help out. Cats have been used for centuries to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/mice\/\">control mice and rat populations<\/a> and today they still have a strong instinct to hunt mice and rats, even if they aren&#8217;t even the tiniest bit hungry. Though I suspect this gorgeous feline would prefer to snuggle up on the sofa and chew her tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ladybird or Harlequin?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000014432821XSmall-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cute baby in ladybird costume\" class=\"wp-image-8543\" title=\"Cute baby in ladybird costume\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000014432821XSmall-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000014432821XSmall.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I blogged recently about annoying&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rentokil.co.uk\/blog\/harlequin-ladybirds-are-back\/\">Harlequins invading my house<\/a> in their hundreds but this little lady bug does not look like a pest. More like an angel disguised as a ladybird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<h2>Bee Happy<\/h2>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8546 alignright\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" title=\"Wasp baby costume\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000017744963XSmall-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wasp baby costume\" width=\"189\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000017744963XSmall-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/iStock_000017744963XSmall.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This little guy here could be celebrating the end of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/residential-customers\/flying-insects\/wasps\/index.html\">wasp<\/a> season in his adorable yellow and black knitted outfit. He looks the bees knees!<\/p>\n<p>For more super cute babies check out our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rentokil.co.uk\/blog\/babies-dressed-as-bugs-and-other-pests\/\">babies dressed as bugs post<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Hallowe&#8217;en everyone! If you are out trick&nbsp;or treating tonight check out these darling little horrors for costume inspiration. Traditionally halloween costumes have focused on the theme of witches, vampires, devils, ghosts, bats and spiders but more recently it seems like anything goes. \u00a0This tiny super hero will be sure to see off any baddie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[691],"tags":[1483,92,1355,748,24,400,546],"class_list":["post-8542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-countries","tag-babies","tag-bees","tag-cats","tag-halloween-costumes","tag-ladybird","tag-mice","tag-rodents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Halloween Super Heroes - deBugged<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rentokil.ie\/blog\/halloween-super-heroes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Halloween Super Heroes - deBugged\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Happy Hallowe&#8217;en everyone! 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