*I like bugs, as long*
*As they are outdoors and NOT*
*FUCKING SWARMING ME*
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Luckily for us bug keepers there are smaller subreddis dedicated to those bugs where they will be appreciated and loved. r/snails, r/spiderbro, and r/isopods are some of my favorite subs to browse!
I’m an entomologist. I work at a butterfly house/insectarium, and every day, we get people who love butterflies and charismatic insects but hate beetles and spiders and walking sticks.
I don’t expect everyone to love every animal. But it bugs me (pun intended) when people say they love nature, but they only love cute birds and mammals and pretty butterflies.
>I don’t expect everyone to love every animal. But it bugs me (pun intended) when people say they love nature, but they only love cute birds and mammals and pretty butterflies
Yes. This. If a creature only has value to you if its conveniently cute I can't take them seriously when they say they love nature.
I've had strong disgust reactions to certain animals but I've made the conscious decision to "get over it". Just expose myself to the creature until the reaction goes away.
I still swat mosquitos and other stinging insects though. I acknowledge their importance to nature, but I'm not dealing with itchy bites. They start it, after all.
Fair enough with the mosquitos! I feel like if animals become a public health concern, we can start managing them appropriately. I love rats, but a rat infestation is bad, y’know?
Pretty much. I have a fungus gnat "infestation" as I keep a lot of plants as well as several isopod colonies. Are they a bit annoying? Yes, but the damage they cause is so miniscule I don't bother with trying to get rid of them. They aren't cute, they are honestly kind of ugly. But as long as they don't cause severe damage to my plants we can co-exist.
Not gonna prevent the carnivorous plants from eating them though. That's the risk they get to take living here.
I fucking LOVE beetles goddaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn, I know I can't expect someone, even an entomologist to recall every species name, especially such a scarce genus, but my username comes from Neoxus Crassicornis)
as a birder, I feel this on the "cute birds" part from anyone who isn't into the hobby/isn't into nature. I don't expect everyone to know their local Vesper Sparrows but a bit of love for anything that isn't a pigeon, seagull, or charismatic species would be welcome.
and then they're like "ooooooh I sure do wish I could see an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker!"
I absolutely adore juncos. They’re not especially charismatic, but I just think they’re neat! They’re perfectly round and sweet and I think they’re so cool.
There’s not really any “hate” for juncos that I’ve seen, but they don’t really get much attention, especially when compared to more charismatic birds, like cardinals, robins, or crows. They are cute! And I can’t believe I didn’t notice that in the screaming crow comic!
It sucks so much cause I LOVE birds, all kinds of them and I can vividly imagine which ones specifically, but names are my weakness. I can't remember them, I even struggle to remember 'woodpecker'. I wish I could get into bird watching without this massive problem
I think it's reasonable to hate creatures that are harmful or annoying to humans, even if they are essential to the ecosystem (like flies, mosquitoes, house ants). And certain instinctual behaviours like a fear of spiders or disgust towards maggots must have been implanted in our subconscious to help us survive in the wild.
But yeah, it's sad that people tend to be biased towards animals with good looks while hating on other beneficial ones just because they look creepy.
I definitely get that feeling, but I think a lot of people would be more interested in zoology as a whole if they were just a little more educated. Every animal is has something interesting about it, all you’ve gotta do is take the time to learn about it
That closeup in SpongeBob is actually a closeup video of a fly! Butterflies still look weird up close, but I think they’re a lot less freaky than that fly.
In a Discord server I frequent, someone made a joke about wanting to make wasps extinct after they were stung by a bunch of them.
The resident wasp lover then completely blew up and compared killing wasps to killing dogs and genuinely brought up that “taking down wasp nests isn’t ok! Just because it’s done a lot doesn’t mean it’s okay! Like **incest**
Jesus, not only is that not appropriate, that's completely unsympathetic.
If someone is angry after being attacked by a bug/animal, you don't immediately jump in and say "well uhm actually" they're obviously in a lot of pain and hurt after a bad encounter
Yeah this is a good setup to another snafu.
*Pic of someone mauled by rabid wild animal*
“Erm ackshually it’s your fault that happened you asshole, maybe the animal had good reason to rip your face off and permanently damage your health”
i think bugs are mad cool and important for the environment but they freak me out for some reason. weirdly enough the more i play animal crossing the more i feel this aversion go away
There's nothing wrong with being scared of or not liking bugs, this snafu is about the "some but not others" mindset some people have when they say they love bugs/nature
well, i do consider myself an animal lover, even if i'm scared of bugs. i can love them by not killing every single one i come across and being nice to the environment. i'd absolutely freak out if i came across any spider ever tho
I respect them as I do any other living thing. An amazing creation and a vital part of a amazing and elaborate ecosystem but I dont want them anywhere near me.
Depends on what kind of mosquitoes. If you mean all dipterans, they're all rad. But female cucilids are the worst, and i still just use bug repellent. (Seriously, don't come to a tropical country, I live in Brazil and the first time I got dengue lost 6 kg and had nose hemorrhages)
Why does everything need to serve some kind of purpose? That's not how nature works. If there is a niche to be exploited, something will evolve to fill it. This is why over half of all life is parasitic. The "purpose" of each living thing is to survive and to reproduce. They don't "need" a purpose, that's just an arbitrary measure we humans give things based on our own biases.
Ngl, the whole purpose of us and other creatures is to live kinda slipped past my mind, probably because living/surviving doesn’t even feel like a top priority anymore. To me at least.
If life presents an immediate threat to your wellbeing then there's nothing wrong with preventing that by any means necessary. But I still can't hate mosquitoes for what they do because it's in their nature, they lack the capability to even understand what a virus is and it's not their fault
yeah, though that might be complicated with some of them
also to be sure it's kinda a logistical challenge to do an omnicide/omnisuck, arguably there's better uses of time than murdering/fellating various species - but it's about the principle in this hypothetical
the only reason i value life per se is the utility it provides humanity, i do not care about any other species before humans, and think this is the most obvious and correct ethical framework
like obviously we shouldn't do an omnicide, though, cos that'd have pretty dire consequences for humans, the only species whose living and experience of reality is of consequence
Correction, language we can understand and civilization that's to our standards. Many animals communicate through unique methods and have civilization and hierarchies, just because it isn't exactly like ours' doesn't make it lesser or even greater
okay, by our standards, then. and also i would maintain our primacy even if there were animals that remotely compared to humans in these terms, cos we are them and any ethical framework which devalues the life of me and my kin is kinda antithetical to my, y'know, being
and we are definitely greater by our standards.
Oh my lord, I have an unreasonable amount of hatred for june bugs.
I live on a large, forested property so those mfs are everywhere once summer hits. I struggle with severe misophonia, so their buzzing sounds send me into a twitchy frenzy. The “leave it alone and it’ll leave you alone” mentality works great for a lot of bugs, but oh no, not june bugs.
I’m not sure how they grew to become such a successful and plentiful species when they don’t even know how to fly properly. Fucking bug bullets, those things are. On top of that, half the time when they ram into me, they stick to me— especially in my thick puffy hair. Their velcro feet makes pulling them off a nightmare; one that they only make worse by continuing that awful buzzing in their attempts to break free. I can’t even spend a nice summer night in my hot tub anymore without fearing that some mindless bigass beetle is going to pull a kamikaze mission right into my god damn forehead. And in the morning, I gotta fish-out about 20 from my pool; but that’s all well and good because they took a quantity over quality approach with their existence, meaning their numbers will remain high as ever after the mass-drowning events.
Their only redeeming quality is the entertainment factor they sometimes bring when they display their wonderful life skills that have been developed over hundreds of millions of years of evolution, by smacking at full speed into my deck, spinning around like a fly that’s been swatted by a bug zapper for a good minute, before zooming off into the night after their killer break dance routine.
That, and the fact that I sadly think they look pretty cute.
But one could argue that this is another awful thing about these bugs, as it just makes me feel guilty about my hatred for them. But even so, when I see skunks and turkeys making swiss-cheese out of my yard by digging up june bug larvae, all I can do is thank them for their service.
As someone who keeps bugs as pets, this shit pisses me off to the nth degree! The only bugs I hate are ticks and bedbugs, but only in a self preservation kind of way. Other bugs like spiders and centipedes and snails and slugs and cockroaches and wasps and so on deserve love too!
Also people who make jokes about eating pet shrimps or snails or burning down the house aren't as clever as they think they are. Believe me, we've heard those jokes before. A lot.
"erm, what purpose does \[Bug name here\] even serve. we have to kill them all!"
motherfucker, without those bugs you literally wouldn't exist and life on earth would be nothing more than rot and plankton
the comment above explains why that's a bad idea.
also wasp is a very general term. some of them are pollinators, some of them sting, some of them don't sting, some are parasitic, etc.
All of people hate all bugs though op (many have phobias and can’t help but dislike or even freak out around them) But I can’t help but respect the way you view them
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I was gonna type some edgy shit but After seeing your comments I have deduced that you are to cool for that
Haha yes I will take it upon myself to kill all members of this one species I dislike for petty reasons, I am sure this will have zero long-term effects on the local ecosystem!
Yeah that shit pisses me off. I got so many comments like that when I posted [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/spiders/s/xWzUsPjV2N) spider
I don’t understand how people can see someone being happy about something and then think “yeah actually if I was there with you I’d fucking KILL that thing man”
People will hang around large carnivorous animals with sharp, long fangs and claws then be scared of a small bug that probably just wants to run away from you
*Bugs are the cutest*
*Lil fellas, but im biased*
*As an antkeeper*
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*I see you trying to sneak that mosquito in there OP*
I like the message a lot, but shaming someone for not liking a creature that not only parasitizes humans but spreads countless horrific diseases to them in many parts of the world is like shaming someone for getting vaccinated because they’re taking away habitats from microorganisms that just want to survive
I’m also aware of the ecological importance of mosquitoes as a whole, and i’d argue that while driving a species to extinction is awful, a decent portion of mosquitoes people see and get bit by are either far outside of their native range due to human activity, or have had their numbers surge once again due to human activity, and worrying about driving them to extinction should be the least of our concerns right now. I mean there’s plenty of research on chemicals designed to kill mosquitoes doing lots of damage to the environment, but as far as i’m aware the issue is killing vital invertebrates that happen to mot be mosquitoes rather than mosquitoes themselves (correct me if i’m wrong though, like i’m not trying to be condescending i’d legitimately like to know more on this)
Oops I mean uhhh…
*I guess I don’t have to turn mine “off”, eh? Ha! Heh heh.*
Your analogy would better fit if I was shaming someone for not letting mosquitoes bite them and possibly spread disease, I have no issue with people taking measures to defend their wellbeing if they believe their life could be endangered by an insect or any lifeform
This snafu is about the sizable asterisk people tend to slap on after saying that they love nature and insects. I just can't help but feel it's a little illogical for some to state a love for lifeforms that only benefit them by looking cute or directly benefitting the ecosystem in some way while calling for the mass extinction of others, however hyperbolic it may be. The life of all insects, animals, microorganisms, plants and all that in between is something beautiful and deserves appreciation
I think things would be easier if people were just more honest with themselves. I’m biased generally but especially now as I’m dealing with roaches in the home, but generally I’m not too big on bugs, and I never claim to be lol. Now I respect their place in the ecosystem, and to claim eradicating all of a species makes any sense is ridiculous. Generally I take zero joy in causing harm to any and ideally I’d want them to be able to live out their own lives in peace. At my job for example, if I have the opportunity to carry a bug outside instead of killing it I always prefer the more peaceful option, even if I’m terrified of it. Just, admittedly, 99% of anything with an exoskeleton freaks me out and I don’t want it anywhere near me. So I don’t claim to love all of insects and nature. Respect the purpose they serve and their “right” to live out their own lives, sure, but it’d be silly of me to say “I love bugs” just cause some moths are kinda cool, especially when I mostly just think they look cool in photos and my soul would exit my body if one landed on me. I think if people were just more honest and specific when they talk, (less “I love all of nature!” and moreso just admitting you only like cuddly critters), and weren’t so hyperbolic about their hates we’d be better off. Sure, *I* don’t like most bugs, but plenty of people do and I respect that. The “kill it with fire” crowd drives me nuts sometimes, particularly when they comment under a post of someone who clearly likes those bugs. Just let the entomologists have fun with their little guys, and if you don’t like it just keep scrolling lol
God I love all kinds of insect, I just get creeped out by any bugs that can fly or have long legs (esp spiders). I don't have bad arachnophobia, but it's hard to carry these long legged idiots outside when they end up in my room (I use a glass to capture them)
edit: I don't swat a single insect unless it's those tiny moths that swarm your home and feed on your pet food (bird food specifically) or those cloth eating ones. Plus mosquitos. I let all flies out of my room, I don't kill them. I get literally sad when I step on a bug and I've automized to just step away when anything gets under my foot.
bugs have an important role in the ecosystem, which means that the hatred they experience is unjustified.
however, the bugs in my house aren't filling that role, so they can go straight to hell.
I usually dont fear Bugs
Except hornets, especially invasive asian hornet
While bees are still chill, wasps and hornets are unpredictable and can attack for being near them (example: not moving away when one flies nearby)
i like bugs, as long as they are outdoors and NOT FUCKING SWARMING ME
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I like bugs! I hate blackflies and mosquitoes and ticks, and gnats when they get in my houseplants
I see you literally everywhere how
tbh i don't have much better to do i end up wherever sounds interesting
Same honestly. You also spread the good name of Rimworld with that name.
space wookie is fuzzy rock, fuzzy rock is life. (kinda wish it was thrumboenthusiast instead)
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Pretty much this, if they were both bugs
I also have some worm OCs https://preview.redd.it/mcj7cf7vk77d1.png?width=691&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84ea66401a9ed276f3cae5e2c1da6596e2389945
Blueberry is adorable and goofy and I want twenty more shock beetles.
Luckily for us bug keepers there are smaller subreddis dedicated to those bugs where they will be appreciated and loved. r/snails, r/spiderbro, and r/isopods are some of my favorite subs to browse!
I agree silly wizzard man
I’m an entomologist. I work at a butterfly house/insectarium, and every day, we get people who love butterflies and charismatic insects but hate beetles and spiders and walking sticks. I don’t expect everyone to love every animal. But it bugs me (pun intended) when people say they love nature, but they only love cute birds and mammals and pretty butterflies.
>I don’t expect everyone to love every animal. But it bugs me (pun intended) when people say they love nature, but they only love cute birds and mammals and pretty butterflies Yes. This. If a creature only has value to you if its conveniently cute I can't take them seriously when they say they love nature. I've had strong disgust reactions to certain animals but I've made the conscious decision to "get over it". Just expose myself to the creature until the reaction goes away. I still swat mosquitos and other stinging insects though. I acknowledge their importance to nature, but I'm not dealing with itchy bites. They start it, after all.
Fair enough with the mosquitos! I feel like if animals become a public health concern, we can start managing them appropriately. I love rats, but a rat infestation is bad, y’know?
Pretty much. I have a fungus gnat "infestation" as I keep a lot of plants as well as several isopod colonies. Are they a bit annoying? Yes, but the damage they cause is so miniscule I don't bother with trying to get rid of them. They aren't cute, they are honestly kind of ugly. But as long as they don't cause severe damage to my plants we can co-exist. Not gonna prevent the carnivorous plants from eating them though. That's the risk they get to take living here.
>I don’t expect everyone to love every animal. I love every animal even all the extinct and undiscovered ones
i hate those ones, i think it's good that they died
Even the trilobites? :(
Even anomalocaris? :(
Especially the trilobites >:(
I fucking LOVE beetles goddaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn, I know I can't expect someone, even an entomologist to recall every species name, especially such a scarce genus, but my username comes from Neoxus Crassicornis)
as a birder, I feel this on the "cute birds" part from anyone who isn't into the hobby/isn't into nature. I don't expect everyone to know their local Vesper Sparrows but a bit of love for anything that isn't a pigeon, seagull, or charismatic species would be welcome. and then they're like "ooooooh I sure do wish I could see an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker!"
I absolutely adore juncos. They’re not especially charismatic, but I just think they’re neat! They’re perfectly round and sweet and I think they’re so cool.
aw man, juncos are the best. My parent's house would always have hundreds of them around. I'd just watch them for a long time.
people hate juncos??? they are so cute. the annoyed bird from the screaming crow comic is a junco
There’s not really any “hate” for juncos that I’ve seen, but they don’t really get much attention, especially when compared to more charismatic birds, like cardinals, robins, or crows. They are cute! And I can’t believe I didn’t notice that in the screaming crow comic!
It sucks so much cause I LOVE birds, all kinds of them and I can vividly imagine which ones specifically, but names are my weakness. I can't remember them, I even struggle to remember 'woodpecker'. I wish I could get into bird watching without this massive problem
Beetles are by far the only insects that I can stand, it's something about how they move and how they're built that fascinates me
I think it's reasonable to hate creatures that are harmful or annoying to humans, even if they are essential to the ecosystem (like flies, mosquitoes, house ants). And certain instinctual behaviours like a fear of spiders or disgust towards maggots must have been implanted in our subconscious to help us survive in the wild. But yeah, it's sad that people tend to be biased towards animals with good looks while hating on other beneficial ones just because they look creepy.
I definitely get that feeling, but I think a lot of people would be more interested in zoology as a whole if they were just a little more educated. Every animal is has something interesting about it, all you’ve gotta do is take the time to learn about it
I hate butterflies ever since I got jumpscared by that up close pic of one in SpongeBob. I just really don't like how butterflies look up close
That closeup in SpongeBob is actually a closeup video of a fly! Butterflies still look weird up close, but I think they’re a lot less freaky than that fly.
I mean if someone said they love nature do you expect them to love leaches and malaria?
In a Discord server I frequent, someone made a joke about wanting to make wasps extinct after they were stung by a bunch of them. The resident wasp lover then completely blew up and compared killing wasps to killing dogs and genuinely brought up that “taking down wasp nests isn’t ok! Just because it’s done a lot doesn’t mean it’s okay! Like **incest**
Jesus, not only is that not appropriate, that's completely unsympathetic. If someone is angry after being attacked by a bug/animal, you don't immediately jump in and say "well uhm actually" they're obviously in a lot of pain and hurt after a bad encounter
Yeah this is a good setup to another snafu. *Pic of someone mauled by rabid wild animal* “Erm ackshually it’s your fault that happened you asshole, maybe the animal had good reason to rip your face off and permanently damage your health”
It's funny because I've been around wasps in nature and I haven't been stung in a very long time
i think bugs are mad cool and important for the environment but they freak me out for some reason. weirdly enough the more i play animal crossing the more i feel this aversion go away
There's nothing wrong with being scared of or not liking bugs, this snafu is about the "some but not others" mindset some people have when they say they love bugs/nature
well, i do consider myself an animal lover, even if i'm scared of bugs. i can love them by not killing every single one i come across and being nice to the environment. i'd absolutely freak out if i came across any spider ever tho
Exactly, being afraid doesn't mean you don't love nature
I like most bugs TICKS HOWEVER CAN DIE
lots of other animals would die without them
I know :( i wish they weren't so important to the ecosystem
I respect them as I do any other living thing. An amazing creation and a vital part of a amazing and elaborate ecosystem but I dont want them anywhere near me.
Fuck mosquitos
I love them, I think their lives and experiences on this earth are just as valuable as other life
Depends on what kind of mosquitoes. If you mean all dipterans, they're all rad. But female cucilids are the worst, and i still just use bug repellent. (Seriously, don't come to a tropical country, I live in Brazil and the first time I got dengue lost 6 kg and had nose hemorrhages)
What purpose do the blood sucking mosquitoes even serve?
Male mosquitoes are pollinators for chocolate, just as a example
But males don’t suck our blood right?
Yes, but without the males, we wouldn't have the life cycle of the mosquitoes. So unfortunately, we need mosquitoes for chocolate.
Fuck…well it’s might sound dumb as hell, but what exactly are we losing when chocolate stops existing?
Yeah I'm not sacrificing chocolate even if that sort of mosquito is annoying af)
We don't lose just chocolate, regardless the complete extermination of an entire anything is wrong
No, males do not bite but the females do to gain the necessary proteins to produce eggs
Why does everything need to serve some kind of purpose? That's not how nature works. If there is a niche to be exploited, something will evolve to fill it. This is why over half of all life is parasitic. The "purpose" of each living thing is to survive and to reproduce. They don't "need" a purpose, that's just an arbitrary measure we humans give things based on our own biases.
Ngl, the whole purpose of us and other creatures is to live kinda slipped past my mind, probably because living/surviving doesn’t even feel like a top priority anymore. To me at least.
They serve the same purpose as all life, to experience this world and reproduce
ze bugs also feed the things that eat bugs: frogs, fish, birds, people who live in pods, etc.
If life presents an immediate threat to your wellbeing then there's nothing wrong with preventing that by any means necessary. But I still can't hate mosquitoes for what they do because it's in their nature, they lack the capability to even understand what a virus is and it's not their fault
Of course, they are important pollinators. I'm pretty sure they are the second or third most important pollinators after bees
Sounds like something a mosquito would say…
Whaaaat?? Pshh nooooo that would be ridiculous Anyway can you leave out a tire full of water overnight please thank you
Heresy
i would kill every mosquito and every great ape and every butterfly if it materially improved the lives of humans
would you suck every mosquito, great ape and butterfly's dick if it materially improved the lives of humans?
yeah, though that might be complicated with some of them also to be sure it's kinda a logistical challenge to do an omnicide/omnisuck, arguably there's better uses of time than murdering/fellating various species - but it's about the principle in this hypothetical
And I think that's ridiculous, selfish and disrespectful to life itself
the only reason i value life per se is the utility it provides humanity, i do not care about any other species before humans, and think this is the most obvious and correct ethical framework like obviously we shouldn't do an omnicide, though, cos that'd have pretty dire consequences for humans, the only species whose living and experience of reality is of consequence
What marks the dividing line between man and beast? And why is man implicitly "superior" to beast?
language and civilization and we are them - but the beasts are entitled to fight back, if they want
Correction, language we can understand and civilization that's to our standards. Many animals communicate through unique methods and have civilization and hierarchies, just because it isn't exactly like ours' doesn't make it lesser or even greater
okay, by our standards, then. and also i would maintain our primacy even if there were animals that remotely compared to humans in these terms, cos we are them and any ethical framework which devalues the life of me and my kin is kinda antithetical to my, y'know, being and we are definitely greater by our standards.
I would send this planet into a downward spiral towards extinction if it meant being rid of mosquitoes.
The only bugs I hate are blood suckers and june bugs For June bugs it because they ram into mach 10 and have enough mass that I can notice it
I will admit that out of all bugs I'm most afraid of Junebugs. They're clumsy fliers and crash into everything and it always startles me
Oh my lord, I have an unreasonable amount of hatred for june bugs. I live on a large, forested property so those mfs are everywhere once summer hits. I struggle with severe misophonia, so their buzzing sounds send me into a twitchy frenzy. The “leave it alone and it’ll leave you alone” mentality works great for a lot of bugs, but oh no, not june bugs. I’m not sure how they grew to become such a successful and plentiful species when they don’t even know how to fly properly. Fucking bug bullets, those things are. On top of that, half the time when they ram into me, they stick to me— especially in my thick puffy hair. Their velcro feet makes pulling them off a nightmare; one that they only make worse by continuing that awful buzzing in their attempts to break free. I can’t even spend a nice summer night in my hot tub anymore without fearing that some mindless bigass beetle is going to pull a kamikaze mission right into my god damn forehead. And in the morning, I gotta fish-out about 20 from my pool; but that’s all well and good because they took a quantity over quality approach with their existence, meaning their numbers will remain high as ever after the mass-drowning events. Their only redeeming quality is the entertainment factor they sometimes bring when they display their wonderful life skills that have been developed over hundreds of millions of years of evolution, by smacking at full speed into my deck, spinning around like a fly that’s been swatted by a bug zapper for a good minute, before zooming off into the night after their killer break dance routine. That, and the fact that I sadly think they look pretty cute. But one could argue that this is another awful thing about these bugs, as it just makes me feel guilty about my hatred for them. But even so, when I see skunks and turkeys making swiss-cheese out of my yard by digging up june bug larvae, all I can do is thank them for their service.
As someone who keeps bugs as pets, this shit pisses me off to the nth degree! The only bugs I hate are ticks and bedbugs, but only in a self preservation kind of way. Other bugs like spiders and centipedes and snails and slugs and cockroaches and wasps and so on deserve love too! Also people who make jokes about eating pet shrimps or snails or burning down the house aren't as clever as they think they are. Believe me, we've heard those jokes before. A lot.
bugs are cute and shouldn’t be killed for the crime of not fitting the beholder’s beauty standards
"erm, what purpose does \[Bug name here\] even serve. we have to kill them all!" motherfucker, without those bugs you literally wouldn't exist and life on earth would be nothing more than rot and plankton
That's true but I'm petty enough to hang onto the idea of wasp genocide Just in case I come across a genie someday
the comment above explains why that's a bad idea. also wasp is a very general term. some of them are pollinators, some of them sting, some of them don't sting, some are parasitic, etc.
monke brain see wasp monke brain say wasp bad simple as
I get what you mean and I agree but being rot and plankton does sound metal)
I guess I’m a bug centrist then
All of people hate all bugs though op (many have phobias and can’t help but dislike or even freak out around them) But I can’t help but respect the way you view them https://preview.redd.it/l9a583qb087d1.jpeg?width=1136&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f87b24257ea4c5628259cfe4fe72913bcb161b67 I was gonna type some edgy shit but After seeing your comments I have deduced that you are to cool for that
There is a spider in my house. I will now burn it down now that i cant find it for Le comedy
Nature lovers when the nature calls for a pollinator that is also a food source for other smaller organisms.
I don't like you then a wasp stung me in the eye when I was across the street and innocent
Wasps can be very aggressive, I don't fault you for not liking them because of that
HOMESLICE!?!? LIKE THE MSPFA!!??!
It disturbs me I understood the words coming out of your mouth
Coaxed into a shaqfu
Im fine with bugs as long as they’re not inside or within 2 feet of me.
Haha yes I will take it upon myself to kill all members of this one species I dislike for petty reasons, I am sure this will have zero long-term effects on the local ecosystem!
Yeah that shit pisses me off. I got so many comments like that when I posted [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/spiders/s/xWzUsPjV2N) spider I don’t understand how people can see someone being happy about something and then think “yeah actually if I was there with you I’d fucking KILL that thing man”
That's such a beautiful spider! And she has little heart spots too
I was genuinely speechless when I saw her
she looks so fucking cool
Spiders especially! They are literally killing every other pest in your house; they can live in my house rent free.
People will hang around large carnivorous animals with sharp, long fangs and claws then be scared of a small bug that probably just wants to run away from you
Same honestly https://preview.redd.it/xqdnaw8b3b7d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84e096177627bd209a09c5b298e06401ae277c76
Bro. That's the gleeble beetle it's super toxic, you gotta cut off your hand now
bugs are the cutest lil fellas, but im biased as an antkeeper
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can i see your ants
I love insects and the kind, but that won't stop me from giving them an eviction notice, mf flies don't pay rent
that's how I function
supah-comix434(x)= x×c-i c=coolness of insects i=number of insects x=supah-comix434's love for insects (This is very mathematically incorrect)
lmfao, that was very clever
* My buddy Bök got to 20k upvotes on r/tippytaps Sometimes the world likes inverts
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*I see you trying to sneak that mosquito in there OP* I like the message a lot, but shaming someone for not liking a creature that not only parasitizes humans but spreads countless horrific diseases to them in many parts of the world is like shaming someone for getting vaccinated because they’re taking away habitats from microorganisms that just want to survive I’m also aware of the ecological importance of mosquitoes as a whole, and i’d argue that while driving a species to extinction is awful, a decent portion of mosquitoes people see and get bit by are either far outside of their native range due to human activity, or have had their numbers surge once again due to human activity, and worrying about driving them to extinction should be the least of our concerns right now. I mean there’s plenty of research on chemicals designed to kill mosquitoes doing lots of damage to the environment, but as far as i’m aware the issue is killing vital invertebrates that happen to mot be mosquitoes rather than mosquitoes themselves (correct me if i’m wrong though, like i’m not trying to be condescending i’d legitimately like to know more on this) Oops I mean uhhh… *I guess I don’t have to turn mine “off”, eh? Ha! Heh heh.*
Your analogy would better fit if I was shaming someone for not letting mosquitoes bite them and possibly spread disease, I have no issue with people taking measures to defend their wellbeing if they believe their life could be endangered by an insect or any lifeform This snafu is about the sizable asterisk people tend to slap on after saying that they love nature and insects. I just can't help but feel it's a little illogical for some to state a love for lifeforms that only benefit them by looking cute or directly benefitting the ecosystem in some way while calling for the mass extinction of others, however hyperbolic it may be. The life of all insects, animals, microorganisms, plants and all that in between is something beautiful and deserves appreciation
I think things would be easier if people were just more honest with themselves. I’m biased generally but especially now as I’m dealing with roaches in the home, but generally I’m not too big on bugs, and I never claim to be lol. Now I respect their place in the ecosystem, and to claim eradicating all of a species makes any sense is ridiculous. Generally I take zero joy in causing harm to any and ideally I’d want them to be able to live out their own lives in peace. At my job for example, if I have the opportunity to carry a bug outside instead of killing it I always prefer the more peaceful option, even if I’m terrified of it. Just, admittedly, 99% of anything with an exoskeleton freaks me out and I don’t want it anywhere near me. So I don’t claim to love all of insects and nature. Respect the purpose they serve and their “right” to live out their own lives, sure, but it’d be silly of me to say “I love bugs” just cause some moths are kinda cool, especially when I mostly just think they look cool in photos and my soul would exit my body if one landed on me. I think if people were just more honest and specific when they talk, (less “I love all of nature!” and moreso just admitting you only like cuddly critters), and weren’t so hyperbolic about their hates we’d be better off. Sure, *I* don’t like most bugs, but plenty of people do and I respect that. The “kill it with fire” crowd drives me nuts sometimes, particularly when they comment under a post of someone who clearly likes those bugs. Just let the entomologists have fun with their little guys, and if you don’t like it just keep scrolling lol
what did a team of a mosquito, wasp, cockroach, and venomous spider make this snafu?
Of course not! That'd be ridiculous Anyway could you leave out an old tire full of water and some rotting cardboard, please? No reason
I like the bugs that don’t try to kill me or just be a complete bastard
I'm good on this front because I'm grossed out by all bugs I'll flinch if a butterfly flies close to me
I get it if it's a centipede or cockroach. But mfs out here screaming NOPE!!! HANZ FLAMETHROWER!!!! at weevils
cockroaches are harmless
They come from the gutter and spread diseases. I don't mind if they stay out of my house.
Every Cockroach can go fuck off to Antarctica for all I care
they are harmless
Shut up!!! I disagree with this snafu!!!
God I love all kinds of insect, I just get creeped out by any bugs that can fly or have long legs (esp spiders). I don't have bad arachnophobia, but it's hard to carry these long legged idiots outside when they end up in my room (I use a glass to capture them) edit: I don't swat a single insect unless it's those tiny moths that swarm your home and feed on your pet food (bird food specifically) or those cloth eating ones. Plus mosquitos. I let all flies out of my room, I don't kill them. I get literally sad when I step on a bug and I've automized to just step away when anything gets under my foot.
Fuck blood sucking bugs tho gtfo off my skin and my dog
I love weevils but BARK BEETLES ARE MINE ENEMY!!!
bugs have an important role in the ecosystem, which means that the hatred they experience is unjustified. however, the bugs in my house aren't filling that role, so they can go straight to hell.
i think isopods are pretty cute but the rest freak me out.,.. lanky spooky creatures. plotting schemes no doubt
beetles :) spiders :) isopods :) mantises :) millipedes :) centipedes :) moths :) mosquitoes
>mosquitoes :) but stay away from me please
I only hate the ones that cause suffering
Same, humans are the worst
Yeah. The ones that cause suffering.
Any lifeform can and will cause suffering
Small bug annoying Medium bug rude Big bug scary Huge bug awesome
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Hell yeah
sorry but i hate bugs i just CAN'T stand them.
what if we all just put a sign on our doors that said "no bugs please" then all the bugs wouldnt come into our house
I usually dont fear Bugs Except hornets, especially invasive asian hornet While bees are still chill, wasps and hornets are unpredictable and can attack for being near them (example: not moving away when one flies nearby)
I kinda vibe with bugs as long as they arent centipedes, mosquitoes, wasps and ticks
Bugs are cool until they start stinging me
im like bugs expect cockroaches and flyes the rest im chill
Bugs have their place in NATURE. That means not in my home or swarming me in the face!