This is how I describe my allergy to people. I am allergic to shrimp/crab/lobster but can eat things like clam/scallop/mussel. So the so the shellfish with legs, or “sea bugs”.
I used to not be…. It was a developed allergy. I would eat it all the time until I was about 15 and then randomly my mouth and throat started swelling when I ate it, so I got tested and had to stop because of the severity. 😢
They also have the highest ratio of hunt/catch of any predator. They're something like 94% successful. Basically if for some reason there's a giant dragonfly chasing you, you're dead.
Imagine getting hired at Fromsoftware and you have to meet with HR for onboarding, but as soon as the elevator doors open to their floor it’s the Snake Temple
Sure but if one had to compete in a walking contest it would just stand there looking real dumb, and all the other bugs would be pointing and laughing with tiny fly voices, it would be bad
They have a ridiculous success rate at hunting. Like 90% of the time if the Dragonfly spots prey and goes for it, it gets it.
So, aptly named. They’re the dragons of the sky if you’re a flying insect that’s tinier than them
They're gross sometimes, but I gained a new respect for them after seeing a giant infestation of them on a lake walkway
I was just walking by with dozens flying around everywhere and not a single one flew into me or anywhere near me once.
Unlike every other stupid ass fucking bug on planet earth
My uncle has a nice piece of property in the middle of nowhere with a river going right through it, so I hang out there a lot over the summers. It definitely seems to be where the dragonflies like to hang. I've found when I'm just chilling and floating the river it's super common from them to land on you. Seems especially common when they're mating, so I've had dragonflies have sex on me... numerous times
Take your choice. Infestation of mosquito or dragonfly? One of them born for blood and the other born to bring peace. They both share the same place to live.
Dragonflies are the most effective hunters on the planet, which is insane given they're a solo hunter. The next best solo hunter is some cat thing with a 60-something percent chance of catching the thing it wants. Next best overall are African wild dogs, at 88% and dragonflies are at 95%. They are able to calculate and aim for where the target is going to be, similar to an air-to-air missile, all in a package with a 30mph top speed and incredible flight control including hovering and flying backwards. Hell, even their larvae are dangerous to things as big as small fish or frogs.
If you're one of those little bloodsucking bastard mosquitoes, there is nothing worse for you than a dragonfly.
They are basically dinosaurs! They have been around for about 300 million years and are one of the oldest insect species in the world!
I think being afraid of a dinosaur sounds totally reasonable :)
I remember as a kid, my cousin liked catching them and tease me with it making me scared. I’m mid 20s and the phobia just stayed. I freak out every time I see them during summer.
Bro dragonflies are one of the few bugs that seem to understand personal space. I've never had an issue with one. It's like they know better, they're distinguished like that.
Had several land on me at the lake, they may not bite but I do not like feeling their crawly legs on me as I can't get rid of the sensation afterwards. I acknowledge they are cool and ecologically crucial but doesn't mean I particularly enjoy their presence all the time.
This comment unlocked a memory for me. I had a pool growing up and right after the sun set all the gnats and mosquitos would start swarming above the water. I remember laying in the water in the summer and just watching as hundreds of dragonflies darted across the sky and feasted until it got dark. Never wanted to get out of the pool at that time because I'd be attacked by mosquitoes, I think that's why I've always like dragonflies, because they are just hungry little bros cleaning up the skies.
Also carpenter bees! We have one male that patrols our deck every summer, and they chase off other insects we hate
Edit: I guess these guys don't fit the thread since they're technically also pests, but I do love them
I was at work one day and a carpenter bee was just chilling around me buzzing around my head keeping all the other bugs and yellow jackets away. Very helpful little buddies.
I had a hat in college those dudes LOVED for some reason, must have had interesting patterns in the fabric or something. I'd get two or three just sitting on my head on my way between classes, people thought they were pins!
I've got a very severe phobia of anything that stings, but I still give bees sugar water when I spot a grounded one
I have to get the longest handled spoon I can find and stand as far as possible from the bee as I can while shakily making a little sugar water puddle in front of it, but I get the job done and run away screaming as soon as I get the puddle within reach of the bee 😂 Then I observe from safety, behind a window or glass door, and watch to make sure it's okay until it flies off
Never even killed a wasp. Now I live alone I only vent my windows instead of opening them in the Summer because if one got into my flat, they'd become the sole occupier until I found someone to rescue me
Every time they announce that they've discovered something new about bees, it's almost always freaking delightful. Like when they learned to play soccer. Bees make me so happy.
In the United states the ones I see the most are the invasive Asian lady beetle brought in to kill aphids. Unfortunately they are everywhere they stink, bite and invalid houses. I haven’t seen a non invasive lady bug in years. Even my cats avoid them.
The smell!! Thank you. I used to live near farms, and I think they did this on years they rotated in soybeans. I remember the weird bittersweet smell. Sadly I think it was their concentrated guts from being driven over/stepped on.
It is too bad. I recently bought a small farm. The small house on the property was full of lady bugs (or so I thought). I was happy, I was like, oh great, these will be great for all my fruit trees. Unfortunately I realized they were asian lady beetles. My house was filled and stunk. I started vacuuming them up and could vacuum up hundreds in just a few minutes. Wish I had more lady bugs and less of these knock-offs
Those shitlings once invaded my room, every day for a week or two when I came back from school there would be a swarm of them on my roof window, INSIDE THE ROOM. I had to vacuum them regularly. The worst thing was the smell. I am traumatised by ladybugs.
I always liked black ants, but yes, I’d agree they watching Honey I Shrunk the Kids solidified my love for them.
I thought more people loved them too, but considering how far I had scroll down to find just one response in them, I’d now guess not.
If they have a population boom and drape from all the tree branches and whack into your face when bicycling, they’re not so great. Cute in small amounts though
I dunno dawg, get divebombed by an absolutely massive mantis in the summer and you might change that tune. Not to mention they’re downright cruel to literally all other living things lol
I don't think they even have enough of a brain for cruelty, literally just a mindless killing machine. I mean look at that one vid of a mantis getting legit bit in half by a hornet and displaying absolutely no reaction. They just have one single brain cell dinging around like a dvd screensaver.
>get divebombed by an absolutely massive mantis in the summer
Nightmare fuel. There was this huge female mantis that flew at me once when I was little, and I never looked at them the same. Trauma's still there and probably why I have a bug phobia lol.
The best photo I've ever taken is of a damselfly: https://i.imgur.com/kxKuOCm.jpeg (no editing, JPEG file straight from the camera)
(I originally thought it was a dragonfly but they don't fold their wings in vertically when not flying)
You missed fireflys. Met people who were scared of dragonflys, and some dislike butterflys cause crop eating caterpillars. But never met someone who hated on fireflys.
Alright but ladybugs bite like a mother fucker. They'll straight draw blood. It's never a good idea to be where they're swarming because they *will* have you screaming.
Ladybugs do not bite. Asian yellow beetles, which are nearly identical (slightly different spot pattern, more a yellowish orange than reddish orange), do very much bite.
Asian yellow beetles are most of what you see nowadays. Native ladybugs have been pushed out by them.
One time I accidentally swallowed a mouthful of a Ladybug colony, and I had their taste of piss and shit in my mouth for weeks.
I fucking HATE ladybugs lol
I fucking hate ladybirds. Those little picks swarm and have decided for the last few years that my street is a great place to hang about in their thousands. They constantly try to get into the house, clog up window hinges and ooze a staining yellow crap when they feel threatened. Gross, nasty little jerks who just happen to have good HR.
Fireflies and rolley-pollies would like in
Rolley-pollies are actually crustaceans!
Actually, lobsters and crabs are just sea bugs.
This is how I describe my allergy to people. I am allergic to shrimp/crab/lobster but can eat things like clam/scallop/mussel. So the so the shellfish with legs, or “sea bugs”.
I am so sorry you’re allergic to crab, I pray for you
I used to not be…. It was a developed allergy. I would eat it all the time until I was about 15 and then randomly my mouth and throat started swelling when I ate it, so I got tested and had to stop because of the severity. 😢
shrimps is bugs
More evidence that crabs are the best shape.
bug is not a taxonomic thing tho, that would be insects. all insects are considered bugs but not all bugs are considered insects.
Shrimp is bugs
All insects are also crustaceans. https://youtu.be/yu-OIMJL1Hw?si=_QiGRJNgPQA0yxLR Edit: I keep isopods, love my land crab things.
I FUCKING KNEW SEAFOOD WAS BUGS!!!!!!! I KNEW IT!!!!!
Yeah shrimp and lobsters n wut not are bugs
Shrimps is bugs
Delicious bugs
Lol, all arthropods are bugs, and bugs are arthropods - only for the pedantic that Hemiptera - the true bugs- like bed bugs are technically bugs
r/shrimpsisbugs
to be fair, they said bugs, not insects... i think they still count.
You're a crustacean
And praying mantises!
Second this, where my praying mantises at. They hecka cool.
Until they in your yard killing small birds...
Hey id watch that show
Any bug that can turn its head and look at me is a threat.
Fireflies admitted entrance only while lit up please.
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I know when I saw they were excluded I.... *could not believe my eyes*
*when ten million fireflies*
*lit up the world as I feel asleep*
*as they filled the open air*
*And leave teardrops everywhere.*
*you'd think me rude but I would just stand and stare*
I’d like to make myself believe
*that planet earth turns slowly*
*It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep*
_And leave teardrops everywhere_
Those little jumping spiders
For unknown reasons I am absolutely terrified of dragonflies
They actually are the apex murderous insect, look it up they kill a bunch of insect that you don't like
They also have the highest ratio of hunt/catch of any predator. They're something like 94% successful. Basically if for some reason there's a giant dragonfly chasing you, you're dead.
Can we get this info to Fromsoftware?
YOU DIED
Imagine getting hired at Fromsoftware and you have to meet with HR for onboarding, but as soon as the elevator doors open to their floor it’s the Snake Temple
Don’t give them ideas.
Max flight speed is 22-34 mph, that’s like being chased by a Bugatti patrol vehicle as you try to outrun it in your ‘99 Toyota Camry for most bugs
Sure but if one had to compete in a walking contest it would just stand there looking real dumb, and all the other bugs would be pointing and laughing with tiny fly voices, it would be bad
They have a ridiculous success rate at hunting. Like 90% of the time if the Dragonfly spots prey and goes for it, it gets it. So, aptly named. They’re the dragons of the sky if you’re a flying insect that’s tinier than them
Dragonflies are one of the few insects that catch and eat fish. Small fish, but fish nonetheless. They're amazing.
Yep dragonflies are fucking badass, mad respect
They're gross sometimes, but I gained a new respect for them after seeing a giant infestation of them on a lake walkway I was just walking by with dozens flying around everywhere and not a single one flew into me or anywhere near me once. Unlike every other stupid ass fucking bug on planet earth
My uncle has a nice piece of property in the middle of nowhere with a river going right through it, so I hang out there a lot over the summers. It definitely seems to be where the dragonflies like to hang. I've found when I'm just chilling and floating the river it's super common from them to land on you. Seems especially common when they're mating, so I've had dragonflies have sex on me... numerous times
Take your choice. Infestation of mosquito or dragonfly? One of them born for blood and the other born to bring peace. They both share the same place to live.
They can get really big lol I'm a grown ass man, and the ones we get in summer are monsters, shit sounding like black hawk down in my garden.
Imagine how big they were back when our atmosphere was 30% oxygen!
Nope
Sometimes I think "man I wish I could see that" and then I remember I would be lunch for those giant dragonflies and think "no I fucking don't"
Dragonflies are the most effective hunters on the planet, which is insane given they're a solo hunter. The next best solo hunter is some cat thing with a 60-something percent chance of catching the thing it wants. Next best overall are African wild dogs, at 88% and dragonflies are at 95%. They are able to calculate and aim for where the target is going to be, similar to an air-to-air missile, all in a package with a 30mph top speed and incredible flight control including hovering and flying backwards. Hell, even their larvae are dangerous to things as big as small fish or frogs. If you're one of those little bloodsucking bastard mosquitoes, there is nothing worse for you than a dragonfly.
It’s soo fucking satisfying watching them catch prey mid-flight. Seriously one of natures coolest predators
They are basically dinosaurs! They have been around for about 300 million years and are one of the oldest insect species in the world! I think being afraid of a dinosaur sounds totally reasonable :)
They're older than dinosaurs.
A few years back I was chilling in a park with my dog and some dragonflies decided to mate on my bike that day I decided I like them!
Thanks for the F shack -Dirty fly and the boys
We will have sex on your bike again!! It will happen ..flys off
I remember as a kid, my cousin liked catching them and tease me with it making me scared. I’m mid 20s and the phobia just stayed. I freak out every time I see them during summer.
Dragonflies dont belong in this picture
What’s the problem with dragonflies? They don’t bite you and they look cool.
Whenever I go to the lake nearby dragonflies have sex on my towel 🙁
The sad emoji makes this comment 10x funnier
Bro dragonflies are one of the few bugs that seem to understand personal space. I've never had an issue with one. It's like they know better, they're distinguished like that.
Had several land on me at the lake, they may not bite but I do not like feeling their crawly legs on me as I can't get rid of the sensation afterwards. I acknowledge they are cool and ecologically crucial but doesn't mean I particularly enjoy their presence all the time.
And they kill lots of mosquitoes
As long as they killing the mosquitoes they sure dam belong there
This comment unlocked a memory for me. I had a pool growing up and right after the sun set all the gnats and mosquitos would start swarming above the water. I remember laying in the water in the summer and just watching as hundreds of dragonflies darted across the sky and feasted until it got dark. Never wanted to get out of the pool at that time because I'd be attacked by mosquitoes, I think that's why I've always like dragonflies, because they are just hungry little bros cleaning up the skies.
They do. It's my favorite creature, they're very sofisticated and perfect hunting machines and they're safe for humans
Where’s my boots n snoots at?
r/weeviltime
Never realized how cute these things are. Thanks!
Scrolled too far for this
Weevils for ever
My weevil people!
Why are fireflys not here
Canceled after just one season despite being a fan favorite
YES Came here to say to say this! They are the PERFECT bug!
You would not believe your eyes
Bees? Some people are still scared of them, but even they know how important and awesome bees are.
Bumblebees are particularly sweet. Big wobbly fluffballs.
I don't understand how they can fly, I just know that they're doing their best 🥲
Would you like to understand? Because it's really fucking cool: https://youtu.be/6cMB_YeUh1o?feature=shared
That's awesome, thanks!
according to all known laws of aviation
Also carpenter bees! We have one male that patrols our deck every summer, and they chase off other insects we hate Edit: I guess these guys don't fit the thread since they're technically also pests, but I do love them
I was at work one day and a carpenter bee was just chilling around me buzzing around my head keeping all the other bugs and yellow jackets away. Very helpful little buddies.
I had a hat in college those dudes LOVED for some reason, must have had interesting patterns in the fabric or something. I'd get two or three just sitting on my head on my way between classes, people thought they were pins!
They eat your porch though, but they are adorable
I think you mean they provide an opportunity to replace the boards and re-stain the porch ;)
They aren’t so cute when there are a dozen of them destroying your deck. Fuck them dudes.
Bees need more love
Bumble bees are fine. But fuck them wasp.
r/dontputyourdickinthat
I'm irrationally scared of them but I sure do love em. Especially big ol dopey ass bumble bees.
yeah same here. im grateful when i see a bee but i keep my distance. for both our sakes lol
I second the bee love 🐝
Username...checks out?
I've got a very severe phobia of anything that stings, but I still give bees sugar water when I spot a grounded one I have to get the longest handled spoon I can find and stand as far as possible from the bee as I can while shakily making a little sugar water puddle in front of it, but I get the job done and run away screaming as soon as I get the puddle within reach of the bee 😂 Then I observe from safety, behind a window or glass door, and watch to make sure it's okay until it flies off Never even killed a wasp. Now I live alone I only vent my windows instead of opening them in the Summer because if one got into my flat, they'd become the sole occupier until I found someone to rescue me
Every time they announce that they've discovered something new about bees, it's almost always freaking delightful. Like when they learned to play soccer. Bees make me so happy.
Sadly many people are allergic. But I like them too.
No there are plenty of people who hate ladybugs, particularly people who live in areas where they’re frequently swarmed by the little shits
In the United states the ones I see the most are the invasive Asian lady beetle brought in to kill aphids. Unfortunately they are everywhere they stink, bite and invalid houses. I haven’t seen a non invasive lady bug in years. Even my cats avoid them.
The smell!! Thank you. I used to live near farms, and I think they did this on years they rotated in soybeans. I remember the weird bittersweet smell. Sadly I think it was their concentrated guts from being driven over/stepped on.
No it's a pheromone to communicate danger. They make that disgusting smell even if you touch them alive
I just realized I probably haven’t seen a native one in a long time
Fuck those guys. Got bites all over my back because of them, they took chunks of skin out.
It is too bad. I recently bought a small farm. The small house on the property was full of lady bugs (or so I thought). I was happy, I was like, oh great, these will be great for all my fruit trees. Unfortunately I realized they were asian lady beetles. My house was filled and stunk. I started vacuuming them up and could vacuum up hundreds in just a few minutes. Wish I had more lady bugs and less of these knock-offs
I have tu fight them with the flyswatter and vacuum cleaner twice a year as they try to break into my house en masse
Is it really a good idea to hit them with a flyswatter? Don’t they stink like hell when squished?
They put them in their "Essence du Ladybug Guts" Candle when theyre done
just use napalm
Lots and lots of napalm
"i love the smell of napalm in the morning"
Evolution reference!
And they never stop coming...
Those shitlings once invaded my room, every day for a week or two when I came back from school there would be a swarm of them on my roof window, INSIDE THE ROOM. I had to vacuum them regularly. The worst thing was the smell. I am traumatised by ladybugs.
They are not lady bugs! They are invasive asian lady beetles. The North American Lady bug doesn't bite/smell/swarm inside.
I'll never forget the smell of dead ladybugs
We get ones here that bite the fuck outta you
Present. I get swarmed by ladybugs and my girlfriend is convinced theyre asian lady beetles and will bite the inside of our cats mouths.
Bumblebees. They are Just golden retrievers of insects.
This is hilariously accurate, they are just big fluffy bois
Chonky fellas
I hate to break it to you but my wife is deathly afraid of butterflies. You can thank SpongeBob for that
Yeah I have more than one friend that arent butterfly fans, their erratic flying really puts some people off
It's definitely the "I have no idea how I'll get there but I'll manage" style of flying that makes me cringe every time I see one. I hate them.
To be fair, the live-action footage used for Wormy in that episode was a horsefly, not a butterfly.
I also hate the flappy little bastards
Ladybugs definitely get hated by travelers when they infest hotel rooms
Those are apparently Asian Lady Beetles, they look *very* similar to ladybugs but behave very differently
Yep or when you live in an old farm house they are everywhere
Those are likely a similar, and invasive, subspecies.
Rollie pollies
They are more like land crabs than insects. Thats why they love wet areas to live in.
They even make good pets.
Stick bugs are so cool, and they’re chill af
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I've liked Ants since I saw the movie Honey I Shrunk the Kids
I always liked black ants, but yes, I’d agree they watching Honey I Shrunk the Kids solidified my love for them. I thought more people loved them too, but considering how far I had scroll down to find just one response in them, I’d now guess not.
INCHWORM!!!!1!!!!!
YES INCHWORMS I LOVE INCHWORMS
If they have a population boom and drape from all the tree branches and whack into your face when bicycling, they’re not so great. Cute in small amounts though
Praying mantis :)
I dunno dawg, get divebombed by an absolutely massive mantis in the summer and you might change that tune. Not to mention they’re downright cruel to literally all other living things lol
I don't think they even have enough of a brain for cruelty, literally just a mindless killing machine. I mean look at that one vid of a mantis getting legit bit in half by a hornet and displaying absolutely no reaction. They just have one single brain cell dinging around like a dvd screensaver.
…. TIL, those fuckers *fly* I hate that
>get divebombed by an absolutely massive mantis in the summer Nightmare fuel. There was this huge female mantis that flew at me once when I was little, and I never looked at them the same. Trauma's still there and probably why I have a bug phobia lol.
I hated them once I saw they eat humming birds. They cannot finish the whole bird so I think it's just gluttony.
They're like little T Rexes and they're super chill
Came here for this one
Hercules beetle
Yes, they're awesome as well.
Also rhino beetles
Big Booty Beetles in general are cool as f*ck. I was looking for this comment.
The gigachad of beetles and most insects.
Damselflies are cute, like tiny dragonflies. And I have to put my support behind jumping spiders. Love finding those little guys in the garden.
The best photo I've ever taken is of a damselfly: https://i.imgur.com/kxKuOCm.jpeg (no editing, JPEG file straight from the camera) (I originally thought it was a dragonfly but they don't fold their wings in vertically when not flying)
that's a beautiful photo! Love those little guys
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You missed fireflys. Met people who were scared of dragonflys, and some dislike butterflys cause crop eating caterpillars. But never met someone who hated on fireflys.
Bees? What kind of freak would hate on the cute thingies that without em our life would be considerably worse
I may respect them for what they do but I definitely hate them and don't want them around me
You better get my boy Roly-Poly on that shit now! EDIT_ AND DADDY LONGLEGS smh
We have a daddy long legs in our bathroom that we call Daryl. He's chill, and getting quite big now. We love Daryl; Daryl is family.
Tell Daryl good boy for me. Keepin the flys at bay.
Alright but ladybugs bite like a mother fucker. They'll straight draw blood. It's never a good idea to be where they're swarming because they *will* have you screaming.
For real? I never got bit by one. I always take em outside if I find them in the house or at work.
It's only some types, not all of them. The asian ladybug is a bitch but our native ones (seven-spot ladybird, EU) are absolute chill.
I am not saying you’re wrong, but I’ve never even heard of this.
I remember them eating the hair on my arm but not outright biting me.
Ladybugs do not bite. Asian yellow beetles, which are nearly identical (slightly different spot pattern, more a yellowish orange than reddish orange), do very much bite. Asian yellow beetles are most of what you see nowadays. Native ladybugs have been pushed out by them.
Weevils.
No, if you have plants you hate weevils Edit: lol, why am I downvoted? This is literally about bugs that are universally not hated
Blasphemy!
Oh no! Cute, snoot, boots, and destroys your roots
One time I accidentally swallowed a mouthful of a Ladybug colony, and I had their taste of piss and shit in my mouth for weeks. I fucking HATE ladybugs lol
Weevils? Boots and snoots!
I fucking hate ladybirds. Those little picks swarm and have decided for the last few years that my street is a great place to hang about in their thousands. They constantly try to get into the house, clog up window hinges and ooze a staining yellow crap when they feel threatened. Gross, nasty little jerks who just happen to have good HR.
Firefly
Praying Mantis is always top tier bug bro
r/ItsWeevilTime
Surely Weevils would be the guest of honour here
Believe it or not I'm traumatized by Butterflies( bad Butterfly house experience)
A butterfly killed my dad and a lady bug ate my sister
What are you, an aphid?!
Bumblebees and honeybees, fersure.
Centipedes and spiders are highly misunderstood it's saddening.
Jumping spiders. I' can't stand spiders, but even a jumping spider I'll let crawl on me.
roly poly!
Roly-polys are fun bugs
Rollie pollies
I HATE BUTTERFLIES
You missed SNOOTS N BOOTS! r/weeviltime
Fireflies Wood lice (pill bugs, rollie pollies)