Thread: Do you stomp on bugs/insects?

Originally posted by Ynot


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quick, edit before it's noticed !

<haha that's cute, didn't know it was that kinda board

Originally posted by iwonderwhy


<haha that's cute, didn't know it was that kinda board

ooh, it's not what you think
trust
she's a sport, though

[quote]I don't stomp on anything, but I kill flies with a quickness.
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I catch flies and keep them for late-night entertainment - I take 'em out and then toss them into one of my pet's webs.

No, i don't stomp on bugs. Spiders used to creep me out, but not anymore. I don't mind picking insects up because we don't have any poisonous ones over here. I'll admit i once snapped and swatted a mosquito about 3 years ago, but the thing was flying past my ear all night, creeping me out and keeping me awake. I still feel guilty to this day.

Originally posted by Ynot

Awwww...that's adorable! :nod: Looks like a trilobite.

Bugs on the ground don't bother me. Wasp I seriously have residual childhood conflict manifesting into a distinct psychotic episodes. Hair spray and a lighter do this trick.

I don't mind spiders that much... if you're afraid of spiders in Australia the you're probably going to die of a cardiac arrest sometime. I once woke up with a spider in my hair which was kinda weird so I don't like them near my bed, but if theyr'e outta the way then it's all good.

One thing I can't stand however is those bloody centipede things with the red legs and they wriggle and everything grr they just send me into a rage dfor some reason. I always see them when I'm splitting wood for the fire, which is fine by me because i'm armed with a bloody big hammer and they're sittin on a lump of wood so they deserve everything they get.

I used to love (as does every kid) jumping on bull-ant nests, for some reason it seemed so fun to, like sneak up on the unsuspecting ant nest in the scrub and then attack them with our feet and watch them go mental. The things that amuse young minds eh? You should see those ant nests go up with a bit of petrol and a match or two... sometimes it must really suck to be an insect when young kids are around.

Originally posted by Roller
if you're afraid of spiders in Australia the you're probably going to die of a cardiac arrest sometime.

Work-mate of mine's from Oz, he's been here about 5 years
says he still checks under the bog seat before sitting down
old habits die hard, I guess

Good advice seeing as how one of the most deadly spiders in the world comes from around those parts.

I've handled the Sydney and the Northern Tree female Funnel Webs. One of the most frightening events of my life. An effective anti-venom is in production for both, though, and carried by most ambulances in "funnel web country". The third type is the Blue Mountain.


Both the female and male produce Atraxotoxin. There isn't much on the planet more toxic to humans. The Sydney Funnel Web is by far the most toxic.

They are extremely aggressive, especially the wandering males on hot/humid nights.

The Red-Back spider is similar to our Black Widow in the toxin payload, and effect. Still nothing to sneeze at!

White-tails and Mouse Spiders are both nasty if they bite you. Even the Black House Spider can give you a nasty bite.

Overall, Australia is a great place to go if you like venomous critters...

Originally posted by kimpossible
Overall, Australia is a great place to go if you like venomous critters...

Their snakes aren't as venomous as those in North America, though, right?

I remember the Crocodile Hunter saying that he grew up handling snakes just fine because they were simply just not as bad in his country.

Originally posted by Ex Nine


Their snakes aren't as venomous as those in North America, though, right?

I remember the Crocodile Hunter saying that he grew up handling snakes just fine because they were simply just not as bad in his country.

Apparently we have the first and second most venomous snake . The first being the Taipan , the second being the Brown snake . Steve Irwin is a bit of a nutter anyway , though he does have balls but not sure hes got much brains .

See here : http://www.manbir-online.com/htm2/snake.22.htm

Ha! Thanks for clearing that one up for me.

Originally posted by kimpossible+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kimpossible)</div>

...I've handled the Sydney and the Northern Tree female Funnel Webs. One of the most frightening events of my life. [/b]

And you touched them with your hands?!?! You're crazy! That fear is your instincts telling you NOT TO TOUCH THE FREAKIN' SPIDER!!!
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Both the female and male produce Atraxotoxin. There isn't much on the planet more toxic to humans. The Sydney Funnel Web is by far the most toxic.

They are extremely aggressive, especially the wandering males on hot/humid nights.

And you touched them with your hands?!?!

Let 'em crawl across the palm of one hand, and then the back of the other. You just need to stay calm. . . [note: Don't do this. And if you do - don't sue me.]

Originally posted by kimpossible
Let 'em crawl across the palm of one hand, and then the back of the other. You just need to stay calm. . . [note: Don't do this. And if you do - don't sue me.]

Hmm, that's reassuring. "Here, put this spider on your hand. Don't panic or it'll kill you. It might kill you anyway, though, so don't sue me if it does, 'k bye."

fuck spiders
get a load of this



Full article here
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-...1910322,00.html

^^ YIKES!


AND DOUBLE YIKES!!


yeah, ok, it might be a dolphin, but I'm sure I wouldn't be like "oh look at the pretty dolphin"

I love to observe insects and spiders and prety much all natural life. Insects don't grow big where I live . I caught myself a giant house spider though and fed it every other insect I could find as well as other spiders.

Did anyone see "life in the undergrowth"? That was a cool documentary

With knowledge that I would have a burst of guilty conscience, I do it when I need to, like if I have no other way of extinguishing it. The dilemma scenario is when I have to do it in front of a bunch of scared girls, I can't decide if it's worse to let the bug run wild or smash it with my shoe, and have them see it.

I don't kill spiders. That's about it. I used to hate spiders and be dead afraid of them, but after reading Susan Kay's Phantom I've sworn never to kill one again. *sniffle*

i don't consciously kill insects. if a mosquito lands on me i blow it off.

although if insects are bad and i start getting pissed off i'll occasionally kill one that is especially persistent.

Originally posted by Asher
i don't consciously kill insects. if a mosquito lands on me i blow it off.

although if insects are bad and i start getting pissed off i'll occasionally kill one that is especially persistent.

Haha... yeah... Like, I put ladybugs outside the window. I would hate it if I was a bug and my exoskeleton was broken and it penetrated my insides, painfully killing me. But for a fly and stuff I usually just hit it away... but one time I was watching a show on my computer and it just wouldn't get the hell away (it was an hour long show and it came back every once in a while for a while)... then at about 45 minutes I just saw my cat leap toward it (it was funny because I didn't even see it coming... it just leapt), grab it, then eat it. I'm like "THANK YOU!!". Good stuff... yeah, I usually leave the fly exterminating to kittens.

Yes I do stomp on bugs. Like with I think that death is overrated. However, I do stomp on them not like pull their legs out / set them on fire.

Quick dead = np
Painfull dead = SUCKS.

K!

Ive been bitten by enough spiders to know to stomp em

the only time i killed a bug (and alot of bugs, i might add) was at the beach, somewhere in france.

but the suckers were asking for it

if you just sat there, stood there, or did anything else for 1 second, there were at least 20 of them, sitting upon you...

so... i spent 3/4 of my time hitting the things off, then i got mad and buried them alive or drowned them.

so did everyone else...

there were millions of them... 't was an invasion...