Insects and Bugs

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    General thoughts on insects/bugs?

    I find them interesting to look at. In our area we often get these weird alien looking bugs that I would never have any hope of being able to identify. On the other hand I don't like small biting bugs and they remain the bane of summer for me. I also think Praying Mantis are extremely cool.

    Of course you could pull a misty and utterly despise them too.
     
    In general, I like them. I have no problem with small bugs being on me, as long as I know they aren't poisonous/bitey. Most of the time when I find a bug in my house, I take it outside, since my family has 5 cats and so its chances of surviving in here are pretty slim. I don't appreciate walking through a big spider web, or having bigger spiders and other bugs on me, however, and I do the typical 'there's-a-bug-on-me' dance when this happens, and feel totally crawly for the next hour or so. XD

    Thanks to being a big fan of the Ender's Game book series where one of the main alien species were ant-like ones called the 'Formics', ever since reading those many years ago I've been fascinated with ants. They've been around for millions of years with very little changes, which seems to show that they pretty much perfectly fill their niche in nature. There's even ones who keep other bugs (aphids) as farm animals, not eating them but instead protecting them and eating the liquid they secrete. Also, there's ones who farm a certain type of fungus for food. They manage to do all of those things with just the tiniest amount of brain matter, which to me shows just how great a society can be if its people work together cohesively. From a philosophical perspective, there seems to be a lot of wisdom in ant societies, IMO.
     
    Ok, I LOVE them! especially spiders. some of my favorites include the red legged golden orb weaver, any kind of jumping spider, i can go on for ever!
    I also enjoy picking up praying mantises, moths, beetles, dragonflies, pretty much anything that isn't deadly! Honestly it's a shame that bug phobias are so common.

    I mean, just look at how cute this lil guy is! <3
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    I'm quite like Misty, I don't like them! I find them to be repulsive and am creeped out by the thought of them touching me or me touching them. In fact if one touches me I will feel uneasy until I wash off where they touched me.

    You have the dangerous bugs like ticks, mosquitoes and wasps. Then you have the annoying ones like flies and moths. TBH, I love winter when nature is free from them, and I don't have to worry about them. The peace is so nice.
     
    I'm ambivalent toward them. I dislike mosquitoes and flies but I let spiders live to kill them.
     
    Aside from nuisances that will become a plague if left unchecked in the house like flies and ants, mosquitos etc., I'll generally leave insects alone if they leave me alone.
    Exceptions are around my bed and the toilet. Like I tend to leave spiders be mostly, but if they get near those places they're getting flattened.

    As for outside I get bugs on me all the hecking time as my job is outside =P
    If I swat it or not depends on what it is, like ladybugs and butterflies I'll try to gently get off of me. Flies or spiders or stuff like that shouldn't have landed on me and their lives are forfeit =P
     
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