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Icarium
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 03:58 |
I like insects that looks like they are taken out of a Science fiction movie, that are actually livving breathing creatures on earth, so cool, but Im glad humans are as "big" as they are, I would not like to share the size of Thumbaline, would be a living horror show
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boo boo
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 04:20 |
I hate most of these, but don't diss the Ants. Ants are motherf**king awesome, they're like the little people of the insect world.
And to the guy who says insects are useless, you fail biology forever. Unless you don't consider population control of smaller pests, being an important part of many ecosystems or polination to be that useful.
Spiders are f**king badass, they're cool looking, and they keep a lot of other critters in line.
And bees, we'd be pretty f**ked without those guys. Edited by boo boo - February 19 2011 at 04:36 |
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clarke2001
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 10:06 |
I love insects with shiny, often metallic green/blueish chitinous exoskeleton. I love fireflies in night. And I love butterflies, but hate moths eating my pullovers. I love caterpillars too, but won't touch them.
I hate/fear/disgust spiders in any size, shape or form - but they're not insects. I'm not disgusted by spider's cousins - scorpions or ticks - and have no problem touching them. If I catch a tick (if a tick catches me, to be precise), I'll pull the bloodsucker out with my nails. I don't mind weevils, ants, not even cockroaches - they're mild annoyance when their habitat is visibly interacting with mine, but I won't scream in horror and climb on my seat like my girlfriend. Of all locusts, crickets are the most common here: it's impossible to imagine an absolute silence during the summer. They're just a piece of environment, like pebbles and grass blades. I don't mind dark, tube-like millipedes with hundreds of pulsating little legs - I can grab one by hand, they're cute - but house centipedes are freaking me out - they run so fast!! |
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toroddfuglesteg
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 10:20 |
Scottish Midges. The news that three billion of them had died last winter due to sub zero weather was met with wild celebrations here in Scotland. Nuff said.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 10:22 |
Fireflies (aka lightning bugs) are really strange critters. That whole tail phosphorescence thing is really strange. Couldn't find a good close up night pic but here's a bunch in action:
Edited by Slartibartfast - February 19 2011 at 10:24 |
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hobocamp
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 10:24 |
No one voted roaches? Hard to think of anything beneficial about 'em. But life sciences aren't my strong suit.
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Icarium
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 12:41 |
Millipeds and Centipeds totaly kicks ass,
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 13:08 |
Also not technically an insect, the pillbug:
Touch one and they curl up into a ball. Edited by Slartibartfast - February 19 2011 at 13:09 |
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 13:15 |
I think the equivalent here is the sowbeetle we get so many of those in the fall |
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 13:17 |
10 Cool Facts About PillbugsBy Debbie Hadley, About.com Guide See More About:Though we call them bugs, pillbugs are really crustaceans like shrimp and crabs. Photo: Joseph Berger, Bugwood.orgA pillbug goes by many names -– roly poly, wood louse, armadillo bug, potato bug – but whatever you call it, it's a fascinating creature. These ten facts about pillbugs will give you a new respect for the tiny tank living beneath your flower pots. 1. Pillbugs are crustaceans, not insects. 2. Pillbugs breathe through gills. 3. A juvenile pillbug molts in two sections. 4. Pillbug mothers carry their eggs in a pouch. 5. Pillbugs don't urinate. 6. A pillbug can drink with its anus. 7. Pillbugs curl into tight balls when threatened. 8. Pillbugs eat their own poop. 9. Sick pillbugs turn bright blue. 10. A pillbug's blood is blue. |
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June
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 16:48 |
I work with kids.
Lice it is. |
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Tuzvihar
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 16:59 |
Roaches are nice and tasty.
The fish I mean. |
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski |
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NecronCommander
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Posted: February 19 2011 at 23:04 |
Millipedes are cool (if I'm not mistaken that's an African giant millipede, I've handled one before at a museum and it's such a fascinating creature), but centipedes are vicious and nasty insects. They're hostile and venomous.
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Atavachron
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Posted: February 20 2011 at 00:26 |
I was gonna make a sarcastic remark about having new respect for pillbugs, but this really is impressive. |
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let prog reign
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Posted: February 20 2011 at 11:53 |
By far mosquitoes are the most annoying on this list. oh but you forgot this tiny critter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopogonidae
A little something that we call down here no-see-ems |
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Once upon a time there was some writing on the wall we all ignored, until the time that there was war and feasts of famine at our door
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The Truth
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Posted: February 20 2011 at 12:04 |
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: February 20 2011 at 13:36 |
Wasps, good points - make interesting nests - mud tubes, paper globes... besides that and planting larvae on tomato eating caterpillars, pretty much evil creatures.
Edited by Slartibartfast - February 20 2011 at 14:54 |
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crimhead
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Posted: February 20 2011 at 14:14 |
Ugh, spiders. Agreed. |
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Icarium
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Posted: February 20 2011 at 14:16 |
Wasps in August early September are creatures of Hell and if they bye chance happens to get cought in your bed room, and that angry zumming sound gets more and more and more and more and MORE....... intence, but I don't have the heart to kill it so I trye to gide it out, but on occations I can go on Wasp rampage and curl a magazine and go on Wasp hunt. and hit it hard and sound...
I can be brootal, byt I feel sorry for the wasp
I HAVE HUGE RESPECT FOR ALL LIVING CREATURES ON EARTH, humans who destroy animal lifegrounds on earth should really not deside the fate of other creatures, if it takes to be lesser human to understand other creatures wellbeing then I happely step down form my high horse and call myself a lesser human, but to a larger extent an animal... i have taken my stand Edited by aginor - February 20 2011 at 14:17 |
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: February 20 2011 at 14:45 |
Really weird that a critter that will eat your house to pieces will build an interesting structure :
Ah ha ha, take that you little bugger: Edited by Slartibartfast - February 20 2011 at 14:54 |
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