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Poll Question: Which is your favorite?
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Originally posted by LinusW LinusW wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Prog Geo Prog Geo wrote:

A normal man hates insects.So,this man doesn't have a favorite insect.He just wants the elimination of them.I am one of those men!But I'm not normal.I'm logical.

Insects are vital for the planet. Man isn't.


Quote "If we and the rest of the backboned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if [the invertebrates] were to disappear, the land's ecosystems would collapse. The soil would lose its fertility. Many of the plants would no longer be pollinated. Lots of animals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals would have nothing to eat. And our fields and pastures would be covered with dung and carrion. These small creatures are within a few inches of our feet, wherever we go on land — but often, they're disregarded. We would do very well to remember them."


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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Prog Geo Prog Geo wrote:

A normal man hates insects.So,this man doesn't have a favorite insect.He just wants the elimination of them.I am one of those men!But I'm not normal.I'm logical.

Insects are vital for the planet. Man isn't.


Quote "If we and the rest of the backboned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if [the invertebrates] were to disappear, the land's ecosystems would collapse. The soil would lose its fertility. Many of the plants would no longer be pollinated. Lots of animals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals would have nothing to eat. And our fields and pastures would be covered with dung and carrion. These small creatures are within a few inches of our feet, wherever we go on land — but often, they're disregarded. We would do very well to remember them."


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Bees. We'd all be screwed without them.
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My house which is in the final stages of flood repairs used to be vulnerable to critters getting in.  Crickets outside, OK.  When one makes it inside and you can't find it, they are damned annoying.
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Haha. PWNED.
 
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

fond of the assassin bug (Reduviidae)

are there really people being kept up by crickets?  seems better than jet traffic or automatic weapons fire






 
I love the sound of crickets. Nothing like sitting on a front porch on a lovely night, listening to the frogs and crickets.
 
But yeah, sometimes they can get a little too rowdy when I'm trying to sleep. Angry


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Originally posted by Prog Geo Prog Geo wrote:

A normal man hates insects.So,this man doesn't have a favorite insect.He just wants the elimination of them.I am one of those men!But I'm not normal.I'm logical.

Insects are vital for the planet. Man isn't.
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A normal man hates insects.So,this man doesn't have a favorite insect.He just wants the elimination of them.I am one of those men!But I'm not normal.I'm logical.
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I was looking up pics and these guys seem to be in many locations around the world.  I grew up with them and have them at my home.  (I just realized that statement is a bit odd, they only occasionally make it inside... LOL)  They don't sting you or suck your blood or anything.  Just fascinating.
http://www.firefly.org/images/pictures/firefly-closeup.jpg

Moths have really interesting antennae
http://www.sparta.k12.il.us/Lincoln/curric/Bugs/moth2.gif

Butterfly have to be the most pretty of insects:
http://www.wildwisconsinweb.com/Gallery/images/Monarch%20Butterfly.jpg


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Fireflies.
 
I just like the whole phenomenon of biolumuniscence. The idea that animals can produce light. Or elektricity, but that's an other story.
 
I never noticed any fireflies in Europe, even though Wikipedia says they have to be here, yes, even in Belgium three species. But I saw them in the US when I was a teenager, and I thought they were fantastic.
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Originally posted by Formentera Lady Formentera Lady wrote:

That's my favourite:



Is it really called ladybug in English? But it is not a bug... 
Ermm

Ladybird in English (I know it isn't a bird either)

Ladybug in American.
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Ladybirds are pretty good too



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I like bees, both honey and bumble.
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I keep stick insects as pets, so they get my vote. I also like photographing insects using the macro function on my camera. Insects are definitely prog lifeforms.
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I suddenly cought a facination with the roach familly of any insects why the roaches, or termites or mantis, becouse they are survievers, they look tough and are tough, don't mess withem, even though they can be a plague, but humans and roaches have similaritys, (they are everywhere)
 
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

fond of the assassin bug (Reduviidae)

are there really people being kept up by crickets?  seems better than jet traffic or automatic weapons fire







By a slight margin. LOL

By the way, finding that the mantises are related to roaches is rather disconcerting. Cry
 
and Termites
something unsetteling about roaches,
 
 but if reallity was like a Marvel comic, I would not mind to be bitten by  a radioactive cockroach, you will gain much of it...  Tongue Dead(wierd it dose not sensour cock)
 
 
Cockroach or Blattaria
 
 
 Termite or Isoptera
 
 
Mantis or Mantodea
 
 


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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

sounds wonderful to me


I don't mind it myself, but I'm a pretty sound sleeper.
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sounds wonderful to me
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On the serious David, if we open our windows on a cool summer evening the crickets can be very loud.
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Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

fond of the assassin bug (Reduviidae)

are there really people being kept up by crickets?  seems better than jet traffic or automatic weapons fire
as a child I found the distant sounds of Kalishnikovs quite soothing


mmm, yes, and the k-toom of the occasional RPG... brings back fond memories, I'm getting teary
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