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Guy posted in an entomology group saying that his daughter was bitten by a spider (a house spider species known to be docile and not medically significant). People try to explain that it probably wasn't actually a spider bite, dude gets indignant, blah blah standard uninteresting Facebook group drama. Anyway then suddenly this other guy comes in to post this response 
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SwitchbladeKult posted:We really need a And I’ll pay you in a ton of exposure. Feel free to put this on your resume and LinkedIn.
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Jun 30, 2019 19:24
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emoji that is "That's Conservatism" with Hitler instead of Scrooge.
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Mak0rz posted:Guy posted in an entomology group saying that his daughter was bitten by a spider (a house spider species known to be docile and not medically significant). People try to explain that it probably wasn't actually a spider bite, dude gets indignant, blah blah standard uninteresting Facebook group drama. I see this with snakes in wildlife ID groups too. Someone will kill a garter snake or bull snake then post a photo asking if it was venomous and everyone is like "no, and you're a dick for killing a harmless noodleboi" and the person will go the gently caress off about how all snakes should be extinct anyway because they have a phobia.
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Jun 30, 2019 19:31
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See also: bees. Bees are good buzzy bois whomstdve do a bonk and you should always treat them well.
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Jun 30, 2019 19:46
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TinTower posted:See also: bees. Actually kill all honey bees you see if you live in the Americas  Leave the other kinds alone though.
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Jun 30, 2019 19:49
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TinTower posted:See also: bees. I find it amusing when a bee flies into my face and bounces off my nose. It's like "Wow, did a bee just punch me in the face? Nice try mate, but try the other end next time."
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Jun 30, 2019 19:51
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BioEnchanted posted:I find it amusing when a bee flies into my face and bounces off my nose. It's like "Wow, did a bee just punch me in the face? Nice try mate, but try the other end next time." You want him to punch you in the butt?
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Jun 30, 2019 19:52
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Mak0rz posted:Actually kill all honey bees you see if you live in the Americas
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Jun 30, 2019 19:53
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Vib Rib posted:Why on earth would you kill honeybees Honey bees are an introduced species and are invasive in the Americas, especially in more temperate climates where they can overwinter and establish themselves. They're disease vectors and outcompete endemic pollinators. I was mostly joking because killing a couple of bees out of a hive of several thousand will do nothing anyway, but please be aware that the benefits honey bees bring us are entirely commercial and 0% environmental. In Africa and Eurasia the issue becomes less about "honey bees vs. native pollinators" and more about "domestic/feral honey bees vs. wild honey bees and other pollinators" Mak0rz has a new favorite as of 20:02 on Jun 30, 2019 |
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Jun 30, 2019 19:58
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Mak0rz posted:I was mostly joking because killing a couple of bees out of a hive of several thousand will do nothing anyway, but please be aware that the benefits honey bees bring us are entirely commercial and 0% environmental. Actually, bees are cute and that is their environmental benefit.
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Jun 30, 2019 20:02
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Gloomy Rube posted:Actually, bees are cute You're right, they are! That don't make feral/domestic honey bees any less of an ecological terror though. For what it's worth, I don't kill any bees of any kind. They're just hard workers doing their thing who have no concept of complex environmental issues.
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Jun 30, 2019 20:06
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TinTower posted:See also: bees. God, gently caress. People who kill spiders, snakes, bees, bumblebees, hell, even wasps in inoffensive locations, for no good reason just piss me off. Should just make them all protected species.
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Jun 30, 2019 20:17
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Something tangentially related that annoys me is when people dismiss certain unusual phobias without trying to consider why they are a thing, like Coulrophobia is on the face value a silly fear as Clowns are mostly harmless, Ed Gein notwithstanding. However I can understand where the fear comes in even though I lack the fear myself - basic uncanny valley effect combined with the severe dissonance that comes with what can be perceived as forced or artificial jollity. They deliberately exaggerate their facial features with makeup designed to make their eyes and mouths seem brighter/bigger or more happy, so when they are not happy it has an odd effect on their appearance which can be disconcerting. Similarly, Spiders have an upsetting nature to just how they move, either their legs are really long compared to the rest of them and have hair-like qualities, and those spiders move very slowly, creeping along with their legs bending in ways that no-one expects legs to move in, or they are relatively proportional but move really quickly, which messes with you because they are suddenly far away from where you just saw them, and even if you see them scuttle along, the silent nature of their rapid movement fucks with you because something that fast must surely make some noise? I don't have full-blown arachnophobia but I certainly feel gross/uncomfortable when one is nearby due to these effects in a way that other insects don't trigger. Even if you don't share the phobia it only takes a little thought to understand why others would.
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Jun 30, 2019 20:32
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Jun 30, 2019 20:35
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sneakyfrog posted:sir your go cart time has expired would you like to recharge your powertoken (TM) But Mooooooommmmmm you said I could have one more lap!
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Jun 30, 2019 20:39
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BioEnchanted posted:Similarly, Spiders have an upsetting nature to just how they move, either their legs are really long compared to the rest of them and have hair-like qualities, and those spiders move very slowly, creeping along with their legs bending in ways that no-one expects legs to move in, or they are relatively proportional but move really quickly, which messes with you because they are suddenly far away from where you just saw them, and even if you see them scuttle along, the silent nature of their rapid movement fucks with you because something that fast must surely make some noise? I don't have full-blown arachnophobia but I certainly feel gross/uncomfortable when one is nearby due to these effects in a way that other insects don't trigger. I can appreciate why arachnophobia exists and that it does, but you are projecting here. There is nothing innately unnerving about a spider versus any other multilegged creepy crawley. It's all learned behavior.
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Jun 30, 2019 20:42
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Mak0rz posted:I can appreciate why arachnophobia exists and that it does, but you are projecting here. There is nothing innately unnerving about a spider versus any other multilegged creepy crawley. It's all learned behavior. That's fair. I guess If I were to try to explain why I feel uncomfortable around them, that would be the logic I'd find in it though.
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Jun 30, 2019 20:43
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Also coulrophobia isn't a real Greek word, since the Greek word for clown is not coulros, but clun (from the English, clown).
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Jun 30, 2019 20:45
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I mean, they do drop from the ceiling and dangle from a near-invisible cord at face-level, that's one thing they have going for them other creatures don't.
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Jun 30, 2019 20:45
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Brawnfire posted:I mean, they do drop from the ceiling and dangle from a near-invisible cord at face-level, that's one thing they have going for them other creatures don't. The larvae of hundreds of different insect species that can do that, though I'll give you that you typically won't see them doing it inside your home.
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Jun 30, 2019 20:47
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SwitchbladeKult posted:We really need a 
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Jun 30, 2019 21:02
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Brawnfire posted:I mean, they do drop from the ceiling and dangle from a near-invisible cord at face-level, that's one thing they have going for them other creatures don't. The gently caress kind of clowns do they have where you live?
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Jun 30, 2019 21:03
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Brawnfire posted:I mean, they do drop from the ceiling and dangle from a near-invisible cord at face-level, that's one thing they have going for them other creatures don't. A lot of them build structures on your real estate without a permit or paying any kind of rent or taxes. On the other hand they do capture bugs and such. In short, an arthropod of contrasts.
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Mak0rz posted:The larvae of hundreds of different insect species that can do that, though I'll give you that you typically won't see them doing it inside your home. The concept of a creature dropping in on you where you're nude and sometimes also wet adds to the fear, presumably.
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Jun 30, 2019 21:24
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I would buy this but I have not the money
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Jun 30, 2019 21:30
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Nice. I'll buy it Thursday. Thank you! Edit: gently caress it I'll just get it now but the file is too big. Max is 10 kb. SwitchbladeKult has a new favorite as of 22:02 on Jun 30, 2019 |
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Jun 30, 2019 21:44
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I have pretty intense arachnophobia. It's completely irrational, I freak out flailing amd screaming when one is on me, and I can't seem to control it. My brain just malfunctions when I see one on me or near me. I also don't kill spiders, I admire and respect them and think they deserve to live. I take photos of interesting spiders I encounter and call them "friends" when I post those photos online. I try to overcome my stupid monkey brain through learning and understanding and the best way to help others do the same is educate and lead by example. So when coworkers demand someone kill a spider that's in the store I tell them to wait so I can capture it in a cup and release it outside.
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Jun 30, 2019 22:08
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Absurd Alhazred posted:without paying any kind of rent or taxes. Are you talling me that the change I find in the couch cushions isn't the spider's part of rent and utilities?
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Jun 30, 2019 22:10
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SwitchbladeKult posted:Nice. I'll buy it Thursday. Thank you! 
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Jun 30, 2019 22:27
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I'm not mad, I say as I record and post a video about how extremely not mad I am. https://twitter.com/TheCrimsonArmy/status/1145433735627718656
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Jun 30, 2019 22:30
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Picnic Princess posted:So when coworkers demand someone kill a spider that's in the store I tell them to wait so I can capture it in a cup and release it outside.
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Jun 30, 2019 22:39
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I relocate spiders to my greenhouse. Always tons of bugs in there so I assume it's like Golden Corral for spiders
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Jun 30, 2019 22:42
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Piell posted:I'm not mad, I say as I record and post a video about how extremely not mad I am. Of course he has a ponytail
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Jun 30, 2019 22:44
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grittyreboot posted:Of course he has a ponytail Anime avatar rule holds true
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Jun 30, 2019 22:46
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Data Graham posted:You want him to punch you in the butt? BioE had their first sexual awakening to Bee Movie, don't kinkshame their bee fisting dreams also can the tag for the hitler thing be  and not something weird I have no idea what code does what with all these weird tags
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Jun 30, 2019 22:56
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Animated Nerd posted:Are you talling me that the change I find in the couch cushions isn't the spider's part of rent and utilities? I'm pretty sure they pay using the web.
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Last time I got bitten by a spider I killed it, but I live in Australia and the bite had started to burn, so identifying it was kinda paramount. Reading about attitudes towards spiders and snakes from foreigners is always a trip.
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It's official! Please enjoy.
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