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FreeMars posted:Jurassic 5 and Dinosaur jr. are in fact not the same band surprisingly, Park 5 & World Jr. are
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Feb 7, 2020 22:24
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TK-42-1 posted:The English are reverse massholes who add Rs to words. I was thinking about this exact thing the other day, British English takes out the Rs that are already there and finds new places for them
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Feb 8, 2020 00:24
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There's a reason they call them "stink bugs" because I just smushed one with my bare hands (didn't have a rolled up newspaper or whatnot handy) and now I'm washing my hands like Lady Macbeth. Bleeeeurrrgh
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Feb 8, 2020 01:00
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JacquelineDempsey posted:There's a reason they call them "stink bugs" because I just smushed one with my bare hands (didn't have a rolled up newspaper or whatnot handy) and now I'm washing my hands like Lady Macbeth. Bleeeeurrrgh I have a dog who isn't bright. She had eaten multiple stink bugs, no matter the warnings, and always looks at whoever is there, like "Why did you let that happen!"
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Feb 8, 2020 01:03
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Stinkbugs are pretty benign thankfully, I used to live in an apartment complex that had an infestation one year many moons ago and it was kind of easier to just scoop them up and kick them outside instead of destroying them and having the smell thing happen. They don't bite or anything to my knowledge, they just look a bit creepy (particularly when flying  )
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Feb 8, 2020 01:16
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JacquelineDempsey posted:There's a reason they call them "stink bugs" because I just smushed one with my bare hands (didn't have a rolled up newspaper or whatnot handy) and now I'm washing my hands like Lady Macbeth. Bleeeeurrrgh It's always
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Feb 8, 2020 01:21
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Lady bugs are pretty famous tho, they look nice and are art of a healthy garden ecosystem.
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Feb 8, 2020 03:13
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MariusLecter posted:Lady bugs are pretty famous tho, they look nice and are art of a healthy garden ecosystem. Also no one would want to go to a stinkbug picnic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX9J7WcYtxI
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Feb 8, 2020 03:21
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MariusLecter posted:Lady bugs are pretty famous tho, they look nice and are art of a healthy garden ecosystem. Oh I just mean that everyone ignores how bad they smell despite their positives. It's probably the dumb fake ladybugs though.
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Feb 8, 2020 03:27
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Blood Nightmaster posted:Stinkbugs are pretty benign thankfully, I used to live in an apartment complex that had an infestation one year many moons ago and it was kind of easier to just scoop them up and kick them outside instead of destroying them and having the smell thing happen. They don't bite or anything to my knowledge, they just look a bit creepy (particularly when flying They absolutely bite. My wife is allergic to their bites. We normally keep a water bottle about 1/3 full during stink bug season- just scoop, and shake.
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Feb 8, 2020 03:49
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bulletsponge13 posted:They absolutely bite. My wife is allergic to their bites. Whaaat? That's wild (and unfortunate), I've handled so many with my bare hands and never experienced that. We're talking about the same thing, right? These dudes here?
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Feb 8, 2020 05:01
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I've never even SEEN a stinkbug, never mind been infested or bitten by them. Count your blessings, I suppose.
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Feb 8, 2020 06:17
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Captain Hygiene posted:Oh I just mean that everyone ignores how bad they smell despite their positives. It's probably the dumb fake ladybugs though. Nope, the real ones definitely smell terrible. I don't know about the fake ones.
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Feb 8, 2020 06:35
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Who the gently caress goes around sniffing ladybirds?
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Feb 8, 2020 06:42
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Jerry Cotton posted:Who the gently caress goes around sniffing ladybirds? [everyone gathers around and kind of looks uncomfortable] I'm sorry to say, this is an intervention
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Feb 8, 2020 06:47
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When I was a kid, we went to the nursery and bought a big stinky bag of ladybugs to release into the garden. Also that day I learned ladybugs bite.
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Feb 8, 2020 06:48
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There are literally hundreds of species of stink bug. Some bite, some do not.
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Feb 8, 2020 07:14
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WrenP-Complete posted:When I was a kid, we went to the nursery and bought a big stinky bag of ladybugs to release into the garden. Also that day I learned ladybugs bite. They RARELY bite which is the worst because it leads to people saying dumb things like "oh don't worry they don't bite" see also: "oh don't worry bumblebees don't sting"
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Feb 8, 2020 07:26
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I discovered ladybugs stink as a kid prodding at them until they "peed" on my hand and then my hands would smell terrible for an hour. Never got bit by them, but then, they are voracious predators, so it's not surprising.
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Feb 8, 2020 07:26
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On topic: ladybirds aren't bugs.
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Feb 8, 2020 07:27
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Blood Nightmaster posted:Whaaat? That's wild (and unfortunate), I've handled so many with my bare hands and never experienced that. We're talking about the same thing, right? These dudes here? These dudes here. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_marmorated_stink_bug
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Feb 8, 2020 07:37
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Birds aren't ladybugs 
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Feb 8, 2020 07:38
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Lady Bird is 100% Georgia bloodhound.
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Feb 8, 2020 08:14
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Bats are bugs, though.
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Feb 8, 2020 10:30
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The Mighty Moltres posted:Bats are bugs, though. Therefore Barts are burgs.
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Feb 8, 2020 10:38
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The Mighty Moltres posted:Bats are bugs, though. BATS AREN'T BUGS!!
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Feb 8, 2020 17:26
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Captain Hygiene posted:BATS AREN'T BUGS!! *hastily rewrites my class presentation*
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Feb 8, 2020 17:44
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There are many different ladybird beetles too and not all of them are red with black spots.
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Feb 8, 2020 18:37
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Well nuts, I guess the safest way to handle any bug really is to handle it indirectly. We used to keep a glass jar with a lid around the house for this express purpose when I was a child. Thankfully all the stink bugs I came across walk like they're in slow motion, there's nothing worse than a bug that's too fast to catch
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Feb 8, 2020 19:16
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Blood Nightmaster posted:Well nuts, I guess the safest way to handle any bug really is to handle it indirectly. We used to keep a glass jar with a lid around the house for this express purpose when I was a child. Thankfully all the stink bugs I came across walk like they're in slow motion, there's nothing worse than a bug that's too fast to catch And here we just put jams or pickled cucumber in them. I still think our answer to the age-old question "what the gently caress are jars even for?!?!?" was probably better.
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Feb 8, 2020 19:49
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Captain Hygiene posted:BATS AREN'T BUGS!!
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Feb 8, 2020 20:35
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Jerry Cotton posted:And here we just put jams or pickled cucumber in them. Jar squatter has the definitive answer.
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Feb 8, 2020 20:49
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I lived with an entomologist roommate in Washington DC and she had us catch all the bugs we found in our house under jars, etc. She left special equipment in the house where we could use our breath to aid in catching bugs - may have been called an aspirator or like. I'd get back to our house at night and there'd be a jar with a praying mantis in it, waiting to be catalogued and put outside. That year living with her I learned lots about bugs and also just how hard entomologists party. She would have her graduate school cohort over for house parties and they were a very raucous (but respectful!) group. Maybe it's all the isolated field work? Years later, not even living in the same city, I had a weird rash and texted her a picture with no explanatory context. She wrote back "not bed bugs, probably dust mites." Excellent roommate, A+++, would recommend. Edit: spelling fixed, ty. WrenP-Complete has a new favorite as of 02:25 on Feb 10, 2020 |
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Feb 9, 2020 11:09
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entomologist with an o, etymologist with a y
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Feb 9, 2020 11:50
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But what if you study the origins of bugs' names?
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Feb 9, 2020 11:52
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The famous fight for Pegasus Bridge was in Normandy. For some reason I have spent years thinking it was in Holland, during Market Garden.
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packetmantis posted:But what if you study the origins of bugs' names? Then you're an etymologist.
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Feb 9, 2020 19:57
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The word 'Cherry' is a portmanteau of Cheery and Berry.
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MariusLecter posted:The word 'Cherry' is a portmanteau of Cheery and Berry. Where do you people come up with this stuff?
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