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Are You Cool With Killing Insects?

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I do my best. I've been pretty meticulous about catching the bugs and putting them outside.

Recently I found a couple spiders in my shower. I said "fuck it" and sprayed them down the drain.

Then I felt shitty :( Going back to catching them....
 
I'd feel guilty killing a praying mantis however spiders, ants, termites, bees, roaches, they can all die!
 
Yes, I'm cool with it. They don't have C-Fibers in their brains, therefore they are not capable of feeling pain.

Edit: For those planning on reading further in the thread, you might want to stop before you get to the second page... just sayin'...
 
I kill mosquitoes, that's about it. Everything else I try to put outside unless there is no pressing need to do so (in the case of spiders or things that are beneficial.)
 
depends on the insect.
I decide based on a couple things.

1. Is it a damaging pest? kill the sucker.
2. Can it sting me? kill the sucker.
3. Is it harmless? Pick it up and put it outside.
4. Is it a nonvenemous spider? Leave it be to kill other pests.
5. Is it harmless but scares the fuck out of other people? Pick it up and wave it around them for lulz.
 
I usually catch them and put them in a jar. When I get 8, I arrange a full 8 insect tournament with Thunderdome rules: two insects enter, one insect leaves. The the winner of the tournament gets released back to nature and the rest will be flushed down the toiled.
 
Lionel Mandrake said:
No. Insects do not have my respect... Except for bees. Bees really have their crap together.
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I respect spiders. Unless they are in my home.

But outside my apartment, like by the doors or windows, I love them. They keep the other bugs out, and I get a good show now and again.
 
It depends on what kind of bug it is, if its a lady bug or a rolly polly I try to leave them alone or if their in my house I take them outside. If it is an annoying or scary or filthy bug they must be destroyed at all costs.
 
My house, you die a painful death. If it's somewhere else then I don't care unless the insect is bothering me directly.
 
I kill them, wait for it...
with fire




3N16MA said:
Many insects that people are scared of are harmless. What do you guys think they're going to do to you?
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crawl in my orifices and plant their eggs inside me... no, seriously
 
If it's trying to bite/sting me, I'll defend myself. And even then, only if it's being persistent.

Otherwise, I take it outside.
 
I don't think they have enough brains to be sentient beings that suffer pain. So no.

But I do think the cows do, yet I still eat beef. I feel bad about it though. I hope they kill them humanely.

I'm going to to die eventually too, so I don't feel too bad for them. We all die.
 
You better be...

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/buzzkill-cars-murder-trillions-of-insects-each-year/

These motorists drove their cars as normal, and after shutting off their engines, counted the number of smashed insects on their front license plates.

A total of 19,184 miles were traveled by these test subjects over the course of six weeks, after which the results were tallied: 17,836 insects had met their demise. That's a lot of bug guts, but it's not until you extrapolate that data across the entire frontal area of an automobile and the total number of cars in the world that your head starts spinning.

The friendly buggers from Treehugger decided to do a little math in an attempt to estimate the total number of insect fatalities in the United States. Are you sitting down? An astounding 32.5 trillion insects (estimated, of course) are killed in the U.S. each year by automobiles. Total insect genocide.
 
Outside, I leave them alone. In my house, I'm ruthless. If it's a spider that isn't too big, then I leave it alone. Other little fuckers get no love from me though. Flies especially catch my wrath because they like to hang out right near the door so they can bumrush their way in when I open it. Assholes.
 
Duracelllll said:
You better be...

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/buzzkill-cars-murder-trillions-of-insects-each-year/

These motorists drove their cars as normal, and after shutting off their engines, counted the number of smashed insects on their front license plates.

A total of 19,184 miles were traveled by these test subjects over the course of six weeks, after which the results were tallied: 17,836 insects had met their demise. That's a lot of bug guts, but it's not until you extrapolate that data across the entire frontal area of an automobile and the total number of cars in the world that your head starts spinning.

The friendly buggers from Treehugger decided to do a little math in an attempt to estimate the total number of insect fatalities in the United States. Are you sitting down? An astounding 32.5 trillion insects (estimated, of course) are killed in the U.S. each year by automobiles. Total insect genocide.
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Insect Manslaughter
 
Ants? Yes
Flies? Yes
Lady bugs? No.
Worms? Not anymore :)
Centipedes? KILL IT WITH FIRE

What about throwing ants in spider webs? Does that count?
 
I try to leave them alone. My sister-in-law called me crying the other day because she had a roach in her apartment and wanted me to go over and kill it. I did it, but I felt bad. I think my wife has some kind of genetic disposition to be deathly afraid of insects, because everyone else in her family is. Even moths and ladybugs will elicit screams and panic. Sometimes I wonder if isn't some form of hereditary mental illness.

Seriously though, for me, a girl screaming and throwing a hissy fit over a moth or lizard that isn't even inside the apartment is extremely annoying. Even moreso when I think that, deep down, they are not actually afraid of the bugs but are rather seeking attention.
 
PatMcAtee said:
Get dem outta mah house
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I don't go out my way to kill most of them. On the other, my cat just loves to eat moths, so I sometimes give some for her. I feel a little guilty about it, but not really.

Wasps on the other hand, die as soon as I see them. I don't think there is a single thing that's good about wasps. Bees sting, but they don't usually go out of the way to do so, and actually do something valuable.

Ants I don't like, either. I always kill them inside, obviously, otherwise you will be overrun with them. Outside I do usually try to do something to the anthills, because they are just really nasty insects.
 
no, I don't .at least most of them. unless they are water bugs or bedbugs. ants I like, I can't understand anyone that wants to kill ants. they got their shit together and don't ask for handouts.
 
DiscoJer said:
I don't go out my way to kill most of them. On the other, my cat just loves to eat moths, so I sometimes give some for her. I feel a little guilty about it, but not really.

Wasps on the other hand, die as soon as I see them. I don't think there is a single thing that's good about wasps. Bees sting, but they don't usually go out of the way to do so, and actually do something valuable.

Ants I don't like, either. I always kill them inside, obviously, otherwise you will be overrun with them. Outside I do usually try to do something to the anthills, because they are just really nasty insects.
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you suck. here, learn yourself something.

http://persistentastonishment.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-ants-are-awesome-cooperation-and.html
 
DiscoJer said:
I don't go out my way to kill most of them. On the other, my cat just loves to eat moths, so I sometimes give some for her. I feel a little guilty about it, but not really.

Wasps on the other hand, die as soon as I see them. I don't think there is a single thing that's good about wasps. Bees sting, but they don't usually go out of the way to do so, and actually do something valuable.

Ants I don't like, either. I always kill them inside, obviously, otherwise you will be overrun with them. Outside I do usually try to do something to the anthills, because they are just really nasty insects.
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Yeah I don't really mess with bees, because they are pollinating and generally don't mess with you, but wasps seem to actively seek a person out and try to fuck with them. I got stung by a red wasp just trying to wash my car. Fuck the goddamned things.
 
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