Who likes bugs?

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I like to watch them. I am happy looking at them, to know they are there going about their daily lives, just how God made them...

As a 10 year old, I was massively into butterflies, was a collector, and knew the names of most. Growing up in Australia, there were some huge and brilliantly coloured varieties. The Blue Triangle remains my favourite...


Next on my list would have to be the Cairns Birdwing...

Nice. So pretty.

They are interesting...I cannot say I like very many of them on me because they are such creepy crawlies, but I do like to watch and observe them.

I do love butterflies, thx Jules they are so pretty, and ladybirds...........that's about it.

I like wasps. They are mostly nice in opposite to bees except you cause them really trouble. Sometimes I put some sweet stuff on a finger if they are around and let them eat. It looks quite cute if they do.

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My Mum told me why wasps ans bees have stings and flies don't. Wasps and bees have specific homes to return to and it is important that they get back to them. Flies don't. They can move and not worry where they go.
The conversation came up because a wasp flew into the house and into our living room, had a little explore and flew back out knowing exactly which way to go. Flies fly in and can't get back out as they have no real sense of direction.

It is interesting.

My interest in them has become jaundiced since spending a lot of time in Arkansas and "enjoying" the risks of being bitten or stung by Lyme-infested Lone Star deer ticks, brown recluse spiders, mosquitos, fleas, and whatever else is lurking about waiting to mess up my life for me. I should probably study the lives of those particular species with a view to finding out how to keep them away from me without using toxic chemicals. The nearest I've got to that is to use 2% dish soap as a killing spray and as a material to use in moats round the kitchen waste bin and the cat's food bowl - quite effective against ants at least. Beyond that I do find insects quite interesting, though I've never made an extensive study of them.

When I was a young teenager I went through a phase of trying to make realistic-looking imitation insects from whatever materials were to hand. A little later on I tried to put ants into suspended animation by freezing them, and that seemed to be working for times of a few minutes, but sadly I found out that it was only immobilising them and that if they were in the freezer long enough to freeze solid, they just died. I gather insects don't have the nervous system required to experience pain or mental anguish, so I guess my tomfoolery wasn't doing any harm, though in the case of ticks etc. I sometimes wish I could hurt them.

I've always liked butterflies and ladybirds, and am quite fond of moths. I enjoyed reading about the bizarre insects in Alice Through The Looking-Glass.

Once at holidays there were lots of deer flys in the woods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoptena_cervi
Didn't even knew them before. Did kill more then hundred once I felt any of them one my arms or legs. They had no chance to bite me but I can't say that I need their companionship.

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