I avoid killing bugs, [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

PanterA

07-26-2006, 07:01 PM

when I'm walking around outside. I try my hardest not to step on any bugs. I actually feel guilty if I do kill an ant or two, like I killed some bugs mom, dad, or sibling. I feel like I'm in there territory so killing them wouldnt be justified. But if that same bug was in my house I would have no problem murdering that son of a bitch.I remember when I was a kid there was a huge gathering of ants in front of my house. My grandfather went out there with a blow torch and roasted those poor things. It was the ant version of the holocaust. I felt terrible about it. My grandfather was smiling and laughing. The neighborhood kids gathered around to watch, yet I thought it was awful. Does anyone share this guilt or am I just a pussy?

PapaBear

07-26-2006, 07:08 PM

I avoid killing "necessary" bugs. Bugs that cause problems get intentionally squished.

MadMatt

07-26-2006, 07:12 PM

I too avoid killing bugs whenever possible.  It just doesn't seem "right" or necessary.  They must have a reason to be here too, y'know?Of course there are limits, but I try...

tele7

07-26-2006, 07:13 PM

For me, it depends on the insect.  If it's a moth or a spider, I pick them up on a piece of paper and let them go.  If it's a fly or one of those freaky things with a thousand legs, it's crush city.

mikeyboy

07-26-2006, 07:13 PM

Bobby's a fucking hippie.

PapaBear

07-26-2006, 07:15 PM

I tried desperately to find a pic of those guys in India, that sweep in front of their footsteps, to avoid stepping on bugs. No luck.

TheGameHHH

07-26-2006, 07:17 PM

Pants, I'm totally with you on this.I NEVER kill bugs, no matter what it is. I don't value any living beings life more than my own, even species that are ugly as fuck or scare me.

HBox

07-26-2006, 07:22 PM

TheGameHHH wrote: Pants, I'm totally with you on this.I NEVER kill bugs, no matter what it is. I don't value any living beings life more than my own, even species that are ugly as fuck or scare me.   I'm totally the opposite. I'll indiscriminately kill anything the law allows me to.

FUNKMAN

07-26-2006, 07:28 PM

i got no problem killing hornets and wasps that are nesting near the house and yard. i also despise the "nest caterpillars". i found out last year that the wasp and hornet spray kills them and it's great because the spraycan has high compression and it can reach up into the treesi don't mind killing flies or beetles or mosquitos, sand flies, and chiggerslike to leave spiders alone

DJEvelEd

07-26-2006, 07:29 PM

I rape and murder bugs."I'll bug you 'till you fuck me""I'll fuck you 'till you bug me"        I actually like bugs.... especially ladybugs, fireflys, & spiders        

This message was edited by DJEvelEd on 7-26-06 @ 11:30 PM

HBox

07-26-2006, 07:34 PM

i don't mind killing flies or beetles or mosquitos, sand flies, and chiggers<img width="227" height="350" border="0" src="http://www.buzzpics.com/appelfarm_04/difranco/difranco_4487.jpg" />

FUNKMAN

07-26-2006, 07:44 PM

growing up in a cold water flat in jersey city we defenitely had no problem killing the cockaroaches...<img height="240" src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9iby4SFNshEdNsA.JWjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN 0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12bp431te/EXP=1154058245/**http%3a//www.apex-bait.com/images/GermanCockroaches-R.jpg" width="320" border="0" />

HBox

07-26-2006, 07:53 PM

FUNKMAN wrote: growing up in a cold water flat in jersey city we defenitely had no problem killing the cockaroaches...<img width="320" height="240" border="0" src="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9iby4SFNshEdNsA.JWjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN 0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12bp431te/EXP=1154058245/**http%3a//www.apex-bait.com/images/GermanCockroaches-R.jpg" />  <img width="261" height="200" border="0" src="http://www.teddwebb.com/showcase/where_are_they_now/ron-fez_marie_whatley.jpg" />HHHHAAAAAAYYY!!!!

FUNKMAN

07-26-2006, 07:55 PM

HBox wrote:  FUNKMAN wrote: growing up in a cold water flat in jersey city we defenitely had no problem killing the cockaroaches...  <img height="200" src="http://www.teddwebb.com/showcase/where_are_they_now/ron-fez_marie_whatley.jpg" width="261" border="0" />HHHHAAAAAAYYY!!!! now that's quality humor!   kudos

WhistlePig

07-26-2006, 08:03 PM

I won't kill bugs either. Any bug I find in the house I capture a put outside. And if
I'm out after a rainstorm I'll rescue worms off the sidewalk before they start to fry.

HeyGuy

07-26-2006, 08:06 PM

I will kill bugs, they are just bugs but I do not go out of my way to try to kill them.

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

07-26-2006, 08:09 PM

I'll shoo spiders out of my house. If I find a lady bug in one of my flower pots I will leave it alone.The most *AMAZING* find I ever had was a Preying Mantis outside my old office bldg in NYC (38th and 3rd). A friend asked if I wanted to join her for a cigarette break. We were chatting as she smoked and we wandered toward a siamese pipe. I looked down and saw this green creature. It was a lame Preying Mantis. It was missing a leg. We left it there. I admit, I was concerned. I didn't know if I should call someone (is there a Preying Mantis authority of some kind?!?!). Yeahhh, I did nothing. I still have no idea how a Preying Mantis found it's way onto a siamese pipe on 38th and 3rd.But I do remember some fine summer evenings with my dad and our German Shepard after a day of walking in the woods. We'd de-tick Kelly (our dog) and my dad would set the ticks on fire. Simply GLORIOUS.

PapaBear

07-26-2006, 08:16 PM

I love praying mantises! When I was a kid, I would capture them and garden spiders and put the mantises on one bush in the front yard, and the spiders on another. Though one reason I did it, was to watch how they lived, I'll admit I also got joy out of catching grasshoppers and feeding them to them.

SatCam

07-26-2006, 11:04 PM

I killed an ant in Reno just to watch him die

Hottub

07-27-2006, 04:19 AM

Don't tread on an ant, he's done nothing to you.There might come a time when he's treading on you.Don't tread on and ant, you'll end up black and blue.You cut off his head, legs come looking for you!

A.J.

07-27-2006, 04:45 AM

I avoid killing bugsYou Sir are no Elmer Fudd.<img height="247" src="http://www.moma.org/rs/character/images/Elmer_Fudd_Bugs_Bunny.jpg" width="314" border="0" />

angelinad128

07-27-2006, 04:52 AM

You guys are way to nice. If it found it's way in the house consider it dead!

Justice4all

07-27-2006, 11:11 AM

PanterA wrote: Does anyone share this guilt or am I just a pussy?You're a pussy. (Hey...you asked! <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/laugh.gif" border="0" />)Kill em all. Think of it this way...for every one bug/mosquito/ant/spider you kill there are 165,825,298,452,632,486,652 more of them to take it's place.If I find any bugs or especially SPIDERS in my house...their time is up.

absinthe

07-27-2006, 11:17 AM

Spiders get killed quickly along with flies , however for some reason I will go out of my way to make sure frogs get back to a park or other grassy area.

mendyweiss

07-27-2006, 11:30 AM

*Edited for content* Bugsy Siegel knew it was just business, not personal

This message was edited by Hottub on 7-29-06 @ 3:54 PM

Jennitalia

07-27-2006, 11:40 AM

i wont kill bugs either.  I've been known to catch spiders in the house and free them outside.

Jujubees2

07-27-2006, 11:45 AM

I do a catch and release for most bugs found in the house with the exception of mosquitoes.  Them I kill. And outside, I too go out of my way not to step on a bug.  And I'm sure they'd do the same for me.

Furtherman

07-27-2006, 11:45 AM

Only those creepy billion legged bugs that zip across your floor. Ew.

Furtherman

07-27-2006, 11:46 AM

Jujubees2 wrote: And outside, I too go out of my way not to step on a bug.  And I'm sure they'd do the same for me.Foolish human.  They would eat you alive.  They're BUGS!

sr71blackbird

07-27-2006, 05:13 PM

My compassion stops after the 4th leg.

FreshJ

07-29-2006, 10:29 AM

I try and avoid killing bugs, as long as they do not bite me in any way, then they are done and are gonna be squashed.

Gvac

07-29-2006, 11:19 AM

Hottub wrote:  Don't tread on an ant, he's done nothing to you. There might come a time when he's treading on you.Don't tread on and ant, you'll end up black and blue.You cut off his head, legs come looking for you!   An Adam & The Ants reference?  Impressive!As far as the subject at hand, I tend to be a bit more sympathetic to spiders, but any bug near or (heaven forbid) inside my house is getting crushed.  I suppose you insect lovers would let termites eat your houses down rather than squash 'em? I also take morbid delight in ripping the wings off of butterflies and then mocking them that they're just caterpillars again.

FUNKMAN

07-29-2006, 01:29 PM

i just became a victim of a walkby stingingActually about 3 hours ago. i'm trimming hedges today(no shirt on) and as i walked by the large corner bush carrying a garbage barrel i feel it. My first reaction is WTF and reach for where the sting is, as i do that i turn and i see the hornet fly and disappear into the bush. Now the area is starting to throb, he got me right behind the right shoulder, naturally i'm pissed. Well luckily i got a nice fresh can of Wasp & Hornet spray. I went out and just started dousing the bush and then noticed the large hornet nest about 2 inches inside the edge of the bush. I saw about 5 or 6 go down. I emptied the whole can on that bush.