Philosophy on Bug- and/or Spider-Killing - Page 6

Nat · 10-23-2013, 12:46 PM

I confess - since getting the house I have killed many wasps. Then I apologize to them.

Asari · 11-29-2013, 04:55 PM

I only kill vermin (e.g. spider mites on my cactus).

Graham · 11-29-2013, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Emmy

Nice to see that so many folks here let the spiders go! Ever since reading Charlotte's Web as a kid, I've been releasing them too, ha ha.

I will smash a spider so damn fast....if it scares me....its OVER. I did that to a snake in my garden once I felt bad after I had chased it around the place I was getting ready to plant with the lawn mower....it scared me! Finally beat it to death with a rake and threw it out into the road to be run over.
I still feel bad for it....but man that thing scared the hell out of me.

Rockinonahigh · 11-29-2013, 08:16 PM

Bugs,snakes, critters and flying things have alllll the out doors to live in,my house No, not a chance..I use Anti Pest.

Tuff Stuff · 07-30-2015, 11:06 PM

I have this bad feeling that if reincarnation is real..i'll be reincarnated as a bug or spider..that should teach me,huh

No really,there are some bugs/insects i don't kill like ladybugs,grasshoppers,praying mantis,those are some i won't harm.

I haven't killed any bugs lately but i have killed tons of spiders,the biting ones for sure.

I have a crab spider in my bedroom,if he stays out of my way he'll live.

Breathless · 07-31-2015, 01:40 AM

well... My only question is.. Is it going to hurt me? If no, then I either move it or leave it alone.. Spiders are awesome..like watching them actually.. Mosquitos fall in the hurt me file, so they get smacked wracked and sprayed .. House flies fall in the gross file.. Same result as previous.. Bees.. Carefully escort out the door, (did you know there is a shortage ? They are dying off in alarming rates) snakes.. Rock.. And that's my other answer. 😀

Daniela · 07-31-2015, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuff Stuff

I have this bad feeling that if reincarnation is real..i'll be reincarnated as a bug or spider..that should teach me,huh

No really,there are some bugs/insects i don't kill like ladybugs,grasshoppers,praying mantis,those are some i won't harm.

I haven't killed any bugs lately but i have killed tons of spiders,the biting ones for sure.

I have a crab spider in my bedroom,if he stays out of my way he'll live.

If I came back as a bug, I'd probably want someone to kill me because I'd throw up every time I saw my arms and legs.

C0LLETTE · 07-31-2015, 06:52 AM

I try not to kill anything deliberately but given there are estimated to be some 30000 living things in every square inch of dirt, I am probably a mass murderer.

Daniela · 07-31-2015, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by C0LLETTE

I try not to kill anything deliberately but given there are estimated to be some 30000 living things in every square inch of dirt, I am probably a mass murderer.

It's only murder if it was cute before you killed it.

C0LLETTE · 07-31-2015, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniela

It's only murder if it was cute before you killed it.

Yah but it's hard to forget that even the ugliest one had a mom that loved it.

Gemme · 07-31-2015, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Daniela

If I came back as a bug, I'd probably want someone to kill me because I'd throw up every time I saw my arms and legs.

Rest easy in the knowledge that your life would be very, very short. Hours.....days,....3-6 months for a German cockroach.....a year or two for female spiders....less for male....as long as you didn't come back a cicada. Well, you'd be stuck with yourself then.

TruTexan · 07-31-2015, 07:24 PM

I kill snakes, can't stand them and rarely ever do I have to but sometimes, the poisonous ones get wayyyy to close to me(like on my porch or yard).
I kill spiders and flies if they are in my apt. I can't stand the pesky things. Bees are dying off and farmers need them to pollinate for our food resources so bees are escorted out the door and shooed away off my porch. Wasps on the other hand, don't stand a chance, I'm allergic to some of them.
And Ground hornets........oh hell no.... DIE Mother fucker DIE.... crunch crunch crunch when you step on them.

Daniela · 08-01-2015, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemme

Rest easy in the knowledge that your life would be very, very short. Hours.....days,....3-6 months for a German cockroach.....a year or two for female spiders....less for male....as long as you didn't come back a cicada. Well, you'd be stuck with yourself then.

3-6 months as a COCKROACH?!

1-2 years as a SPIDER?!?!?!?!?

C0LLETTE · 08-01-2015, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniela

3-6 months as a COCKROACH?!

1-2 years as a SPIDER?!?!?!?!?

70 to 100 years as a human being?????

CherryWine · 08-01-2015, 09:22 AM

This thread is highly entertaining.

I killed a house centipede in a coworker's office the other day after hearing her have a conniption fit. Talk about oh hell no. Have y'all seen those things? They're fast, they're creepy, and supposedly they bite. Eww.

Neither of us had seen one before so we Googled "fast brown bug with a lot of legs" and it was the first thing that popped up. Haha.

Karysma · 08-01-2015, 09:22 AM

I used to be an avid bug/spider killer.. as in 'get someone else to do it'. However after being with my spouse-ish as long as I have I have discovered their uses and realize that they are merely out of their environment. Now I am in the 'other' category... I would get someone else to remove them from my environment and take them outside.

I have an irrational fear of bugs and spiders. I don't think there is a chance in hell that I could capture one and take it outside. I have however been known to trap one under a bowl and leave it for someone else to take out at a later date!

I know there is no danger to me. I suppose I need to work on that damn fear!

Gemme · 08-01-2015, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Daniela

3-6 months as a COCKROACH?!

1-2 years as a SPIDER?!?!?!?!?

German cockroaches. The really tiny, round, dark ones that are so hard to get rid of once you have them. Other cockroaches live different life spans as do different spiders. I should have been more specific. Black widows and the like are in the 1-2 years for a female and much less for a male because, well, they are black widows.

Smiling · 08-01-2015, 06:33 PM

I try not to; but sometimes it's unavoidable - like the mosquito from a few nights ago. I still haven't caught that sucker, but when I do it's going down.

I hate to do it, but it broke the social contract. Now it has to pay. After I get it, I'll have to try to work in a bunch of good deeds to even out my karma.

Chad · 08-01-2015, 07:33 PM

I am an environmental scientist, I like most creatures and I really like spiders. I kill scorpions inside the house because they hurt humans and the kitties. If I lived somewhere with roaches I would kill them too. I also kill fire ants. Basically if it will hurt me, my sweetheart, my family, and the kitties it has to go (inside the house).

JDeere · 08-01-2015, 10:00 PM

DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE if they get into the house!

No sir, no bugs in this house, I don't tolerate it!

LOL

View Poll Results: I prefer to...
Kill any spider or bug that gets into my home.	45	27.27%
Get somebody else to kill any spider or bug that gets into my home.	21	12.73%
Kill bugs but not spiders.	7	4.24%
Kill spiders but not bugs.	8	4.85%
Release spiders and/or bugs outside.	70	42.42%
Other (Explained Below)	14	8.48%
Voters: 165. You may not vote on this poll

10-23-2013, 12:46 PM	#101
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,047 Thanked 13,971 Times in 2,591 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I confess - since getting the house I have killed many wasps. Then I apologize to them. __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

11-29-2013, 04:55 PM	#102
Asari Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: female ones Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 146 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 563 Thanked 274 Times in 90 Posts Rep Power: 4780807	I only kill vermin (e.g. spider mites on my cactus). __________________ “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” Mahatma Gandhi

07-31-2015, 01:40 AM	#106
Breathless Brat Extraordinaire How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Happy Tournaments Won: 23 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 1,412 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,549 Thanked 4,099 Times in 958 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	well... My only question is.. Is it going to hurt me? If no, then I either move it or leave it alone.. Spiders are awesome..like watching them actually.. Mosquitos fall in the hurt me file, so they get smacked wracked and sprayed .. House flies fall in the gross file.. Same result as previous.. Bees.. Carefully escort out the door, (did you know there is a shortage ? They are dying off in alarming rates) snakes.. Rock.. And that's my other answer. 😀 __________________ *BE the change you wish to see in the world. Gandhi*

07-31-2015, 07:24 PM	#112
TruTexan Senior Member How Do You Identify?: lesbian butch Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: in a one horse town in a large state, in the U.S. Posts: 3,952 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,112 Thanked 5,266 Times in 1,633 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	I kill snakes, can't stand them and rarely ever do I have to but sometimes, the poisonous ones get wayyyy to close to me(like on my porch or yard). I kill spiders and flies if they are in my apt. I can't stand the pesky things. Bees are dying off and farmers need them to pollinate for our food resources so bees are escorted out the door and shooed away off my porch. Wasps on the other hand, don't stand a chance, I'm allergic to some of them. And Ground hornets........oh hell no.... DIE Mother fucker DIE.... crunch crunch crunch when you step on them. __________________

11-29-2013, 08:16 PM	#104
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,933 Times in 3,938 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Bugs,snakes, critters and flying things have alllll the out doors to live in,my house No, not a chance..I use Anti Pest.

07-30-2015, 11:06 PM	#105
Tuff Stuff Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Woman Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Married Join Date: May 2013 Location: California Posts: 695 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 904 Thanked 1,315 Times in 505 Posts Rep Power: 9408454	I have this bad feeling that if reincarnation is real..i'll be reincarnated as a bug or spider..that should teach me,huh No really,there are some bugs/insects i don't kill like ladybugs,grasshoppers,praying mantis,those are some i won't harm. I haven't killed any bugs lately but i have killed tons of spiders,the biting ones for sure. I have a crab spider in my bedroom,if he stays out of my way he'll live.

07-31-2015, 06:52 AM	#108
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,177 Times in 4,341 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	I try not to kill anything deliberately but given there are estimated to be some 30000 living things in every square inch of dirt, I am probably a mass murderer.

08-01-2015, 09:22 AM	#115
CherryWine Senior Member How Do You Identify?: lesbian femme Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The Deep South Posts: 2,491 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,060 Thanked 10,014 Times in 2,182 Posts Rep Power: 21474847	This thread is highly entertaining. I killed a house centipede in a coworker's office the other day after hearing her have a conniption fit. Talk about oh hell no. Have y'all seen those things? They're fast, they're creepy, and supposedly they bite. Eww. Neither of us had seen one before so we Googled "fast brown bug with a lot of legs" and it was the first thing that popped up. Haha.

08-01-2015, 09:22 AM	#116
Karysma Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: she,her Relationship Status: Post Apocolyptic Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Atlanta Posts: 172 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 850 Thanked 769 Times in 148 Posts Rep Power: 13174978	I used to be an avid bug/spider killer.. as in 'get someone else to do it'. However after being with my spouse-ish as long as I have I have discovered their uses and realize that they are merely out of their environment. Now I am in the 'other' category... I would get someone else to remove them from my environment and take them outside. I have an irrational fear of bugs and spiders. I don't think there is a chance in hell that I could capture one and take it outside. I have however been known to trap one under a bowl and leave it for someone else to take out at a later date! I know there is no danger to me. I suppose I need to work on that damn fear! __________________ Karysma

08-01-2015, 06:33 PM	#118
Smiling Senior Member How Do You Identify?: with a distinct flair Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,852 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,623 Thanked 4,388 Times in 1,009 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I try not to; but sometimes it's unavoidable - like the mosquito from a few nights ago. I still haven't caught that sucker, but when I do it's going down. I hate to do it, but it broke the social contract. Now it has to pay. After I get it, I'll have to try to work in a bunch of good deeds to even out my karma. __________________ Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror. -Rabindranath Tagore

08-01-2015, 07:33 PM	#119
Chad Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Loved Caregiver Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 6,164 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,746 Thanked 20,316 Times in 5,677 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Spiders I am an environmental scientist, I like most creatures and I really like spiders. I kill scorpions inside the house because they hurt humans and the kitties. If I lived somewhere with roaches I would kill them too. I also kill fire ants. Basically if it will hurt me, my sweetheart, my family, and the kitties it has to go (inside the house).

08-01-2015, 10:00 PM	#120
JDeere Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Transgender Preferred Pronoun?: He/him/his Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 17,752 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 31,018 Thanked 28,836 Times in 9,708 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE if they get into the house! No sir, no bugs in this house, I don't tolerate it! LOL __________________ Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein