Red Mosquito

spike wrote:

Jorge wrote:Never seen one of those

They only hang out in stinky houses.

No this is false. Please don't spread misinformation in Jorge's Hof worthy thread.

dad wrote:what

I hate when someone brings up that factoid.

spike wrote:

dad wrote:what

I hate when someone brings up that factoid.

what are you going to do about it?

Answer dad’s question (and mine): Do spiders count?

I always thought that "bug" was an informal term for all insects, spiders... Etc, but according to Google that isn't true

"Bugs are a type of insect, but not all insects are bugs. In general, "bug" is a term used to describe any small land arthropod with at least six legs, including insects, spiders, and centipedes. However, more specifically, a bug is an insect in the Hemiptera group, which means it has piercing mouthparts. True bugs have straw-shaped mouthparts called proboscises that they use to suck up juices from plants or other small animals. True bugs also undergo incomplete metamorphosis, meaning their eggs hatch as nymphs and then transform into adults. Some examples of true bugs include aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, bed bugs, stink bugs, and water bugs. "

Also, the swallowing spiders thing is a myth. Sorry Dad.

still...I had a lot of kills.

dad wrote:still...I had a lot of kills.

That's nothing to be proud of, dad. Bugs have a right to exist.

tommy wrote:

dad wrote:still...I had a lot of kills.

That's nothing to be proud of, dad. Bugs have a right to exist.

our yard, along with several other houses in our neighborhood backup to what used to be a pipe yard. it's in the process of becoming another neighborhood...but since we bought the house six years ago, we've occasionally gotten visits from scorpions, and they have no right to exist in my house.

they all deserve to die.

dad wrote:

tommy wrote:

dad wrote:still...I had a lot of kills.

That's nothing to be proud of, dad. Bugs have a right to exist.

our yard, along with several other houses in our neighborhood backup to what used to be a pipe yard. it's in the process of becoming another neighborhood...but since we bought the house six years ago, we've occasionally gotten visits from scorpions, and they have no right to exist in my house.

they all deserve to die.

That's your fault for living in a hostile environment. You should move to a more civilized part of the country

I generally try to rescue bugs and spiders in my house and throw them outside.

Except for mosquitoes, fleas and roaches. They get instant death. No exceptions.

Bammer wrote:Answer dad’s question (and mine): Do spiders count?

Sure

tommy wrote:I always thought that "bug" was an informal term for all insects, spiders... Etc, but according to Google that isn't true

"Bugs are a type of insect, but not all insects are bugs. In general, "bug" is a term used to describe any small land arthropod with at least six legs, including insects, spiders, and centipedes. However, more specifically, a bug is an insect in the Hemiptera group, which means it has piercing mouthparts. True bugs have straw-shaped mouthparts called proboscises that they use to suck up juices from plants or other small animals. True bugs also undergo incomplete metamorphosis, meaning their eggs hatch as nymphs and then transform into adults. Some examples of true bugs include aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, bed bugs, stink bugs, and water bugs. "

Nah spiders count

For the purpose of this thread, bugs = insects

Spiders aren't insects

For the purpose of this thread, spiders = insects

Is there not a general word for all bugs, insects and spiders? There should be.

Creepy crawlers

I don't like the negative connotations of that. We shouldn't be encouraging people to fear/hate insects and spiders (like dad)

fuck mosquitos and the horse fly

no no no this is madness. bugs are spiders and insects, but spiders are not insects!