Close Encounters of the Bug Kind

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Ka-pi96 said:

You... like bugs? WTF?

I hate the things! They're gross and disgusting and ugly and scary and icky and horrible and terrible!

I nearly stepped on a cicada yesterday, it was probably already dead given it was just lying on the pavement, but wow those things are big and ugly! The amount of times my classes have been interrupted by bugs too because the kids just want to run away from them. I've met way too many kids that are scared of butterflies too, I don't get that one. Like most bugs will bite/sting you, hating them makes sense. And they're gross too! But butterflies? They'll just flap at you?

I came back home and there was a stupid cicada lying down right in front of my door and not any of my neighbors. I knew it wasn't dead, it had to get there somehow, but it was in a dead position. I had to kick it like a soccer ball and it went pretty far but then it flapped its wings and and made cicada noises and tried to recover.

Kids also freak out when a suzumebachi comes in, rightfully so. I think since I am sensitive to bee venom, they might be able to kill me. Teachers even have a designated weapon for the bugs.

A few months ago I had a run in with a few giant roaches. I was boiling water, and when I brought the water to the sink to drain, there was a massive roach in the sink and I freaked and dropped all the boiling water on it. It was stunned by it but not dead so I finished it with some dish soap. Took a picture, because I couldn't believe the size of the thing. Took me a bit before I had the courage to pick it up and throw it out, because no way am I keeping it in my trash. After this little run in I bought roach repel and some traps. Haven't seen any since.