Killing bugs - is it wrong?

[manaman]

There is nothing wrong with it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is someone who had a petrock and got angry if they dropped it, or gets angry if you step on grass. There are literally billions of them. You can argue there are billions of humans, we can't reproduce nearly as fast as them, and we serve a much greater purpose than they do.
Do I say you could go into an ecosystem where there are no humans, bugs play an important role, and create a super animal that can counter it in every way? No. If the bugs are bothering you anywhere humans frequent, you have every right.

You know, without bees we'd only live a matter of weeks?

So by what measure do we serve a "much greater purpose"?

You know that can't be true. The bees are not around most of the year. Like most bugs they come back in the summer - disappear for the winter.

I know what you are trying to say about how bees cross pollinate flowering plants. True they are not the only animals to do it, but they are the most efficient. The late arrival this year means almost no cherries for me.

Still the point I am getting at is that we seem to survive just fine all winter long without bees, so I think your a tad over-exaggerating there.

 

[Sh0ckFyre]

It's not wrong. They're annoying and stupid and love to piss you off.

I myself have a massive inferiority complex and a really short temper so I find myself slaughtering bugs by the continent-load.

 

[Milo Windby]

If they bite me or try to bite me or are dangerous, then yes I kill them (Killing a black widow that is in your house is preventive killing)

If they happen to just be in my house and wandering around, I try to get them outside and safe (I had a ladybug wandering around once, so I made sure it got outside safe and sound)

 

[C117]

1. No.
2. Any circumstances.
3. No. When bored in summer, I usually go out in the garden and crush fire ants with my nails, or rip their antennas of and let them walk.

 

[someotherguy]

There is nothing wrong with it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is someone who had a petrock and got angry if they dropped it, or gets angry if you step on grass. There are literally billions of them. You can argue there are billions of humans, we can't reproduce nearly as fast as them, and we serve a much greater purpose than they do.
Do I say you could go into an ecosystem where there are no humans, bugs play an important role, and create a super animal that can counter it in every way? No. If the bugs are bothering you anywhere humans frequent, you have every right.

You know, without bees we'd only live a matter of weeks?

So by what measure do we serve a "much greater purpose"?

Yes, I realize that about bees. The fact of the matter is, unless there is some sort of unified effort on it, one human could not kill an notable amount of bees. We, as a species have recognized that we need bees, as I recall several efforts supporting them. To further add on to that, a majority of humans are scared of bees, and I know several who run should they even see one. To further that point, there are bee farms, meaning that we have some sort of effort to use them for honey. For pollination, there are plenty of areas where humans don't frequent that i'm sure there are tons of bees. If you're talking you find one in new york city, I'm sure someone would try, but they have a nasty sting and a habit of getting away quickly. Finally, I believe that according to what humans have completed thus far, and the ability of conscious thought, we deserve to research, expand, and live upon this planet which we were put on.

Sorry for long post.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Daddy long legs creep me the fuck out.

Gah!

I kill spiders and daddy long legs, but from afar. I try to rescue everything else.

 

[hazabaza1]

While I won't go out of my way to not kill something, if I see someone crush a spider or something when it was not disturbing anyone, I'd have a bit of a go at them.

 

[The Hairminator]

I could care less about killing insects, since they are roughly small amounts of bio-mass controlled only by instincts. I only kill them if they are disturbing me, however.

 

[Jfswift]

I don't worry about it too much. The insects have a high reproduction cycle because of their relatively short lifespan. If it makes you feel any better sometimes i'll box up a spider and toss it outside. I don't like killing critters anymore than I have to. (I used to be pretty ruthless as a kid too, frying ants with a magnifying glass and stuff like that.)

 

[KeyMaster45]

Oh man, I used to have all out war on ant hills when I was a kid. Cramming a couple firecrackers in the hills to where only the wicks stuck out, and make tiny smoking craters. Did I feel bad about it pfft, hells no. Do I feel bad about it today, are you kidding I wish I had some firecrackers right now to turn a rather large ant hill in my drive way into ground zero.

They're bugs dude, and killing them is in no way a moral crime. You need to stop sweating small stuff like this. Just cause you took some joy in killing bugs as a kid didn't mean you were messed up, it meant you were normal.

 

[arcstone]

Me and my family got this cabin that we useually go to during the weekends and I often find myself sitting in my room there late at night playing video games with my tv screen the only source of light in the room.

Those annoying little cunts sure like light, don't they?

I useually don't like killing bugs, but I will treat them to a face full of finger if they don't take the hint around the sixth time I shoo them away from the screen.

 

[razerdoh]

Lately some annoying little insects have arrived on my street due to increased heat and I'm waking up with little itchy bites on my hands which I'm 90&% sure are because of these mini-daddy long legs creatures.

bed Bugs dude [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_bugs]


Well on to your questions:

I kill bugs:

I have 2 Bug Zappers, loads of insect repellents, ant poison etc

a few days ago i noticed a wasps nest in a pile of wood that will, on june 23, become a Jonsok bonfire! (KILL IT WHIT FIRE!)

 

[Mr.Squishy]

When they come into my room and have the balls to fly around me is when I find it acceptable to kill them. Just don't torture them, I feel bad when I don't kill it swiftly.

Ditto. These are my standards. If a fly is trying to find its way into my eyes/mouth/nose etc, I should be permitted to kick its ass into a wall. Sadisticaly torturing a lower being is just sad in my opinion

I am unoriginal and will therefore let this express my opinions.

 

[Wintermoot]

nope they shouldnt have been bugs if they didnt want to die

 

[flaming_squirrel]

The only thing I'll kill are mosquitos and ants (only if they're trying to invade my house again).

Anything goes out the windows as if it's not causing me a problem, what right do I have to kill it?
When trying to repell the first ant invasion I did feel a pang of guilt for killing a family of pillbugs by accident with poison, they didnt need to die but I wasnt careful enough.

 

[PixieFace]

If I find a bug in my room I scoop it up on a piece of paper and toss it back outside. If I find a big spider, I swat it quickly out of pretty reasonable fear. Florida spiders aren't the worst, but they aren't full of sunshine and rainbows either. I had a friend go to the ER the other week for a brown recluse bite. If he had gone in a day later, he would have died, or - best case scenario - gotten an entire leg amputated. I don't mess around with spiders, no sir.

Same with cockroaches and silver fish because they're pests invading my home and carrying disease into it. The thing that bothers me is torture of insects. Yeah, I hate spiders, but it's just inhuman to pluck their legs off for fun.

I remember screaming at this girl I saw in elementary school drown a lizard in a tub of glue for kicks. When baby frogs by my middle school started hopping around during spring, I would rush to rescue them while boys tried to smash as many of them as possible, trying to 'beat me' as though it was a game. When I was playing with this awesome massive beetle in high school, some obviously hardcore kid ran over, snatched it, and plucked it's head off right in front of me, laughing that he killed it to impress all his gawthy friends.

How is any of that right? Killing a living creature for fun? And no, before you say anything, I don't agree with hunting animals for sport, but I strongly agree with hunting for food because that is the nature of our world. I can't comprehend people who cause bugs or animals pain for shits and giggles. It's just like... Come one guys, we're humans. We should be better than that.

 

[ucciolord1]

I don't know if it's 'wrong,' but my hippie heart cringes every time I see it happen.

 

[Kagim]

If insects take up residence in my home damn skippy i am going to kill them.

If i am not in my house i kill them if they attack. Otherwise i leave them alone. I also have a tendency to push kids who torture ants.

 

[Sebenko]

There is nothing wrong with it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is someone who had a petrock and got angry if they dropped it, or gets angry if you step on grass. There are literally billions of them. You can argue there are billions of humans, we can't reproduce nearly as fast as them, and we serve a much greater purpose than they do.
Do I say you could go into an ecosystem where there are no humans, bugs play an important role, and create a super animal that can counter it in every way? No. If the bugs are bothering you anywhere humans frequent, you have every right.

You know, without bees we'd only live a matter of weeks?

So by what measure do we serve a "much greater purpose"?

You know that can't be true. The bees are not around most of the year. Like most bugs they come back in the summer - disappear for the winter.

Oh, I'm sure the human race keeps enough supplies in winter for a sudden lack of new food growth in the summer. Yeah.

Have you seen how much food it takes to supply a navy ship at sea takes? and that's only a couple of thousand people at most.

 

[manaman]

There is nothing wrong with it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is someone who had a petrock and got angry if they dropped it, or gets angry if you step on grass. There are literally billions of them. You can argue there are billions of humans, we can't reproduce nearly as fast as them, and we serve a much greater purpose than they do.
Do I say you could go into an ecosystem where there are no humans, bugs play an important role, and create a super animal that can counter it in every way? No. If the bugs are bothering you anywhere humans frequent, you have every right.

You know, without bees we'd only live a matter of weeks?

So by what measure do we serve a "much greater purpose"?

You know that can't be true. The bees are not around most of the year. Like most bugs they come back in the summer - disappear for the winter.

Oh, I'm sure the human race keeps enough supplies in winter for a sudden lack of new food growth in the summer. Yeah.

Have you seen how much food it takes to supply a navy ship at sea takes? and that's only a couple of thousand people at most.

Just saying you might want to say that as, wouldn't last more then a year without bees. Even that is more society. People would still be around for a while.