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    4 months ago

    It’s a green lacewing! It’s also known as a “stinkfly” since it produces a foul odour when threatened! I learned that the hard way when I had one of these in my bathroom and humanely got it out of there

      • @TheLadyAugust
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        314 months ago

        Please don’t kill these insects. While these only eat pollen, their larvae are highly carnivorous and will eat tons of pests.

        • DarkThoughts
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          24 months ago

          As with most insects, it pretty much always depends on how convenient / inconvenient it is to capture & release them at the time of finding them. If it is very late and they sit in a bad spot then I’m not gonna go through the hassle. If they release some stink bomb shit when feeling threatened then I’m even less inclined to do so.

    • @LemmyKnowsBest
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      04 months ago

      You were rescuing it and it felt threatened? stupid bugs.

      • @Etterra
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        64 months ago

        Dude they’re insects. They’re not smart enough to know the difference. Most animals aren’t smart enough to know the difference.

        • @half_built_pyramids
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          -24 months ago

          bad joke, spiders are not bugs only insects of the order hemiptera classified as bugs and spiders aren’t even insects. maybe if you drank fewer beer and spent more time studying you would know that but it’s your life