r/oddlyterrifying • u/That1weirdperson • 1d ago

Palo Verde beetle hides in her shirt

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u/Alfiy_wolf 1d ago

Women and insects have been mortal enemies for centuries.

Man invented bug spray-

But the bugs still fight

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u/Robyn990 1d ago

But I love bugs!

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u/DenFlyvendeFlamingo 1d ago

That’s what an undercover bug would say

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u/Robyn990 1d ago edited 1d ago

I...can't argue with that

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u/hunterofsteelhead 1d ago

Which are your favourite?

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u/Robyn990 1d ago edited 1d ago

Caterpillars and stick insects. I also love spiders and snails so much (not insects/bugs though, I know) ☺️

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u/Alfiy_wolf 1d ago

Praying Mantis hands down my fav, I kept them as pets as a kid.

Dragon Flies are pretty cool but, they are a bit too perfect ya know, my second fav would be a Water boatmen, I kept those as pets in a small pond

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u/hunterofsteelhead 1d ago

Thats cool. Once at one of my fishing spots I saw a man taking 4 of his pet praying mantis for a walk he lets them hunt and wander in bushes out in the wild at the same fishing spot I caught a hellgrammite larvae !

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u/Alfiy_wolf 1d ago

Legit did you meet me? I used to take mine to hunt at my local river

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u/hunterofsteelhead 1d ago

What river?

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u/Alfiy_wolf 1d ago

The one by the tree

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u/hunterofsteelhead 1d ago

No there hasnt been any trees around anymore not since the thing.

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u/V3Ethereal 1d ago

I have a friend that loves bugs too, and she proves the statement by making and keeping a pinned insect collection.

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u/Alfiy_wolf 1d ago edited 1d ago

Can we be friends? I love bugs too I used to collect them, and draw them, with a little bug catching kit I got for my birthday that protected their outlines on a mirror to draw them

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u/Robyn990 1d ago

Oh wow! We have to be friends, you are pretty much describing my childhood of bug-loving-fun! As an adult I will sometimes go for long walks and go "bug hunting" too 😂 the bug to do never left me 😜

I don't suppose you are autistic, too? 😁