#bug psa

[not-a-praying-mantis]

Ah, summer. The time of the year all bugs can truly enjoy the outside world.

Conversely, also the time of year where all bugs predators eat the most bugs, I assume.

Stay safe out there, bugs.

[insectoid5]

Just a quick PSA:

I am taking a break from Tumblr starting Monday, Nov. 18, through Saturday, Nov. 23.  This is both because of the imminent release of Frozen II, and the flood of activity that will cause, and for personal reasons.

That said, my usual reblogging will be at a bare minimum, so I can spend as much quality time as I can with my girlfriend @patricia-von-arundel over the course of the week.  (My queue will continue normally.) I may pop in occasionally, for example to give a reaction to seeing Frozen II on Thursday night, but other than that, not much.

See all of you on the other side of F2! 😁

[bug-on-the-wire]

I'm sorry, guys.

I need more time. I'm just... dealing with a lot right now, and I don't think I can manage my usual Tumblring. I'll slow the queue down.

[datbugaintdead]

House Centipedes: Good!

They’re like the only kind of centipede thing that has a good ol’ face like a roach or a beetle. They can see nice and they’re really smart. But their butts have fake antennaes so you can’t tell which way they’re looking. 

They look really scary! The first time I ever saw one, I thought it was some kind of demon spider cockroach centipede! They scuttle and their legs are too long and they’re terrible to look upon. 

But!

They are not aggressive or poisonous! They normally will stay out of your way! (They can live in your house for like seven years and you might not know they’re there!) Guess what they eat? 

They’re natural pest control! They eat roaches, ants, spiders, wasps, silverfish, bedbugs, termites, like goddamn everything that you hate. And they really only hunt at night, which is even better! You can go to bed at ease knowing the house centipede is a one-man cleanup crew!

Think of him as your exterminator buddy! Yes, they’ll always be scary-looking and absolutely the stuff of nightmares, but it’s what’s inside that counts! They are friends!

[Note: I’m not saying they never bite. But they’re non-aggressive and smart enough to recognize that you’re too big to try to fight, so if you’re nice to them, they’ll leave you alone. Bites are pretty rare, and not a big deal. 

Also, important to understand that one or two house centipedes in your home are helpful! But if you start noticing a lot of house centipedes, you have a big underlying problem: lots of house centipedes means there’s lots of food for them to all eat. Which means you have a major pest issue on your hands and they had to call in backup. You should probably do something about it at that point]

[insectoid5]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Is the appropriate reaction, I believe?

(HOLY COW.)

This movie is going to be EPIC.  And I am going to be with my best friend @patricia-von-arundel to enjoy every minute of it. 😁😁😁

Oh, friendly reminder that I properly tag all spoilers (#frozen 2, #frozen 2 spoilers)—and friendly warning that many of them in the next hour will not be queued.

Sorry not sorry. 😜

[insectoid5]

Nobody panic, I changed my icons!

I decided that, since I was added to a group Fire Emblem: Three Houses blog today, that I’d change my icon to reflect that.  So my hand-drawn XPilot icon that I’ve used forever is now on my personal sideblog, bug-on-the-wire.  And my new icon here is of the (frequently-napping) Linhardt von Hevring from FE3H. 😆

[insectoid5]

PSA for my followers...

I should probably do this before I go to sleep (yes, I’m still up 😅), because when I wake up, and after I get back from the car dealership, I’m probably going to be posting Frozen 2 stuff nonstop.

So, fair warning: these posts will not be queued.  (My queue’s chock full, anyway.)  I will tag them, at minimum, with #frozen 2 and #frozen 2 spoilers, for those of you who want to blacklist either of those.

[insecquidae]

hi guys! remember that invasive species/invasive bugs specifically should be killed! it may not be their fault but that doesnt mean you should let them live