I was vaccuming my living room floor the other day and this little tiny worm like looking insect crawled out from the sofa. I found it a bit creepy, not harmful at all as it was so tiny and despite deliberationg for a split secod if i should r shouldn't i vaccumed it. Immediately after i had done so i realised the error of my ways and felt very guilty for sucking up or perhaps killing it in the process. It meant no harm to me and i should have just left it go past and do t's thing, but for the above mentioned reasons i sucked it up. Then i realised that just because we are humans and the little insects are so tiny and caanot speak for themselves doesn't mean we can just kill them as we wish. To be quite honest i generally defend unnecessary kinnling of insects, except mosquito because they bite, but in the past i have mostly defended the killing of insects if they mean you no harm. But on this occassion i killed this tiny insect and i have been feeling very guilty for the past couple of days. I asked my best friend for his opinion on this and he said that if i really care then i should empty the vaccum bag, and maybe the inesct is still alive and may crawl out of the bag. So i did that, i tore off the vaccum bag but i couldn't see any insect crawling out, i guess it was stuck between all kinds of dust and was impossible to locate as it was so tiny and grey looking in the first place! Not sure if that redeems me, but i continue to feel bad and promised myself never to harm insects again, knowingly! Like i said, usually i don't touch them, this was one occassion that i lost my right mind and sucked it up in the vaccum cleaner! Does anyone have any say on this?
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You feel guilty about it which automatically makes you NOT a cold blooded murderer, just wish the worm happy passing, celebrate it's wormy existence and don't ever do it again.
We have cats, they kill everything smaller than them inside our house. I'll try to save the creatures before the cat finds them, but sometimes I'm to late, in that case, I give the creatures a swift death with my shoe. The cat usually yells at me for killing his toy.
We have cats, they kill everything smaller than them inside our house. I'll try to save the creatures before the cat finds them, but sometimes I'm to late, in that case, I give the creatures a swift death with my shoe. The cat usually yells at me for killing his toy.
Depends really. If they're fly, small spider or bee/ wasp, I will try to get to leave my room by openning and leading them toward it if I can.
Other other insects like small moth or other insect is fair game. As long as they don't bother me too much (like flying around making a rackus) they can stay alive in my room as long as they can.
Other other insects like small moth or other insect is fair game. As long as they don't bother me too much (like flying around making a rackus) they can stay alive in my room as long as they can.
That made my day XDZhukov said:
OT: I get those flies, you know the ones, that stay and buzz around my head and land on me for hours straight, I FUCKING HATE THEM!
we also have wimpy little UK spiders, my mother hates it when I kill them, but they shouldn't be so damn creepy then! One of them had crawled in my dressing gown last week, I put it on in the morning and screeched in horror as I felt it crawl on my arm.
THE HORROR!
We should kill all the insects, animals and plants so we can replace them all with properly regulated machinery, thereby maximising the efficency of the planet.
Thanks for tidying up my story into neat paragraphs 
, indeed i should press Enter more often!
Guys, your comments have helped. Lesson learned, don't kill innocent little insects unless you are under threat by them. The song posted about the little boy and the spider is great too, shows the world from the spiders perspective....we are indeed big giants to these little creepy creatures, and that certainly does not give us the right to kill them as and when we wish!!
, indeed i should press Enter more often!Guys, your comments have helped. Lesson learned, don't kill innocent little insects unless you are under threat by them. The song posted about the little boy and the spider is great too, shows the world from the spiders perspective....we are indeed big giants to these little creepy creatures, and that certainly does not give us the right to kill them as and when we wish!!
AwDaystar Clarion said:Dude, I have a spider bro.
This actually happened a few days ago
I have a similar story, but with a sadder ending. There was a spider in my bathroom, near the window and I decided to let it be (I mostly let them all be, unless something crawls into my bed or something). That spider lived in that spot almost for an entire year. It killed the annoying flies and other little buggers that came into my bathroom and mostly it just chilled there. He was an awesome pet. However, one day I noticed it was probably a "she", because there were little cocoon-like bundles of net in her web. I freaked out and let it for a few days, but they kept growing. I don't know what were those things, but I couldn't risk flooding my bathroom with a few dozen little spiders. So I killed them. I feel horrible and I was so sad. There was nothing I could do, I thought of taking the whole family (?) and putting them outside the apartment, but I couldn't find a way to move it all without the spider freaking and running away.Rest in peace my friend. I'm sorry for what I did to you and, maybe, your family. Considering my mild arachnophobia, you lived a long and fulfilled life in my presence.
But yeah. Spiders and insects will be spared, despite the fact that I feel uncomfortable with them around. But I just feel so sorry if I have to kill them. Also, what's this about cats? I have a cat and he never captured and/or ate a bug! I demand a refund!