r/SipsTea • u/jaywritethekid • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Bruh...

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u/WimbletonButt 1d ago

I mean, everyone got something that freaks them out. I like to play with spiders but I will try to levitate and phase through a door if there's a cricket in the room with me. Fuck crickets.

My kid's scared of moths. I once heard another grown man say "they eat fabric, that's not that far from eating skin!".

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u/qwokwa 1d ago

I'm also ok with spiders and most bugs but one thing I hate is ladybugs. I know people love them but my god I don't want them anywhere near me. They freak me out.

Reason is, when I was a kid there was a massive ladybug infestation in my area and absolutely everything was covered in ladybugs. Railings, rocks, walls, doorknobs... they got inside our school and coated the cafeteria walls and ceiling by the windows. My classmate collected them in her hoodies pockets and sat next to me during class so they would just come crawling out from time to time. Everything stank of ladybug piss. Absolutely disgusting.

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u/Timithios 1d ago edited 1d ago

Might have actually been Asian Lady Beetles, can range from orangish to just off red, have a lot more spots, and always seem to clump together for warmth during the winter in homes and the like. They also bite on top of smelling bad when they get spooked.

I hate em. Your native Lady Bug is much less troublesome.

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u/qwokwa 1d ago

Oh damn, I didn't know that! I thought they were the same because native ladybugs here are (approximately) the same colour but seems like the spots are different. I found an old article from that time and they do specify its asian lady beetles. Good catch.

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u/Timithios 1d ago

My pleasure! They can get confused with the native lady bugs easily enough if they're of the redder variety, so no worries!

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u/not_so_impressed 1d ago

Same. I like spiders. I don't have any real problem with snakes.

Bugs are a different story and I'm in my 40's. F*** bugs they are so disgusting.