r/whatisit • u/Cultural_Fall_3255 • 9h ago

New, what is it? What is this thing.

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u/sumlime 9h ago

The duality of man. Here's a person who is just causally holding a bug with their bare hands while it's moving. And then theres people like me who wouldn't touch it, even when wearing all the protection in the world.

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u/GlassTour5378 6h ago

Yeah I’m having a fucking meltdown if I see that thing near me

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u/Rare_Background8891 6h ago

I love bugs. I think they are fascinating.

And no fucking way am I touching that.

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u/GlassTour5378 6h ago

I can agree, they’re fascinating. And, at times, horribly terrifying.

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u/uhohohnohelp 3h ago

Absolutely. If that thing’s not in my house or touching me, it’s gorgeous.

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u/wandering-monster 5h ago

The interesting thing to me is that I don't actually mind this guy as much as smaller bugs. 

Bugs freak me out because you can't really predict how they'll act and they're too small and fast to really do anything about. 

This guy is big enough that I feel like I have a read on him and would be able to tell what he's up to.

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u/parlayer-way 5h ago

The Longhorn beetle whisperer

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u/ColdChemical 1h ago

Exactly why wolf spiders are a million times scarier than tarantulas.

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u/GertyFarish11 7h ago

There's two kinds of people...

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u/North_Eye_6500 5h ago

i’m the third. i burn it and everything in a mile radius to the ground.

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u/Onobigtuna 2h ago

Stay out of California, we have enough problems with wildfires

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u/robin-bunny 6h ago

I might with this bug, if it's not poisonous and can't hurt me. But damn if I would be anywhere near a spider. My child had the opportunity to hold an enormous spider and pet it. I almost shrieked when she touched it. I don't care if it's safe. The guy had the nerve to ask if I would like to hold it too. NOPE! And wherever that thing came from is where I'm not moving to!

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u/r1ms 3h ago

DualiDEAN