Jingus 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2004 I don't blame Dames's arachnophobia, I too go a bit weak in the knees when confronted with any sort of large hairy spider, even if it's just the ones in a Resident Evil game or a picture on a message board. (Heh, that just reminded me of the time he had me look at EQ's sig to make sure the offending bugger was removed, and he was so upset that it took me a minute to explain the pic had been replaced by Spider-Man.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2004 He does get freaked out by spiders, but he's not a bitch about it. I guess we all have shit that we're afraid of though. I happen to HATE bugs. And if the bug is big enough, it fucks with my head. How do you feel about Madagascar's Hissing Cockroaches? I'm for them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nelly's Bandaid Report post Posted July 24, 2004 Anyone have a phobia that's specific to flying bugs? If it's bigger than a fly and has wings I'll literally run from it, but if it's a spider 3 inches around on a wall, there's no fear at all. I think it's a mental thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Frank_Nabbit Report post Posted July 24, 2004 I was laying in bed 2 nights a go, when a flying inch long beetle thing crawled in my ear, I shudder to think what it would've happened had I been sleeping.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mandarin 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2004 I don't have any bug phobias, but reading about the kid who had a fly go up his dick and then hatch eggs there or whatever made me uncomfortable. It was on these forums not too long ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EQ Report post Posted July 25, 2004 He does get freaked out by spiders, but he's not a bitch about it. I guess we all have shit that we're afraid of though. I happen to HATE bugs. And if the bug is big enough, it fucks with my head. How do you feel about Madagascar's Hissing Cockroaches? FUCK THAT! I would run the fuck away. I agree with whoever said the "if it's bigger than a fly" thing. Little bugs don't bother me too much, but if it's bigger than your standard house fly (not those huge, diesel flies... FUCK them) then it better not come near me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 Hey quick look who's birthday it is!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted July 25, 2004 I don't see the big deal about bugs. They all squish when you punch them...some of them just make a bigger mess. Now an angry mother badger protecting her young...that's something to be afraid of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 You can buy Japanese Giant Hornet venom to drink.... I'd run like hell from these motherfuckers (AoO knows what I'm saying) much less drink their venom - http://www.vaam-power.com/giant-hornet-japanese.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 25, 2004 I'm ordering FIVE CASES of that shit. Holy fuck. BEE JUICE! Only if it comes in the bottles with a dead hornet, though. I'm literally obsessed with these things. If I ever have the money to burn, I'm going to japan to observe them. Seriously. I don't see the big deal about bugs. They all squish when you punch them...some of them just make a bigger mess. I would love to see you try to fight one of these things, frigid. Let alone a flock of them. They aren't swarms. They're as big as goddamn birds, therefore, a flock as I see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted July 25, 2004 Well it appears as though their weakness is getting stuck in jars. As long as I have several jars I should be all set. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2004 For AoO: "Hornets From Hell" Offer Real-Life Fright Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News October 25, 2002 A small but highly efficient killing machine—a hornet two inches long and with a wingspan up to three inches—lurks in the mountains of Japan. The voracious predator has a quarter-inch stinger that pumps out a dose of venom with an enzyme so strong it can dissolve human tissue. Bees, other hornet species, and larger insects such as praying mantises are no match for the giant hornets, which often stalk their prey in relentless armies. Just one of these hornets can kill 40 European honeybees a minute; a handful of the creatures can slaughter 30,000 European honeybees within hours, leaving a trail of severed insect heads and limbs. The largest hornet in the world, the aggressive black-and-yellow giant hornet is both feared and revered in Japan. The ingredients of its powerful venom are contained in a popular sports drink touted as a performance booster. People are not the Japanese giant hornet's usual prey, but those who have felt its sting describe the pain as excruciating. Masato Ono, an entomologist at Tamagawa University, near Tokyo, said it's "like a hot nail through my leg." Someone who is stung by the hornet and doesn't receive proper treatment soon thereafter can die from the venom, which is powerful enough to disintegrate human flesh. About 40 people die each year after being stung by giant hornets, mainly as a result of an allergic reaction to the venom. This weekend the National Geographic TV series EXPLORER takes a close look at this powerful overlord of the insect world. The program, Hornets From Hell, airs Sunday, October 27, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on MSNBC. Ono, who has studied the giant hornets for more than a decade, champions the insects despite their vicious reputation. "[They] seem brutal to us," he said, "but they're just doing what they have to do to survive. They're excellent mothers and fierce protectors." The film's producer, Jeff Morales, said he wanted to give the Japanese giant hornet a fair hearing. "Hornets get a bad rap for the most part, but they really are an integral part of a delicate ecosystem," he said. "Social insects like the hornet are incredibly intriguing animals, and there are so many things we have yet to discover about their ways." Lethal Attacks European honeybees are a favorite target of the giant hornets. Commonly used by Japanese farmers, the honeybees are not native to Japan and have no natural defenses against an onslaught of giant hornets. Once an enterprising hornet scouts out a bee colony, it marks the nest with a type of bodily chemical substance called a pheromone. Soon, a horde of giant hornets—each hornet five times larger than a European honeybee—arrives to decimate the colony. The annual cycle of life and death begins anew each spring on the Japanese island of Honshu. As the cold weather fades, giant hornet queens awake from six months of hibernation. Inside, they carry the eggs of those who will be the hive's workers and soldiers. A hornet queen lays thousands of eggs that take only a week to develop into larvae. The size of a hornet hive grows quickly as the season progresses—and so does the ravenous hunger of the young hornets. The queen feeds her young at first, but soon an army of hornet hunters is dispatched to surrounding forests in search of more food sources. The hornets are highly industrious while their season lasts, relentlessly slaughtering other insects and building the size of their hives. As cold weather approaches, the giant hornets' dominance comes to an end. The queens lay unfertilized eggs that will become the male hornets that are needed to fertilize a new generation of queens, which in turn hibernate until spring arrives again. Powerful Saliva Adult hornets feed their young by chewing the flesh of their victims into a gooey paste that the offspring devour. The larvae are well fed, and in turn provide the adults with a powerful energy-boosting cocktail in their saliva. It's called vespa amino acid mixture, or VAAM. Regular doses of VAAM from the larvae give giant hornets their incredible stamina and energy—when pursuing prey, they can travel a range of 60 miles (96 kilometers) at speeds reaching 25 miles per hour. The incredible effects of VAAM have not gone unnoticed in Japan: The country's latest sports drink is based on this "hornet power." It contains a synthetic form of components in the hornet larval saliva, which is touted as performance-boosting. Japanese gold medalist and world-record marathon runner Naoko Takahashi declared that VAAM gave her an edge in the Olympic Games held in Sydney, Australia. In Japan's mountain villages, the hornets are valued as part of the basic diet. They are eaten deep fried, or even as hornet sashimi. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...antHornets.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Raiden Report post Posted July 26, 2004 He does get freaked out by spiders, but he's not a bitch about it. I guess we all have shit that we're afraid of though. I happen to HATE bugs. And if the bug is big enough, it fucks with my head. How do you feel about Madagascar's Hissing Cockroaches? I'm for them Hedberg, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
