Mosquito rule

2 days ago by da_cow (she/her) to c/onehundredninetysix

Ephera 15 points 2 days ago

A week ago, I took a walk through some nearby woods, came back home, took my jacket off, then found this kind of bug on the floor, with one of its hind legs missing:

Stink bug with brown coloring

So, I assume, it latched onto me during my walk.

Anyway, I caught it and yeeted it off the balcony. Problem solved.

Next morning, I walk out the front door of our house and see the same bug sitting on a wall there, with the same hind leg missing.
The front door is on the other side of the building, so I thought, huh, funny coincidence that you traveled quite a few meters, but still stuck to the same building.

Yesterday morning, I suddenly hear an insect in my appartment. It sounded like a fly beating its wings. I was really confused, because I have flyscreens on all windows. I only had the balcony door open for a minute in the previous evening.

Anyway, you guessed it, it was the same bug again, same hind leg missing. Getting a bit creepy now. 😅

I yeeted it off the balcony again, but if it shows up another time, I'll have to carry it back to those woods and hope that it doesn't find its way back...

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gandalf_der_12te 6 points 2 days ago

maybe it's your smell that it's attracted to?

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Ephera 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah, quite possible. While looking for that picture, I read that they like to snack on legume plants, and I do eat an ungodly amount of legumes.

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festnt 4 points 2 days ago

it must want your legumes because it'd missing a leg

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Bubs 4 points 2 days ago

Those things are an invasive species. Flush it down the toilet.

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TheKracken 7 points 2 days ago

You're a real jerk you know that?

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cows_are_underrated 7 points 2 days ago

I just wanted to make sure that you are not alone and got someone else to spend time with.

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TotallynotJessica 5 points 2 days ago

I'll make sure it meets my resident spiders

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Skullgrid 3 points 2 days ago

On behalf of the rest of the southern hemisphere lemmings, I accept this token of appreciation meme from our northern siblings. I hope your coming winter is a mild one, and I am sure that you are wishing us a summer that is free of droughts and wildfires.

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Prunebutt 3 points 2 days ago

It has to get in line then. I already have neighbors.

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myyass 3 points 2 days ago

DOA. I've been sucked, in more ways than one, so many times that I hunt them down.

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DangerNooble 1 point 2 days ago

I can hear it

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