Comments on: Assassin Bug http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/ A daily photographic look at the world of insects, spiders, creepies, crawlies and critters. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:21:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kazriko http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-620 Kazriko Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:03:02 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-620 How does the Schmidt scale compare to the Ouchdammitometer? Would that be 4+ huertz for the bullet ant? http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20000806.html How does the Schmidt scale compare to the Ouchdammitometer? Would that be 4+ huertz for the bullet ant?

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]]> By: Scott http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-618 Scott Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:23:38 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-618 Yeah I don't as a general rule provoke anything into biting me, venomous or no. Yeah I don’t as a general rule provoke anything into biting me, venomous or no.

]]> By: JVidal-Riggs http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-613 JVidal-Riggs Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:49:15 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-613 Hahaha! I love the descriptions on that! Although I think that the bullet ant description is a bit of an exaggeration (or they were less nasty when I had a tussle with them). Hahaha! I love the descriptions on that! Although I think that the bullet ant description is a bit of an exaggeration (or they were less nasty when I had a tussle with them).

]]> By: tceisele http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-612 tceisele Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:46:22 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-612 I wonder if anyone who has been bitten by an assassin bug could rank it on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmidt_Sting_Pain_Index" rel="nofollow">Schmidt Sting Pain</a> scale for us? I wonder if anyone who has been bitten by an assassin bug could rank it on the Schmidt Sting Pain scale for us?

]]> By: Athena http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-611 Athena Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:33:09 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-611 For the record, *Ladybugs* love to bite my grandma... so yeah, bugs seem to have preferences... For the record, *Ladybugs* love to bite my grandma… so yeah, bugs seem to have preferences…

]]> By: AJ http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-610 AJ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:29:37 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-610 I've also heard that the bite is quite painful, and I have a friend who's deathly allergic to their digestive fluid... So I'd advise against provoking one! I’ve also heard that the bite is quite painful, and I have a friend who’s deathly allergic to their digestive fluid… So I’d advise against provoking one!

]]> By: Singingpixel http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-609 Singingpixel Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:19:01 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-609 I would vote for "particularly stupid idea," although I wouldn't word it that way since I don't know you well enough to personally insult you. The bite of these guys is reputed to be astoundingly painful. Of course, not knowing what they were, I've picked them up and moved them many times without getting bitten, but it's not something I'd like to bet on. I would vote for “particularly stupid idea,” although I wouldn’t word it that way since I don’t know you well enough to personally insult you. The bite of these guys is reputed to be astoundingly painful.

Of course, not knowing what they were, I’ve picked them up and moved them many times without getting bitten, but it’s not something I’d like to bet on.

]]> By: tceisele http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-607 tceisele Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:24:48 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/02/27/assassin-bug/#comment-607 I'm not sure about the distinction between "venom" and "digestive fluid", but the stuff assassin bugs inject is intended to digest flesh into a liquid form that they can suck up. It kills insects and other small animals quickly (and presumably painfully), so if anyone wants to call it a venom, I for one am not going to argue. Sometimes I think I should goad an assassin bug into biting me just to find out for sure what it feels like. Other times I think that is a spectacularly stupid idea. We'll see which one wins the next time I find one. I’m not sure about the distinction between “venom” and “digestive fluid”, but the stuff assassin bugs inject is intended to digest flesh into a liquid form that they can suck up. It kills insects and other small animals quickly (and presumably painfully), so if anyone wants to call it a venom, I for one am not going to argue.

Sometimes I think I should goad an assassin bug into biting me just to find out for sure what it feels like. Other times I think that is a spectacularly stupid idea. We’ll see which one wins the next time I find one.

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