Wouldn't it be riduclous/absurd & insane if one is guilty of killing a mosquito?

[Tyrannoraptor]

What if a swarm of de-winged mosquitoes attacked Barney the Dinosaur?

But that's not what i've expected!

[Ragged Maw]

If the mosquito is carrying malaria or any other disease like West Nile, you're technically helping save a life, so I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

This. The “self-defense” plea is totally legit.

[Zelena]

If the mosquito is carrying malaria or any other disease like West Nile, you're technically helping save a life, so I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

This. The “self-defense” plea is totally legit.

How would you know?

[Kirby101]

What if the mosquito was obese and rude?

[babyblob]

What if the mosquito was obese and rude?

You have to be careful. A lot of them online

[Ragged Maw]

How would you know?

If some rando rushes me with a dirty syringe, I'm not gonna go, "Maybe it doesn't have hepatitis/malaria/HIV/etc. on it". I'm to grab whatever weapon's handy (preferably one with range) and drop the fucker.

[shooshoomanjoe]

I never kill a mosquito in the hope that I get bitten by a radioactive mosquito so I can gain the proportionate strength and agility of a mosquito.

[GOLGO 13]

Spiders just creep me out. Fortunately they don't grow that big in our area. Tip of the day. if you see one crawling on the floor or wall, have a spray of something handy, like Windex to slow them down. otherwise those little devils can evade your swats at it.

I get what your saying but Spiders are natural allies for us. They hunt & eat insects. I tend to scoop them up with a piece of paper & put them outside where they belong.

Any other creepy crawlies get sanctioned on sight. No mercy for them.

[Tyrannoraptor]

One of the great vows of Jainist monks is to avoid injuring any life form.

They are saner than most people, I think.

But I meant plucking out a mosquitoes wings might also be kinda crazy instead of killing it.

[MajorHoy]

But I meant plucking out a mosquitoes wings might also be kinda crazy instead of killing it.

And plucking out its wings might be killing it anyway.
Do we know how much pain / trauma a mosquito would experience by having its wings plucked out?
How will it get around without wings? Find nourishment? Avoid predators?

[Tyrannoraptor]

And plucking out its wings might be killing it anyway.
Do we know how much pain / trauma a mosquito would experience by having its wings plucked out?
How will it get around without wings? Find nourishment? Avoid predators?

But that'd be also be kinda crazy or absurd to regret how the mosquito will suffer.

[Dalak]

But that'd be also be kinda crazy or absurd to regret how the mosquito will suffer.

About the only creatures I will kill without the slightest hint of guilt/regret are ones that harm me or my pets, or Ants/Cockroaches.

I feel no sympathy for Cows anymore as after a particularly wet summer back in Texas it came out that some were eating themselves to death. We did that to them which can be seen as horrific, but at this point they aren't good for anything but food & dairy.

[babyblob]

About the only creatures I will kill without the slightest hint of guilt/regret are ones that harm me or my pets, or Ants/Cockroaches.

I feel no sympathy for Cows anymore as after a particularly wet summer back in Texas it came out that some were eating themselves to death. We did that to them which can be seen as horrific, but at this point they aren't good for anything but food & dairy.

I honor the sacrifice of cows by eating the thickest juiciest burger I can find!

[Dalak]

I honor the sacrifice of cows by eating the thickest juiciest burger I can find!

It's so hard to find good BBQ here in FL, I would kill for a serving of brisket from the old Fuschak's shop in San Marcos TX, but they got closed permanently during COVID. Sauces in FL are far too sweet, and the BBQ beans are even sweeter. A BBQ Sauce can't have no sugar/honey, but that shouldn't be the strongest flavor either. Everything I've tried that says "Texas BBW" is nearly tasteless rather than what's actually served in TX.

And I think that if I'm going to keep going on here I'll need to head over to the Controversial Opinions thread