Stonetribe

While I was doing the Moth highlight, I was a bit straped for time since I was to be going somwhere soon so sorry if it seems a bit rushed. I made a few edits to make up for it.

Well after you put on such a charming display I couldn't help but check out your thread.

I can see where you're coming from Blaze, but don't apes and monkeys eat insects? I mean people still eat bugs too in some places, don't they? I remember seeing a documentary on the Amazon where people would cook spiders on sticks and eat them. Actually on some level you may be right. I just remembered something I read a long tome ago about people fearing snakes because they were a big threat a long time ago.

Glad to see you here. I hope you stick around and have some fun learning a thing or two on arthropods, this earths real dominent species.

As requested by Ancre, I'm going to do a highlight on moths, specifically, a group of them known as Hawk Moths.

At least a few species of Hawk Moths can be found in any region, but they are most common in the tropics. The name "Hawk Moth" is derived from their exceptional flying skills as well as their relativity large size , sporting a wingspan that can range from two to eight inches. Adults mainly feed on flower nectar, and are efficient pollinators. They do this in a fashion similar to butterflies using a coiled proboscis or "tounge" which can grow rather long, recorded as being as big as 13 inches.

Most species of Hawk Moth larva are commonly referred to as "hornworms" due to the often prominent horn like structure at their posterior end. When disturbed, they are quick to vomit up sticky, hazardous contents from their esophagus. They are commonly labled as harmful to tomato and tobacco crops, although the actual amount of damage they can cause varies significantly.

As stated above, the most unique feature of the Hawk Moth are its excellent flying abilities. They are among the fastest flying insects, reaching speeds of up to 30 miles per hour! They are also able to hover in midair to feed on flower nectar like humming birds and have actually been mistaken as such. This mid place hovering is actually a skill that is rather rare in the animal kingdom, only found in certain bat species, hoverflies, and humming birds themselves. During this hover flight, they can even make sharp movements from side to side repeatedly known as "swing-hovering". This behavior is thought to have been evolved in order to better avoid predators.

There you go Ancre, hope you and the others enjoyed it!

yeah If most humans didnt have an aversion to bugs we probably wouldnt have survived as a species for very long. If everyone was all hey look at this little guy omigosh I wanna hug everybug!!! then there would be a lot of deaths by poisonous insects because people wouldnt know what they were doing. So its a good thing that most people arent to keen on them. thats not to say nowadays we shouldnt accept them its just back before electricity and modern science and all that people werent as educated and therefore picking up strange insects was a quick way to get yourself terminally ill

I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this one blaze. Even though there are literally hundreds of millions of different types of insects and spiders, I'm fairly certain the the vast, vast majority of them are relatively harmless to humans, with the amount that do pose any lethal significance being less than 5%. Even then, areas that do home deadly bugs aren't very heavily populated by humans. Even if throughout history, we adored bugs on a daily basis, humans are still smart enough to learn from their mistakes and keep away after the first guy who cuddled with a brown recluse died an, at the time, unexpected death. I doubt the casualty count would be very different, much less entire extinction.

I know that lactose intolerance is natural, and that the fact that some people are lactose tolerant is due to a mutation in the E-coli bacteria in your stomach. That's the limit of my sciency knowledge though.

Are you talking about leaf bugs? That's what it sounds to me like you're talking about. Here's a picture of one.

Thanks, Bugmaster Stonetribe. This has actually been very informative and fun. The video of the ants taking down the crab was pretty creepy though, but I loved how they made a bridge out of themselves. I'm okay with insects, but I can't stand spiders. I can't even touch them without freaking out. I know it's a ridiculous phobia, but I just can't help it. I thought the Goliath Beetle was the strongest beetle? Or are they just the biggest? Whelp, anyway, I need to keep an eye on this thread.

Oh hey, I remember you from the introduction section. My advertising actually worked! Glad your enjoying my thread. Arachnophobia is not a ridiculous one, it's actually the most common fear in the entire world.

Oh, yeah that makes sense. Alright as much as I like it being advertised, we should prolly drop the bug thread discussion here.

Wait wait, wut?

Swirly is also an avid visiter in my bug thread. He does science, so he has to know what he's doing!

We're all one big happy family. Come on down to my bug thread if you get the chance. Me, Rosie, and Blaze hang out there very frequently. It's the "cool kids table" of the forums.

The games were very fun and incredibly challenging, especially since I was younger back then and less video game savvy, haha. I mostly remember it as Rockman, due to the Japanese naming of it.

I actually enjoyed the old cartoon of it quite a lot, despite the fact I would find it very cliche and cheesy now.

The history channel in a nut shell "5% fact and evidence, 95% theories and speculation"

I'll have the moth highlight up by tomorrow. Alright then, back to bugs...

Lol, I was just thinking 'aren't we supposed to be talking about the new guy?' Welcome again by the way.

I don't oppose it in any way, I was just curious. Nickname to your hearts content blaze.

WELCOME FRIEND!!! I shall call you derp and you shall be my derp and you shall be my friend

Blaze, how many times now have you used the "I shall call you x and you shall be my x and you shall be my friend" bit in the introduction section? Seems like I've seen it a few times now.

Anyways, welcome to canterlot. There's never a shortage of friendly people to chat to here, so make yourself at home. As much as one can on an internet forum that is...

Don't worry blaze, your not anymore unwelcome here now than when you were from before. Which is to say, not at all to begin with. On another unrelated note, I'm somewhat pleased of my rather confusing word choice I just made.

Swirly is a scientist by trade -- don't confuse his passion for anything else but a friendly willingness to share his knowledge with you! It's very hard to tell tonality by words on an internet forum, and I know Swirly well enough to say he means you all due respect.

Since we had a spotlight on a water bug, I would like to request its much cuter cousin: the water strider! Please, O Bugmaster, share thine knowledge with us!

There are actually a few facts about the water strider I do want to share, I think it will surprise a good number of people. But I promised to do a highlight on a moth first. Until then, can we hold off on the requests? I'm more than happy to do them, but I'd rather not have them pile up.

Jewelry making? That's a pretty cool hobby. Don't worry about people thinking less of you. I myself have a particularly low sense of masculinity. Besides, anyone who calls someone else gay over the Internet is an instant sign that they are poor mannered and tasteless lameo.

Welcome to canter lot bro. Wait, am I established enough on the forums to be welcoming people? If you like to learn and find yourself a tad bored, come on over to my insect thread. I'm always posting about interesting bugs. Wait, is it bad taste to advertise my thread to newcomers? Maybe this wasn't such a good idea...

I always found this unfair... Every organism carries diseases or bacterium that could be potentially harmful to another. Yes, that includes humans. The question is, do you or the creature have the tools to destroy the foreign pathogens. When an insect is "disease carrying" all it means is that it carries a pathogen that is potentially harmful to you. However, humans carried over their diseases from Europe to the "new world" too. Killing the indigenous. In fact, the pathogens carried by most insects, save a few, have done relatively little to harm the humans as a species. The diseases that European travelers brought to the "new world" not only killed, but decimated the indigenous populations. There are two insect borne pathogens that have had such an effect on humans to my knowledge. Malaria, which is spread through mosquitoes, and The Black Plague, which was spread *initially* by fleas. Why did I put initially in asterisks? Well, that is because after they started it, HUMANS did the rest. We spread more disease than any creature on the planet. If you get sick, its likely because you came in contact with an INFECTED PERSON, not an infected organism. There are few exceptions to this, and almost all of them involve bacteria and airborne viruses. Think of the last time you got sick, chances are you were near a PERSON whom was coughing, not some insect that landed on you, or a cockroach that was chilling in your apartment eating scraps of food in your garbage.

Edit: In reference to the water bug. You are more likely to get sick AFTER it has bitten you and breached your skin from the BACTERIA in the water, that now can enter your system. But why blame the bug for that? The same could happen if you step on a sharp rock.

Wow, that was a very good and well worded defense you made swirl. I've never really thought about people blaming creatures for their disease carrying potential, much less whether it was their fault or not. Bravo, I'm glad I have somepony like you who sticks around in my thread.

Sadly, the only experience I've had with pikmin was through that Let's player, Chuggaaconroy.

Like I said to a few other people, you can probably buy a used copy for less than 5$ at any local gamestop. If you don't have a gamecube, the nintendo wii can also run it. You will need a gamecube controller and memory card though. I've already convinced one person to look into it, be a sport and become the second

Bugmaster -- since you've raised my buggy awareness, I've been less hasty to kill insects when I come across them in my home. Knowledge in the right place can truly make a difference.

I'm sure you're quite delighted to hear this!

(Saucy is getting big in her corner.)

I am very delighted to hear this! Knowing that my thread caused somepony to make an effort to not kill bugs is exactly the kind of thing that makes it worthwhile.

I'd be glad to

Actually, do you mind if I just do a single specific species of moth? Just moths in general might be a bit underwhelming.

Ahh I see. The first Pikmin was definitely good, but the second had better game design as well as more content in my humble opinion.

Heh, that water bug is creepy. Now I want to find one in real life

With all the requests everybody made, can I request something on moths ? They're the prettiest insects of the world, in my opinion.

I'd be glad to

Roleplay Type: World of Equestria

Name: Crash

Sex: Male

Age: Colt

Species: Unicorn

Eye Color: Brown

Coat Color: Orange

Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style: Short, shaggy, black hair on his head

Physique: On the muscular side

Cutie Mark: A wrench in screwdriver crossed in an x

Origin/Residence: Manehatten/Nowhere, he lives on the road

Occupation: Any work he can find

Motivation: Travel the world while making enough money to get by.

Likes: working out, originality, messing around, manual labor if he's in the mood

Dislikes: hypocrites, sports, high society snobs, hunting

Character Summary: Crash is a rough n' tough traveler who's home is anywhere the road is bar the occasional hotel room. Though he loves his family like anyone else would, he deemed his home as lacking excitement. When old enough, he set out to begin life on his own, going wherever fate felt like leading him. He's not afraid to get his hooves dirty with a fight if somepony is disrespectful to him or anypony else who doesn't deserve to be treated as such. Since he lives life as a wanderer, any friendships he makes aren't kept long. Even though he may get bored or lonely due to a lack of social interaction, he loves his exciting way of life and claims he would never give it up.

Crash himself is a friendly, lighthearted, and fun loveing guy. He will often crack jokes in order to amuse himself and keep those around him in good spirits. Though he may at times come off as brash or immature, he has a rather large soft side and isn't afraid to, say, comment on a little foul drawing a picture of his teacher and giving it to her by saying, "isn't that sweet?" Because of his rather bulky build, he feels a responsibility of sorts to keep the ponies around him safe from harm.

Crash's cutie mark story goes back to when he still lived his life in Manehatten. A few friends of his were set on playing their own garrage band rock concert. Crash himself wasn't part of it since he had no musical prowless, but was supportive none thee less. His friends had tallent no doubt, but were definitely lacking in organization, planing, and anything else that didn't involve the actual playing of an instrument. He gladly offered his assistence and performed a variety of tasks that included building the stage, publicitizing it, and even went through the trouble of adding special effects by building a fog machine and rigging up some simple pyro. Even on the day of the concert when one of the band members triped and broke his guitar he was carrying, just minutes before showtime, Crash mannaged to fix it up and tune it in record time. As watched his friends perform and the crowd cheering them, he didn't even notice until after as his cutie mark appeared. If not for his behind the scenes work and enginuity, his friends entire endevour would have been a complete bust.

Sorry bro, I didn't mean to legitimately scare you.

The guy died of asphyxiation by cockroaches! You'd need a ton of them for that... a ton I do not like it when bugs swarm. With maybe 10 I am fine, but when there are hundreds I feel uncomfortable.

I myself love it when bugs swarm. I have a firm belief in the power of many against one. I know I posted this video in this thread before, but I really love it so too bad.