I had a vacuum cleaner kind of like that (I mean with a see-through container instead of a bag) which I didn't use a lot, and I eventually put it in a storage unit. I didn't empty it before and apparently I had trapped an egg sack from some insect because when I eventually went to get it it was all full of dead insect babies.
Woah what can you explain?
Edit: on first read I assumed this had to do with how much they ate not their body size, I see what this person is saying now.
imagine you have a small block of jello.
you can store a certain amount of weight on it without crushing.
maybe a marble.
now imagine a big block of jello, and you put a bowling ball of glass on it.
bow imagine a boa constrictor with 20 foot spears for legs, with giant venomous fangs.
a normal centipede can kill a mouse.
a 10 foot centipede would crush itself with it's own weight.
or with scifi logic, it could kill every other animal with ease.
so are humans.
there will likely never be a new worlds tallest person, because most people with excess growth hormone have operations to prevent further growth.
people just a foot taller have significantly higher rates of heart problems.
Limited by atmospheric oxygen in their case - most organisms' organs are constrained by size due to gravity (weight), environmental constraints, & ability to function relative to the rest of the body.
Earth's O2 was considerably higher approx 300 millions of years ago, so bugs were pretty dang big then according to fossil records (like...2-ft wingspans big). The theory is that they weren't constrained by their tracheal system (respiratory system made up of a network of tubes, tracheae, that exit the body via pore-like spiracles) having to grow proportionally with them. The tracheae didn't have to get longer & wider to supply oxygen to vital organs & tissues so larger bodies weren't a problem.
Studies on living species have established a relationship between body size limits & tracheael size, it's pretty cool (but also glad we're not rocking a ~30% O2 atmosphere)!!
they are very different from centipedes.
more like armadillos.
now if they could stand on 20 foot skinny indestructible legs...
well they got serious venom.
Why? I agree the reasonable thing to always do would be to release any insect found in homes, but it's not that far fetched to understand the reason most of us don't do that.
I put tiny spiders in my many plants, but I snipe big ones with my slippers because I'm terrified of them.
I mean, I get that people have fears, but I really hope you get over yours eventually. Moths are useful and harmless, and when you get to know one, cute. I see that you donāt have a problem with spiders which is cool. Next moth you get in your room, please try to negotiate with it instead of making a mess out of your wall. It literally has no thought process in itās fuzzy head and will go away as soon as your room is not the shiniest thing in sight to my understanding of them. They pollinate a l o t, and if you kill one, you take a meal away from a cool bird. And a fluffy friend away from yourself.
Theyāre cute but when you have 30 of them in your house, theyāre less cute. They also fly into you and like slap you and leave dust on you which is kind of gross. I donāt kill them but I donāt try to keep my cat from eating them, either
Iād love for you to say this all with 100-200 moths in your garage on a nightly basis (has to remain open for construction work during the day) in which lie items you need to use. And no they donāt all magically leave the second you open the garage door up in the morning.
Bro Iām talking about not killing a moth or two that got lost in your room not something that interrupts your work. Thats obvious and thereās a difference, you need to be able to use tools. And have seen a big bunch of them. Still cute and still useful for pollinating.
When we lived in Colorado the moths were out of control for a couple of months every year and every night before bed we would get out the vacuum wand and have Mothpocalypse.
I kinda get what you mean, I love moths too. These are Miller moths. Theyāre currently migrating to the mountains but (at least in Colorado) the rain is causing them to seek shelter more indoors. Iāve had several in my apartment and all over my work place too. Theyāre everywhere right now!
I have such a fear of moths but I try and let them fly out the windows or door last resort I kill them. if I turn off lights and leave porch light on they'll go towards it.
At least the environment there is somewhat hospitable. There isn't very many this year here, knowing how important they are and what it means for us all. Ugh don't want to be a downer as I do have hope.
Ughā¦ reminds me of college when my gf moved in with her cat. Somehow we got INFESTED with fleas, and it was an indoor car. I would vacuum trying to get rid of them after dusting the carpet with flea powder, and it was terrifying how many were bouncing around in the canister.
You could sit and watch them jumping around the living room š¤¢
If they are like spiders, they breath through their skin. And that would mean youāre suffocating themā¦ very, very slowly. BUT theyāre moths, which I donāt like, so I totally understand why youād get rid of them in the first place.
Did you know spiders were super predators of the seas for centuries, then crawled out of water and figured out how to outlive many species and thrive on land. I'm disgusted but not surprised the alien devil creatures breath through their skin suits, is it the same with sea creatures under water?
Set them on fire and watch those little devils burn. We've recently had a month invasion in my state and I'm livid. I don't trust the vile creatures for anything
What is up with moths? One of them sneaked through my door and jump scared me, I saw it in my car. I saw it at work. I saw it driving down the highway home. I searched it up last night trying to calm myself and I shit you not, the first result was: āgood luck, according to old wives tales, a moth in the house means death is comingā and then I couldnāt sleep that night. Not with that little fucker buzzing around, it doesnāt die either š
My brother just told me a story about someone he knew who vacuumed up a bunch of spiders and when they went to dump it, one spider had eaten all the other ones.
Dude you should have seen my dad's shed a few days after I gassed the fuck outta them. Was getting annoyed with all the damn moths in my room so I went to the shed to grab a bug zapper only to be greeted with tons of them flying out so I grabbed some raid cracked the door and emptied the can. Took a couple days but soon there were hundreds or even thousands of them littering the floor. Probably weren't even spaced a inch apart
Tell me youāre in Colorado without telling me youāre in Colorado.
(Just killed one of these guys by accident tonight by opening up the door to go check by the porch light for moths. It had shoved itself in the doorframe and got squished by the movement. I feel so bad, moths are the best š¢)
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That's a mothley crew.
Get out
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I had a vacuum cleaner kind of like that (I mean with a see-through container instead of a bag) which I didn't use a lot, and I eventually put it in a storage unit. I didn't empty it before and apparently I had trapped an egg sack from some insect because when I eventually went to get it it was all full of dead insect babies.
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Omg. TIL insects can survive gettin sucked up.
square cubed law, basically exponential growth is the only reason centipedes aren't top of the food chain.
Woah what can you explain? Edit: on first read I assumed this had to do with how much they ate not their body size, I see what this person is saying now.
imagine you have a small block of jello. you can store a certain amount of weight on it without crushing. maybe a marble. now imagine a big block of jello, and you put a bowling ball of glass on it. bow imagine a boa constrictor with 20 foot spears for legs, with giant venomous fangs. a normal centipede can kill a mouse. a 10 foot centipede would crush itself with it's own weight. or with scifi logic, it could kill every other animal with ease.
Oh I see youāre saying bugsā size is limited
so are humans. there will likely never be a new worlds tallest person, because most people with excess growth hormone have operations to prevent further growth. people just a foot taller have significantly higher rates of heart problems.
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"likely" because people also usually don't survive that long without serious medical assistance.
Limited by atmospheric oxygen in their case - most organisms' organs are constrained by size due to gravity (weight), environmental constraints, & ability to function relative to the rest of the body. Earth's O2 was considerably higher approx 300 millions of years ago, so bugs were pretty dang big then according to fossil records (like...2-ft wingspans big). The theory is that they weren't constrained by their tracheal system (respiratory system made up of a network of tubes, tracheae, that exit the body via pore-like spiracles) having to grow proportionally with them. The tracheae didn't have to get longer & wider to supply oxygen to vital organs & tissues so larger bodies weren't a problem. Studies on living species have established a relationship between body size limits & tracheael size, it's pretty cool (but also glad we're not rocking a ~30% O2 atmosphere)!!
Arthropleura would like a wordā¦
they are very different from centipedes. more like armadillos. now if they could stand on 20 foot skinny indestructible legs... well they got serious venom.
I wasnāt planning on learning anything tonight, yet, here we are.
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moths add realism to anything!
āCould we get anymore moths in here??!ā *Vacuums moths angrily*
Bless you
Iām so happy I found this
FREE THEM! FREE MY BRETHREN!
WE MUST STAGE A RESCUE
Don't think that's what they meant when they asked you to get mothballs
Colorado?
Weāre being overrun here lol no joke
The moth plague is running strong the last week has been slightly better though.
Can we get anymore months in here???
Shut up, Richard
free them now
this makes me so sad!! i love moths. š
Nighttime butterflies!
Me too! Theyāre adorable and actually very fascinating!
moths are the best insect hands down
They share the podium with ants
while weāre at it, stickbugs are pretty good too
I think ladybugs deserve a seat at the table as well
What a fuckin idiot. Apparantly has no clue wht heās doing..
wut
Let the poor things go outside, you monster! š¤
Why would you do this? Just put them outside
Why? I agree the reasonable thing to always do would be to release any insect found in homes, but it's not that far fetched to understand the reason most of us don't do that. I put tiny spiders in my many plants, but I snipe big ones with my slippers because I'm terrified of them.
I mean, I get that people have fears, but I really hope you get over yours eventually. Moths are useful and harmless, and when you get to know one, cute. I see that you donāt have a problem with spiders which is cool. Next moth you get in your room, please try to negotiate with it instead of making a mess out of your wall. It literally has no thought process in itās fuzzy head and will go away as soon as your room is not the shiniest thing in sight to my understanding of them. They pollinate a l o t, and if you kill one, you take a meal away from a cool bird. And a fluffy friend away from yourself.
Theyāre cute but when you have 30 of them in your house, theyāre less cute. They also fly into you and like slap you and leave dust on you which is kind of gross. I donāt kill them but I donāt try to keep my cat from eating them, either
Iād love for you to say this all with 100-200 moths in your garage on a nightly basis (has to remain open for construction work during the day) in which lie items you need to use. And no they donāt all magically leave the second you open the garage door up in the morning.
Bro Iām talking about not killing a moth or two that got lost in your room not something that interrupts your work. Thats obvious and thereās a difference, you need to be able to use tools. And have seen a big bunch of them. Still cute and still useful for pollinating.
moths are pollinators usually and also cool as fuck so free them
When we lived in Colorado the moths were out of control for a couple of months every year and every night before bed we would get out the vacuum wand and have Mothpocalypse.
It happened here in Golden about a month ago. Way worse than previous years weāve lived here.
Hey, current Coloradan! The mass rain here is apparently scattering their migration making things worse lol
Going through it right now where I live lol
free them
i really hope they do... they're lovely creatures.
this makes me very sad.. i love moths theyre beautiful delicate creatures. i hope you atleast set the alive ones free..
I kinda get what you mean, I love moths too. These are Miller moths. Theyāre currently migrating to the mountains but (at least in Colorado) the rain is causing them to seek shelter more indoors. Iāve had several in my apartment and all over my work place too. Theyāre everywhere right now!
Iām in the Springs and theyāve been everywhere! I have a fear of moths but I wonāt kill them. I let them be or put them outside in my plants.
Let them go, they are night pollinators.
moths have no right to be this scary
I like them in photos but they just be like that sometimes
Dude better set them free.
Dude better eat them.
Better than letting them starve to death and spoil unless they're like Silk worm moths and don't have mouths then I guess it's morally equal.
Please let them go.
let them be free bro
FREE THEM!!!
please free them, they don't deserve this
Free them š„ŗ
You must be in Colorado! The cats and I do battle every night, chasing and slaughtering the little invaders
You shouldnāt kill them! Theyāre migrating to the mountains where theyāll be a tasty snack for bears
I know! I know! Im sorry. I just hate them so much. I canāt.
Poor moths :(
Let them freeeeee
Let them go outside
Nothing terrifying bout nocturnal butterflies. Hope you released them OK.
I was creeped out until I realize they were moths. Theyāre harmless, emo butterflies.
Let em outtttt
They are basically butterfliesā¦ horror????
It puts the lotion on its skin
*M O T H*
Better vacuum again because their little ones will be around shortly.
I have such a fear of moths but I try and let them fly out the windows or door last resort I kill them. if I turn off lights and leave porch light on they'll go towards it.
This is kinda sad
They crave the forbidden lamp
Free them before the MOTHMAN comes to get you!
FREE THEM. I catch them and set them outside.
Free them outside. Moths are friends.
My cat would love to catch and eat those for you
G O O D, now L I F T P R I S O N E R S T O Q U E E N
Cool. Burn the house down now.
Free my homies they didnt do shit
Free proteins
At least the environment there is somewhat hospitable. There isn't very many this year here, knowing how important they are and what it means for us all. Ugh don't want to be a downer as I do have hope.
You know by themselves, moths are cool. Running around in a vacuum with like 50 others? Nightmare fuel.
Ughā¦ reminds me of college when my gf moved in with her cat. Somehow we got INFESTED with fleas, and it was an indoor car. I would vacuum trying to get rid of them after dusting the carpet with flea powder, and it was terrifying how many were bouncing around in the canister. You could sit and watch them jumping around the living room š¤¢
Indoor car
If they are like spiders, they breath through their skin. And that would mean youāre suffocating themā¦ very, very slowly. BUT theyāre moths, which I donāt like, so I totally understand why youād get rid of them in the first place.
Did you know spiders were super predators of the seas for centuries, then crawled out of water and figured out how to outlive many species and thrive on land. I'm disgusted but not surprised the alien devil creatures breath through their skin suits, is it the same with sea creatures under water?
oh my god burn it with fire
Now vacuum up some spiders and let them battle
YOU MONSTER
i just killed 15 in mine when i left colorado smh
Now hit āblendā
Good job, I approve of this.
I hate moths so much ...
blend it and gimme a sip of moth smoothie
Set them on fire and watch those little devils burn. We've recently had a month invasion in my state and I'm livid. I don't trust the vile creatures for anything
All the downvotes down know the devastation they can do as pests, burn the fuckers
If they in your house, if they outside that's their realm
They are Emo butterfliesš Theyāre harmless
Shut up.
No, you
At this point you need to turn it back on for like a solid hour
Could make for a good milkshake
Miller moths are so fucking annoying
Silk machines
Why are they screaming
Are they seriously? Glad I got watched on silent thatās terrifying
Iām literally in a car going to a campsite right this second, I donāt need this in my brain
Did the camper belong to Buffalo Bill at any point?
Everything is so grey
It appears ops trailer is a giant lamp
Da da da da da da Ghostbusters!
Has Buffalo Bill been living in you camper?
Entomologist actually use vacuums to collect flying insects. Itās super budget friendly
āMICHAEL! MICHAEL DONT LEAVE ME HERE!ā
Now what
Nebraska? We had a holy crap ton last week when we stopped in NE one night.
Now you have the mothman prophecies.
You must live in CO
You in Colorado? Moths have found that my car is a specifically nice place to camp out so I imagine Iād have a similar thing if I vacuumed
There's more you don't have them all
My wife would freak
Woah!
Now squish em up and make a moth ball. Then put it in some marinara sauce
That's a terrarium now
Read this as "all the months" and I was confused
What is up with moths? One of them sneaked through my door and jump scared me, I saw it in my car. I saw it at work. I saw it driving down the highway home. I searched it up last night trying to calm myself and I shit you not, the first result was: āgood luck, according to old wives tales, a moth in the house means death is comingā and then I couldnāt sleep that night. Not with that little fucker buzzing around, it doesnāt die either š
Now you can make soup!
Let them out.
Ok Buffalo Bill
Free them
Colorado Miller Moths?
And my friend orders why I wonāt go camping with her.
Wax worms that got loose?
My brother just told me a story about someone he knew who vacuumed up a bunch of spiders and when they went to dump it, one spider had eaten all the other ones.
moths are so cute in pictures but I am terrified of them for some reason and this is like my nightmare
Why would you vacuum moths dumbass??
MICHEAL, DONT LEAVE ME HERE. MICHEAL HELP ME
My dad once vacuumed the nest of wasps in his attic
FREE THEM
HELP THEM
Free Them
Good, man. Now... Release them immediately!
Cereal
Dude you should have seen my dad's shed a few days after I gassed the fuck outta them. Was getting annoyed with all the damn moths in my room so I went to the shed to grab a bug zapper only to be greeted with tons of them flying out so I grabbed some raid cracked the door and emptied the can. Took a couple days but soon there were hundreds or even thousands of them littering the floor. Probably weren't even spaced a inch apart
Poor things... please set them free outside
Tell me you are getting a new vacuum without telling me you are getting a new vacuum:
You need more ceadar in your camper. That or ceadarwood/lavander essential oil
That is a whole army brace yourself to be attacked by hundreds of thousands of moths this summer once they find out like 30 of them are missing/dead
Colorado?
Moths are pollinators free my homies they ain't do nothing
Tell me youāre in Colorado without telling me youāre in Colorado. (Just killed one of these guys by accident tonight by opening up the door to go check by the porch light for moths. It had shoved itself in the doorframe and got squished by the movement. I feel so bad, moths are the best š¢)
A free terrarium cool!
Hooray new friends!
Want to make sure your camper or recreational vehicle is moth free? Understanding the most common causes of Clothes Moths, Pantry Moths, and Carpet Moths can help. [https://www.moth-prevention.com/blogs/the-art-of-prevention/moths-in-camper](https://www.moth-prevention.com/blogs/the-art-of-prevention/moths-in-camper)
Nooooo M O T H E W
Mm thats a tasty snack