I am also very loving to insects

@sentinel65 That wouldn’t be saving it if it’s wing is broken. I was wondering if there is a way to save insects that seem doomed like that.

@peacelovepie I think she meant she released it from her home, or some other indoor area.

I do for some bugs . The good ones like daddy long legs, bee’s & even some spiders I have no clue about, but I am weary about some spiders b.c a lot of them do bite & can make you really sick & even die.. so if it’s a spider I am unaware of I try to just get it out the house without touching it, but if it’s a brown lacrosse spider I kill it when they bite they make giant holes in your skin & you end up in the hospital for days & it’s very painful. One time they made a giantic hole all the way down to the flesh talk about painful worse then having a baby. Oh & mosquito’s they carry the nile virus & we have it here close it’s been in the paper so if they land on me I kill em(beside’s mosquito’s bites are no good.)… & ticks they also carry dieases and are no good for humans or animals. Most bugs outside I don’t bother only the ones I know that are harmful.

At work I don’t even kill the bugs I find in rooms I pick them up & throw em outside & not a lot people would do that b.c there bugs, but I don’t see killing something that is not going to hurt you.

Bee’s I like them all even though they sting I don’t mind it because I am not allergic and I heard if they sting you it gives you immunity, I never kill a bee I even let them land on me, they don’t sting unless they feel threatened most of the time, but if someone is allergic I can see where they might freak out & stay as far as they can and even try to kill it b.c being allergic to bee’s can really kill someone quick depending on how bad it is.

@SkiVegChick: How did you ensure the survival of a bee that cannot fly?

Ive always believed bugs feel pain! juat the other day i saved a small bee whom broke half its wings. I just cant stand the thought of killing a bug because “It grosses you out| or “annoys you”. If a human grosses you out or annoys you you dont kill it, so why would you kill somthing because its smaller then a human!!

Even if it’s an accident, I feel guilty about killing them. Even if they don’t feel pain (even though I believe every living creature can), I’d rather not take the risk and just let them be.

I bought a humane bug catcher from the PETA catalog and wont let my mom kill even a fly. I let them all outside. I use to not feel guilty but now it has grown to where if I Accidently kill a bug the guilt kicks in. Why take away a life for no reason?

Insects are brilliant creatures, so fascinating and beautiful.
I do my best not to kill any of them but I do feel guilty if I find out I’ve accidentally killed one.

bugs=animals=humans.. All the same, treat them the same

I believe that insects are living beings too, and they have a right to life. But if an insect is out to do you harm (a mosquito about to bite, a bee trying to sting you, etc.), then you have the right to do what is necessary to protect yourself.

I literally wouldn’t hurt a fly. If I kill something, it is always by accident and I do feel guilty for a short time. I may not like mosquitos or bees, but I respect their desire to live. I always try to save them whenever the chance because like Dr.Seuss says, “a person’s a person no matter how small”.

I LOVE BUGS! And they are animals, they feel pain.

It depends. Honestly, I have to admit that I slap at mosquitos, and I do swat more persistent horseflies if they get into my room, but if there is any way to save a spider, moth, caterpillar, I will try it. Wasps, I generally leave to their own devices. Maybe this isn’t as moral as it could be, but saving insects on a case-by-case basis usually works best for me.

This is pretty interesting, if not really difficult to understand at some points.
http://www.utilitarian-essays.com/insect-pain.html