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<blockquote data-quote="plat" data-source="post: 910918" data-attributes="member: 74969">Ok, so I believe that bugs are close to the foundation of life.&nbsp; I don&#039;t harm them in any way. There are so few honeybees left around here; I used to see them all the time.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite111" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />I was walking down a filthy neighborhood street and saw some metallic white things on the side--they looked like those modern-style lamp shades but they were up-ended, like bowls.&nbsp; It had rained overnight and inside one such &quot;bowl&quot; was a tiny cricket trying hard to stay afloat but it was a losing battle.I put my finger near the cricket (it was tiny, the size of a BB or so) and gently let it sit on my fingertip.&nbsp; I then let it hop off at its convenience under the shelter of concrete and earth.&nbsp; Now if that was a <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/10/23/927235267/first-murder-hornet-nest-in-u-s-is-found-in-washington-state" target="_blank">murder hornet</a>, I would try to find a thick piece of wood or something else to rescue it instead of a body-part. See? No harm to any creature--even that. Hopefully, they don&#039;t come this far east as one would have to call the authorities. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🙏" title="Folded hands&nbsp; &nbsp; :pray:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f64f.png" data-shortname=":pray:" />&nbsp; Probably I would put it in a container and hand it over.&nbsp; But never harm it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="plat, post: 910918, member: 74969"] Ok, so I believe that bugs are close to the foundation of life. I don't harm them in any way. There are so few honeybees left around here; I used to see them all the time. :( I was walking down a filthy neighborhood street and saw some metallic white things on the side--they looked like those modern-style lamp shades but they were up-ended, like bowls. It had rained overnight and inside one such "bowl" was a tiny cricket trying hard to stay afloat but it was a losing battle. I put my finger near the cricket (it was tiny, the size of a BB or so) and gently let it sit on my fingertip. I then let it hop off at its convenience under the shelter of concrete and earth. Now if that was a [URL='https://www.npr.org/2020/10/23/927235267/first-murder-hornet-nest-in-u-s-is-found-in-washington-state']murder hornet[/URL], I would try to find a thick piece of wood or something else to rescue it instead of a body-part. See? No harm to any creature--even that. Hopefully, they don't come this far east as one would have to call the authorities. 🙏 Probably I would put it in a container and hand it over. But never harm it. [/QUOTE]

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