there's a hidden bug (arthropod) spectrum that nobody is aware of.
we don't get creeped out by bugs as much as we get creeped out by skittering.
indoor/cave bugs skitter. Roaches, house centipedes, camel crickets. Fast sudden jarring movements. anxiety inducing.
ground bugs move slowly. Beetles, fireflies, june bugs. People are less afraid of these.
crustaceans move slowest of all. People literally eat these.
The bug only develops the musculature that is required by its environment. Caves and modern houses require zero, so no musculature + fast movement. Ground/dirt requires some, so more strength + slower movement. Water requires the MOST strenuous effort as swimming requires way more energy than simply moving dirt, and crustaceans are so muscled and slow that they literally have large quantities of edible muscle protein.
eh, I feel like spiders are a more socially constructed fear, based on people having been bitten by them.
I'm not scared of spiders. Super disgusted of roaches and house centipedes tho.
Also, spiders do move really fast when they drop unexpectedly from the ceiling at the speed of gravity. It has a similar effect to the skittering maybe.
there's a hidden bug (arthropod) spectrum that nobody is aware of.
we don't get creeped out by bugs as much as we get creeped out by skittering.
indoor/cave bugs skitter. Roaches, house centipedes, camel crickets. Fast sudden jarring movements. anxiety inducing.
ground bugs move slowly. Beetles, fireflies, june bugs. People are less afraid of these.
crustaceans move slowest of all. People literally eat these.
The bug only develops the musculature that is required by its environment. Caves and modern houses require zero, so no musculature + fast movement. Ground/dirt requires some, so more strength + slower movement. Water requires the MOST strenuous effort as swimming requires way more energy than simply moving dirt, and crustaceans are so muscled and slow that they literally have large quantities of edible muscle protein.
Can confirm. My stick insects literally spend entire days still and if you hurt them I'm killing everyone in this sub and then myself.
But lots of people are creeped out by spiders, and web spinning spiders just spend all their day vibing.
eh, I feel like spiders are a more socially constructed fear, based on people having been bitten by them.
I'm not scared of spiders. Super disgusted of roaches and house centipedes tho.
Also, spiders do move really fast when they drop unexpectedly from the ceiling at the speed of gravity. It has a similar effect to the skittering maybe.
I am scared of all of the above thanks
Cool write up, I was mostly memeing about people used to call crab and these types of fish but I learned something so thanks.