Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:37 am Post subject: Predatory vs Herbivorous True Bugs
There are many many true bugs. True bugs have piercing/sucking mouth parts, whether they eat plants or feed off of other animals.
The feeding mouthparts of a true bug can be called by various names, including: stylet, proboscus, rostrum, beak
Generally speaking, a plant feeder will have a very long and thin stylet that lays down over the sternum of the bug. Generally predatory or vampiric bugs have a shorter, thicker stylet.
There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
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