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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
What's your least favorite insect?
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<blockquote data-quote="Salmonsaladsandwich" data-source="post: 311838" data-attributes="member: 8523"><p>One person claimed that the bite of <em>Platymeris biguttatus </em>(slightly smaller than but similar to <em>P. horrida</em>) is more painful than that of <em>Scolopendra subspinipes. </em>Everyone probably has different sensitivities though.</p><p></p><p>I have a large colony of <em>P. biguttatus </em>and I have yet to be bitten despite frequent handling when they crawl out of the tank/on my hands during cage maintenance. All assassin bugs I've seen seem to be the same in terms of aggressiveness: they don't bite defensively unless you pinch them.</p><p></p><p>I have seen the venom spitting thing a couple times. They can aim pretty well, but so far they've only targeted my hands, not my eyes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salmonsaladsandwich, post: 311838, member: 8523"] One person claimed that the bite of [I]Platymeris biguttatus [/I](slightly smaller than but similar to [I]P. horrida[/I]) is more painful than that of [I]Scolopendra subspinipes. [/I]Everyone probably has different sensitivities though. I have a large colony of [I]P. biguttatus [/I]and I have yet to be bitten despite frequent handling when they crawl out of the tank/on my hands during cage maintenance. All assassin bugs I've seen seem to be the same in terms of aggressiveness: they don't bite defensively unless you pinch them. I have seen the venom spitting thing a couple times. They can aim pretty well, but so far they've only targeted my hands, not my eyes. [/QUOTE]
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