What animals make you cringe, either out of disgust, fear, or just annoyance? For me: Mosquitoes Humans. Yes. Many humans are cringe. Anything that creates tonnes of faeces. Eg. Rats, Crows Maggots Surinam toads. Those eggs give a crippling tryphobia °° Monkeys, especially their blood-red rear-en…

@abhijatshakya was not condoning the actions of the villagers. He wanted to save the snakes, but old habits die hard, especially for organisms with potentially lethal consequences. @abhijatshakya may belong to iNat, but it sounds like the people he closely lives with don’t share the same outlook.

I didn’t think he was. My last “sentiment” was about topic as a whole.

I love parasitology, and came see that any habitat, including humans and other organisms is merely that - a habitat. Life adapts to whatever will sustain them. I respect parasites - they live in environments which are actively trying to kill them. I would prefer not to have one, and do not wish them…

I misinterpreted. I apologize for that, my friend.

I thought that article on sloths was pretty interesting. I’m glad I got to read it— thanks.

Flies. For some reason, I’m alright with huge spiders, scorpions, centipedes etc. But whenever I see a fly larger than a centimetre in length I begin to stress out

Do non-invasive introduced species count?

Weak animals make me cringe. The koala :koala: is unintelligent, asocial, defenseless, slow, and won’t eat eucalyptus leaves unless they’re still attached to the plant. The scent gland placement on male koalas, and the way females feed babies once lactation stops, are also gross and awkward.

What animals make you cringe?

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jasonhernandez74 December 22, 2021, 4:13am 87

What would really make me cringe: if there were parasitoids of humans.

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What animals make you cringe?

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