• Timbo1970@lemmy.world
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      22 hours ago

      I’ll admit I have a huge fear of moths ever since I was a kid. I wouldn’t kill it, because I couldn’t get close to it, but wouldn’t cry either… :(

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        21 hours ago

        Fair. My cousin has a fear of moths. He once described encountering a moth at night:

        “I could hear him, out in the hall, his whings beating. whooosh whoosh. I held my blanket tight, and waited for him to pass. And that’s when the door swung open. CRASH I looked up from under the covers and screamed. AAAAAH

        I never did find out how he got rid of that moth.

        I hope he didn’t kill it.

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      17 hours ago

      Honestly, the small angular ones that lay larvae on clothing get swatted or electrocuted without a second thought. They fall into the mosquito category.

      Everything else gets escorted outside or, if not feasible without risking harm, left to their own devices.