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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsName an insect, arachnid, bird, mammal or reptile that should NEVER, EVER have WINGS.
Trump family doesn't count.
FSogol
(45,526 posts)airmid
(500 posts)from that mess.
sakabatou
(42,174 posts)Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)thbobby
(1,474 posts)Nothing worse than Pigs on the Wing.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)They can create enough mayhem just being able to jump 5x their body length. I shudder to think what chaos they'd stir up if they could fly.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)tonyt53
(5,737 posts)Renew Deal
(81,871 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(26,584 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)beveeheart
(1,370 posts)CanonRay
(14,113 posts)MosheFeingold
(3,051 posts)I'd never seen one outside a zoo until I moved to New Mexico to live with my son.
(Some BS about me being too old to be by myself - bah.)
Stepped on one in the shower.
For several days afterwards, I could have been easily persuaded to bring back DDT.
F-them. Nuke them from orbit, to quote my grandson.
Glorfindel
(9,734 posts)sl8
(13,883 posts)Nah, just kidding. My attitude towards them has mellowed considerably over the years.
sir pball
(4,758 posts)Not much makes me want to climb the walls screaming, but those little fuckers...
Shrek
(3,983 posts)bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)I know you said Trump family doesn't count but...
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Lars39
(26,116 posts)Its bad enough they can swim long distances.
Xolodno
(6,401 posts)Nothing worse than Rats with wings.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)They are called pigeons.
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)Sharknado!
Rhiannon12866
(206,013 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I was up in Maine last weekend and have tons of mosquito bites. I have been itching all week. You must get the black flies in upstate NY. I remember them well, they were a nightmare!
NNadir
(33,544 posts)woodsprite
(11,924 posts)riversedge
(70,299 posts)OregonBlue
(7,754 posts)Bayard
(22,149 posts)(Except Sting).
Got stung by a wasp a few days ago. Not as allergic as I used to be when I was younger, but still swells up and hurts.