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09 Sep 2020, 4:47 pm

Most ants are NT's but solitary ants will likely be ND.

What about other insects? Butterflies?

This is not a serious thread but it may make us think.

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09 Sep 2020, 5:01 pm

If spiders have severe autistic traits and only autistic traits, are they NT at the same time?

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09 Sep 2020, 5:07 pm

Jiheisho wrote:

If spiders have severe autistic traits and only autistic traits, are they NT at the same time?

I don't know. Prehaps they are waiting for their assessments?

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09 Sep 2020, 5:45 pm

Mountain Goat wrote:

Jiheisho wrote:

If spiders have severe autistic traits and only autistic traits, are they NT at the same time?

I don't know. Prehaps they are waiting for their assessments?

Well they can wait for their assessments anywhere but in my house.

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09 Sep 2020, 5:51 pm

Joe90 wrote:

Mountain Goat wrote:

Jiheisho wrote:

If spiders have severe autistic traits and only autistic traits, are they NT at the same time?

I don't know. Prehaps they are waiting for their assessments?

Well they can wait for their assessments anywhere but in my house.

Hahaha! You are funny!

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09 Sep 2020, 5:52 pm

Mountain Goat wrote:

Joe90 wrote:

Mountain Goat wrote:

Jiheisho wrote:

If spiders have severe autistic traits and only autistic traits, are they NT at the same time?

I don't know. Prehaps they are waiting for their assessments?

Well they can wait for their assessments anywhere but in my house.

Hahaha! You are funny!

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09 Sep 2020, 5:54 pm

I like butterflies :heart:

They can wait in my house for assessments any time!

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09 Sep 2020, 6:02 pm

Many NTs are preying mantis and WASPS

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09 Sep 2020, 6:09 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I like butterflies :heart:

They can wait in my house for assessments any time!

Yes, I love butterflies, moths, crane flies, dragonflies, bees, and even flies. Yes flies can spread disease (but most of us are immune to it, right? :wink:

), but have you ever seen how beautiful a bluebottle fly is up close? Very pretty.

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09 Sep 2020, 6:29 pm

You can send the mantids my way, they're some of my favorites (though I like most arthropods just fine). Spiders are accepted as guests, as long as they stay off me and don't build their webs in places where I'm likely to end up with spider silk on me because I unknowingly run into them in some way. I don't know whether any are on the autism spectrum or not, but I do know arthropods were my very first special interest.

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09 Sep 2020, 6:38 pm

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I too tolerate spiders, also these centipedes. They kill other insects so they're ok.

I kill on sight roaches though, and leave bait traps, ants same. They are just pests.

I think probably most insects and animals are Aspy or full-on autistic. It may be why we relate better to animals. I never met a dog or cat that didn't like me.

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09 Sep 2020, 6:55 pm

Not insects but judging by my tarantula, they're autistic. Doesn't like the feel of moving air, and ritualistically dabs arse to the ground to web the floor of the tank. Cute. :B

Also not insects but one of my old ferrets obsessively collected socks and stored them - helpfully - under the sock drawer. :mrgreen:

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09 Sep 2020, 7:05 pm

Antisocial bees share genetic profile with people with autism

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A new study reveals that these antisocial insects share a genetic profile with people who have autism spectrum disorders, which can affect how well they respond to social situations.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07 ... ple-autism

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09 Sep 2020, 7:14 pm

Bee Sisko. :mrgreen:

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09 Sep 2020, 7:16 pm

Gentleman Argentum wrote:

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I get quite startled when I see a house centipede, but I also let them be, for the same reason (and that at this point, there are so many spiders/spiderwebs in the basement that it seems kind of pointless to try to send them all outside). As long as they stay out of sight, I don't mind knowing they're there, but something about the angle of house centipede legs freaks me out a bit.

Every little critter that is not a spider or a centipede gets captured and released outside. I have a lidded plastic cup for things like the wasps and stinkbugs that sometimes get in around one of the windows, anything that would be a bad idea to try to catch with my hands. I just can't bring myself to kill them, I feel like they have just as much of a right to live as we do. I accept killing that is necessary (such as a predator killing prey), but don't think it's necessary to kill every insect that comes indoors. If there's just one or a few ants (which are the only insects we have issues with being pests), I'll take them outside, but I semi-accept that if there are more, my mom buys and sets ant traps. Not sure what I'd do if I had a pest problem in my own place, whether I'd eventually resort to deadly traps or not.

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09 Sep 2020, 7:55 pm

Joe90 wrote:

kraftiekortie wrote:

I like butterflies :heart:

They can wait in my house for assessments any time!

Yes, I love butterflies, moths, crane flies, dragonflies, bees, and even flies. Yes flies can spread disease (but most of us are immune to it, right? :wink:

), but have you ever seen how beautiful a bluebottle fly is up close? Very pretty.

I love flies. I am happy to see them when they arrive in spring. I love them!

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