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Yeah, no. “Also consider just letting the spider lay eggs in your ear and then it will move along on its own.” Uh, that’s not gonna happen.
by kstrauser 1y ago
Yeah, no. “Also consider just letting the spider lay eggs in your ear and then it will move along on its own.” Uh, that’s not gonna happen.
- lukan 1y agoThe difference with spiders laying eggs in your ear, is that leeches sucking on your body is a regognized medical treatment for various things. They don't lay eggs, they don't infest you. They just suck blood and are gone. But just nitpicking on your example. I had leeches involuntarily on me for real where I just ripped them off and I don't think I would ever considering letting them suck till they are full.
- benoau 1y agoMakes you wonder what we have been missing out on in terms of spider-based treatments...
- debo_ 1y agoIt's a canonical spider-and-egg problem.
- kstrauser 1y agoA colonoscopy is a legitimate, useful medical procedure, but I don’t want one of those to sneak up on me either. I think I could tolerate a medical leech if required. I wouldn’t love it, but you gotta do what you’ve gotta do. I would be less tolerant of one randomly taking a meal from my leg.
- IAmBroom 1y agoThey just suck blood, while comingling their gut bacteria with your bloodstream. Bit of a difference.
- themafia 1y agoReal things people said on 911 calls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPSEw8XnjH8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPSEw8XnjH8
- Terr_ 1y agoI dunno, I think I'd rather dribble in some hydrogen peroxide to sterilize and remove the eggs, as opposed to getting a spider bite on the inside of my ear canal. Now that I think about it, I have no idea what hydrogen peroxide does to spiderweb material. It seems like the kind of thing one might learn during a childhood phase of mostly-unthinking cruelty to animals.