Liam

A xenogender relating/connected to being a little worm who likes to eat and/or read books !

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What kind of scams are on tumblr? Quite a lot, actually! As a result, this post will link to posts I’ve made (or by others) that explain what kind of scams are out there. Please be aware these posts are quite long but give as much detail as possible. I’ll add them here as I write them or add ones I have found.

Pet donation scams - Scams that use stolen pet pictures and impersonate the owner.

Donation scams - Scams that use medical emergencies/etc and steal fundraising posts from Facebook/etc.

Romance scams - Romance isn’t always from someone with good intentions they might just want your money.

Commission scams - The high price offered isn’t true, unfortunately, and you’ll not get paid.

Fake check scams - The check isn’t real when they offer to send you support with it.

Mutual aid scams - No you don’t pay someone to share your campaign.

Gift card scams - Not too common but blogs who promise you can win these from a link aren’t legitimate.

Scams where someone pretends to be Palestinian - Sometimes the blog asking you for funds is stealing their content off a legitimate fundraiser for someone in Palestine. (Not all Palestine accounts with GoFundMe links are scams.)

This post includes mentions of cruelty towards animals and their owners.

Depressing. No, not because of their lifespans. I think getting them to the ends of their natural lifespan is beautiful, long or short. While it is in fact sad, it's not what this post is about. I recently saw a post from a bug blog about harassment of the blog and those that run them. I didn't want to derail from OPs post, so I'm making my own about bug ownership.

I love my bugs, I have some beautiful beetles, 7 of them! I love sharing pics and facts about them. Whether people like it or not, or are too ignorant to realize- we quite literally would not have an earth without bugs. Whether they feed larger animals that foster plant life for more animals, or are directly in charge of creating more plants via pollination... we NEED bugs. If you don't like them around you that's totally valid. I'm not going to preach to you that because bugs are so important you have to like them. So, why did I mention all that stuff? Because there isn't one pointless bug species. Let's get into that.

Mosquitos. The most common 'I want to kill this entire species' bug. Well, wrong! For many reasons! Mosquitos are a very important part of the greater ecosystem. First, they feed bats, birds, and fish. This would force those species to need to rapidly adapt and cause a drastic shift in those species' numbers and survival techniques. Also, mosquitos pollinate! They pollinate flowers in wet environments. So, yes, even mosquitos aren't pointless, even if they can spread disease. Science is actively working on a way to make mosquitos safer rather than wiping them out as a species. I cannot speak on these experiments or how effective they are, but the fact they are trying sounds like a net positive to me.

I know people likely don't keep mosquitos as pets. Even if the most hated bug on earth has value, then so do pet bugs that people actively love.

Now on topic, you may think you're being funny or quirky by threatening to murder someone's pet. it wouldn't be funny if someone threatened to shoot your horse or put your dog down. Why? Is it because it's a horse or a dog? Or is it because you love the animal. Is it both? You formed a bond with your animal. You know its behaviors and quirks. It feels like a member of the family.

While bugs cannot bond with humans, humans can surely bond to their bugs and feel similarly if not exactly the same. Personally, as an autistic with bugs as my pets AND special interest- I get threats that people want to kill or brutalize them on a daily basis. People in my family ask about them just to tell me how disgusting they are two seconds later. Videos posted about pet bugs for bug lovers get the "KILL IT WITH FIRE" comment constantly, or that stupid flamethrower gif. Again, I ask, how is threatening to burn someone's pet alive okay? Because it's small? Because it's not "pretty"? Because it isn't as intelligent as an aussie shepherd? That brings the question of why you're okay with killing someone else's pet without a thought because you deem it as less intelligent or not up to beautiful animal standard.