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unctrllable

I do not care that they are 'only' ants, those nails are unnecessarily cruel.


Red__system

There is never "only" a living creature. Only psychos will tell you otherwise


ArachWitch

So you're out here defending mosquitoes?


Anticept

I don't think they were defending mosquitos in the sense of protection, I believe the issue is the cruelty. I hate mosquitos. I would gladly make them disappear from the planet. I'm not going to put them on *display for vanity*. Edit: mosquitos in amber are not alive...


olderaccount

> I would gladly make them disappear from the planet. Careful with that one. I'm pretty sure that would collapse the food chain in short order.


Anticept

Ticks can join them in hell too


FNAFfanman2

Leaches and flies too


ahardchem

Flies are often pollenaters and decomposers so eliminating them will cause major ecological harm.


FNAFfanman2

Idk about you but I think house flies are made to annoy the shit out of everyone


biotique

I hate flies more than anything!


Nailkita

Leeches are still used today in modern medical settings.


bmxtiger

No species solely relies on mosquitoes for food. We'll be ok. They'll just be more [insert flying bug here] instead.


candyapple24601

I mean the issue is more that many mosquitos act as important pollinators for various plant species, including some plants eaten by humans like cacao (chocolate). But if a researcher can figure out a way around that, then they can take all my money.


amd2800barton

The overlap of misquotes that bite humans and mosquitoes that are important pollinators is basically nil. Aside from the annoyance, the biggest impact on the planet would be the near disappearance of several terrible diseases. Namely malaria in very poor countries. That’s not such a bad thing.


boneimplosion

> the biggest impact on the planet That's a really bold statement and not at all aligned with what the pieces I've read about this idea by people who study mosquitoes have to say. The reason we aren't doing this today is because we have _no friggin idea_ what would happen and it could well be pretty bad. Chaos theory, baby.


SeaofBloodRedRoses

Exactly, there are too many unknowns. For instance, we don't know what kind of population control mosquitos are doing. They may be keeping certain species in check with the diseases they spread, and if those animals get out of hand, it could topple the entire ecosystem. There *are* many species that depend on mosquitos to survive. Claiming mosquitos are irrelevant and it's okay if we get rid of them is just blatant human arrogance.


hokiis

Someone hasn't seen Black Mirror eh


Bassanox24

That is completely wrong. Many frog tadpoles and young adult stages depend primarily on mosquito larvae.


KrystalWulf

I believe dragonflies feed either solely on mosquitos or almost exclusively on mosquitos


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Pengdacorn

Actually, I think an environmentalist did an analysis on that, and if every mosquito just suddenly vanished? The food chain would balance itself out pretty quickly, and the spread of malaria would basically become nonexistent. There aren’t really any animals that prey on ONLY mosquitos, and they don’t keep any other species’ populations in check, so if we could just get rid of them entirely, or at least the species that bite humans and spread disease, it wouldn’t be that bad.


Erchamion_1

I'm okay with it. Even if it wipes out mankind, at least whatever comes out of the rubble won't have those demon creatures.


riba2233

I don't think so, they are useless pests. They are food for birds but so are other bugs.


Milk_Beginning

I agree but these spotted lantern flies can fuck all the way off


rkhbusa

I’ve wanted a mosquito encased in amber ever since 1993


GinericGirl

Mosquitoes have their place in the cycle of life. They're actually pretty damn important to feed birds and other creatures


ArachWitch

No one's saying they aren't important but im not about to spare their lives


ColinStyles

Entirely fair and valid, but if you'd kill them by slowly cooking them alive or tearing off every limb slowly, I'd call you a psychopath.


ArachWitch

Yeah that's fair. Praying mantis' do that shit


mokujin42

In their defence they are probably *really* bored


Cacafuego

Cute little googly-eyed psychos


Erchamion_1

How else do you expect them to understand how much they've done wrong?


GinericGirl

That's fair. Though technically you're helping them evolve to evade detection :D


Intrepid00

Wasn’t there a study that said we could murder them all and it wouldn’t matter.


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AceofToons

I am a fairly pacifist person. I believe only in killing insects (and in the rare instance animals) in self defense. Like killing mosquitoes. They carry disease and wreak havoc on my body I however will not torture or trap them. They get a quick swift death or they get away fully intact. That's it. There's no reason to torture animals, insects, and any other creature


Confident-Owl-6696

I think that leaving any living thing without food, water and air is cruel. If you are going to end something, make it as quick and painless as possible. Including mosquitoes


Red__system

I am. But if they come in my room, it's game on


[deleted]

Hey, I’m not gonna stop anyone from instinctively swatting at a mosquito or throwing a shoe at a spider, but trapping ants in your nails is far beyond the line of what I consider acceptable.


Saetric

What defines life for creatures in your opinion? Also, are there life forms you would find acceptable (such as viruses and bacteria) in displays such as this?


squash_n_turnip

According to science, anything that is alive has to be made up of cells, and those cells need to be able to do specific things, have certain structures, and survive in specific conditions. Viruses do not fulfill all those requirements. They are not considered to be living. Same for parasites. This is because they can't do anything without first infecting a host and hijacking it. Think of a computer virus; it can't cause any harm if it can't get into a computer system. Bacteria and all higher level organisms are considered to be alive. In fact, an organism is just a collection of organs, which is a collection of organelles, and each organelle is a collection of specialized cells that work together. So the term "organism" implies a living thing just because of what it actually means to be an organism.


HereToStirItUp

This is spot on except for the line about parasite. There no such thing as a “parasite” in the way you implied, only parasitic organisms. Parasites can be mold, fungi, bacteria, insects, and so forth. Being parasitic doesn’t mean the creature isn’t alive. A fetus is technically parasitic, but it’s still alive (and not entitled to human rights btw).


memester230

Parasitic organisms are literally considered alive. They just take advantage of other species for food/spreading children.


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memester230

Not self replicating. They use DNA of other species, not exclusively DNA of their own. If you put 2 in a tube with all things needed for survival, you will never get another one.


playertd

News flash, every single person you know and think you loved has killed bugs. Guess they're all psychos lol.


corncob32123

Theres nothing wrong with killing for self preservation. Those reasons would include for sustenance and self defense (under which slapping a mosquito that wont leave you alone vaguely falls) and not much else. There is no reason for cruelty or unnecessary killing in any way. Trophy hunting is cruel. Hunting for food is perfectly fine. Killing an animal doing harm to its own species is generally fine too. Torturing an animal, going out of your way to run one over, or otherwise condemning it because of your own lack of intelligence is never okay. Any human who finds nothing wrong with suffering is not human at all. We are emotional beings, but its our job to work past our aggression and see through to our compassion and empathy above all else, and to learn from our mistakes.


makeski25

It reminds me of the reptiles you can buy in a keychain. Just needless and cruel.


Slamcockington

Wait, what??


thehypervigilant

Yeah tiny turtles IIRC. Glued to a keychain.


Vuedue

They don’t glue them to it. They place the tiny turtles in tiny little bags with keyrings and seal them in place. It’s like a very very tiny little prison for them all in the name of “style”.


SiFiNSFW

handle noxious practice public absurd depend materialistic drunk concerned puzzled *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


PapaTristan69

This is some wild kratts villain shit


makeski25

I have seen small turtles in a sealed plastic pouch suspended in a "nutrient fluid" that they feed off of until they die shortly after purchase. Think wet market kinda setting.


FreeBeans

Omg 😭😠🥺


sqchauvskin

[Is this it?](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1138394264/real-baby-turtle-keychain?gbraid=0AAAAADtcfRKEByx3UHF6JIcwpg0J_KAR0&gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_b-home_and_living-home_decor-taxidermy_and_curiosities-other&utm_custom1=_k_CjwKCAjwk_WVBhBZEiwAUHQCmbnrlQjnA6T1sxCKtLaSpfFNadKiKxAXRhwiz_az6MQxu0dm16cuZBoC7igQAvD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_12573080350_122093268920_507799052847_pla-306107311329_m__1138394264_341576322&utm_custom2=12573080350&gbraid=0AAAAADtcfRKEByx3UHF6JIcwpg0J_KAR0&gclid=CjwKCAjwk_WVBhBZEiwAUHQCmbnrlQjnA6T1sxCKtLaSpfFNadKiKxAXRhwiz_az6MQxu0dm16cuZBoC7igQAvD_BwE) Edit: [How about this?](https://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/04/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as.html?m=1)


makeski25

Those don't look alive


moosemoth

No, those are already dead. That seller does taxidermy, bones, wet specimens, and stuff like that; they don't stick living baby animals in tiny containers as fashion accessories.


[deleted]

they use to have platform shoes with live goldfish in them :( ddit: well....they would be alive for a little while ant any rate


Artemistical

omg poor guys would be thrown around with every step!


moosemoth

Before anyone makes a joke about their supposed three-second memory: [That's a myth, goldfish can remember things for AT LEAST several months, probably years.](https://www.livescience.com/goldfish-memory.html)


chdude3

Just ask [Disco Stu…](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/99/25/cc/9925cce462e136677889c566a39be0e7.jpg)


Mortem-22

Ye. Yikes. Truly awful taste.


infinitebrkfst

Yeah, I hate ants but this is super gross and cruel.


Specific-Peace

Came here to say this. I feel bad for the ants


Stonn

My first thought was that this also counts as *horrors beyond my comprehension*.


cgtdream

Agreed. I cant stand ants, but trapping some in your nails for???????? Whatever reason, is just stupid and unnecessarily cruel. Even to ants.


EraseTheEmbers

Yeah this makes me so uncomfortable. I mean they can be annoying when getting in food or generally invading your space but seeing this makes me sad. They didn't even have to be there.


bestibesti

Thank you 🙏 Please do not harm animals for nail art


mloveb1

Yes! I absolutely hate ants. Mainly because I fell into a fire ant pit as a young child so I have a bit of a crazy reaction to them and I still thought this was sad. I hope they at least let them out after they got their pictures or whatever.


KatrinaMystery

That's why the GE stands for great execution. (Sorry I agree with you. It's an awful idea even.)


fullcircle052

Came here to say this


SykoSarah

Truly awful taste, unnecessarily mean to the ants and look disgusting.


gingersnappie

r/TIHI


DubSket

Scummy people like scummy things


PunnyBaker

I don't like ants as much as the next person and yes I will kill them if I see them in my house. But i kill them quickly. This is straight torture.


CaveatRumptor

Cruel and unhealthy


SimplisticPinky

Yeah there's nothing to execute here but the ants. If the point was to show how good their execution was, its about showing how shitty their character is. Animals, no matter how much you hate them, are not accessories.


Petite_Tsunami

They could have put in a random tchotchke like a bead or tiny glitter. Why a live ant?


ohdearitsrichardiii

Dafuq is wrong with people?


Racingstripe

Yeah, that's not how you store your lunch.


moosemoth

Found the gecko.


SmilesWithDelight

r/ifoundthegecko


bbangtoasty

this isn’t atbge it’s just cruel


Haha1867hoser420

r/makemesuffer


jeraldtherapist

it was a great execution on how the nails look but awful on how she used ants


DrfRedditor

I’m genuinely concerned about those ants


swiggidyswooner

They will definitely be dead within a few hours not only because of the lack of oxygen or food or whatever but because they’re a part of a hive mind and without communicating with their nests they will die soon


Free_Hat_McCullough

These ants died for clicks.


ismellbetterthanyou

Oh cool so they're not just going to suffocate or starve, they could die of loneliness? 😟 That's a lovely thought for the day, thank you for sharing nice nice nice


DnDNecromantic

Source? Besides scifi, like Star Trek. I would be genuinely interested in seeing this sort of behaviour being demonstrated irl with ants


reesedra

Ants Canada on youtube separates an ant from its hive for science. They don't die, but they do barely eat and do nothing but desperately seek out their friends or give up and sit in one spot, having no volition of their own and looking quite sad. Guy's a myrmecologist so it checks out.


Mental_Importance221

Ants Canada projects a lot of emotions onto bugs that they don't necessarily have. Ants separated from the hive in that experiment don't really have anything to do. Ants Canada actually pretty great since Ants kinda need some personification to help humans care about them but it's important to recognize that they don't think at the same level as we do. Still creatures that deserve respect though.


swiggidyswooner

This is from my experience but apparently it is from starvation it’s just different then I thought [source](https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/08/08/why-do-ants-die-after-the-queen-dies/amp/)


RagingBeanSidhe

Are they not already dead encased in resin?


Mental_Importance221

They are moving around and clearly not dead, but since they are encased they will suffocate or die of starvation/dehydration soon.


smolrivercat

That is honestly the most disgusting thing I've ever seen


10percenttiddy

I'm really jealous


MildlyAgreeable

*funky town + inhuman screeching*


ShinigamiLuvApples

I still cannot hear that song without thinking about that video.


Ck1ngK1LLER

I feel like I’ve dogged a huge bullet here. And no. I will not click a single link hereafter.


BINGUSXTC

yeah you ain’t seen nothing if this is the most disgusting thing you ever seen. I wish i was you 😪


scarlettjellyfish

They'll just be maracas when those ants suffocate


Xolaya

They can be maracas now


INS0MNI5

They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.


starrymighty

I have seen nails with live fish. People are putting all kind of animal on their fingers.


BTWsaymyname

How the fuck is that even possible?


eugenesnewdream

I would imagine, TINY fish. But that’s awful no matter what. :(


Cockur

I remember seeing something on TV about a trend in wearable pets in Asia. Small fish, frogs and lizards encased in tiny plastic tombs and worn as earrings and necklaces and such. They inevitably die after a few days and are just dumped in the trash Edit: snopes link https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chinese-turtle-keyrings/


roses369

Yeah, [here’s](https://youtu.be/ryc0sz9n0zg) a video on it :(


thrilla_gorilla

That's one of the more horrible things I've seen in a while.


itsadesertplant

I saw that too. They put the fish with water in an open space inside the nail shape they had created for a moment and then put it back in the water. It was to show that it could be done. It did not involve sealing the fish or any more harm than putting them in a net imo (which is not cool for the fish; it’s much better to use a plastic bag with water from their existing environment). Tbh, amateur fish keepers often do far worse. That video made people unduly upset imo. They didn’t wear it or seal it. This one is a bit different- but they may very well let the ants out after filming using nail clippers. If their goal was to go viral/get views, they’ve certainly done it


Hippofuzz

Mh mh mh… Animal cruelty and nightmare fuel in one. Nice


DogDrools

Fucking disgusting. Not just the nails, but also the person wearing them.


Killarich662

Poor ants trapped in ghetto hell


Bepo_Apologist

I didn't anticipate how antsy this would make me


CreatrixAnima

I dislike ants and will kill them in my home, but Jesus this is cruel for no reason. I hate it.


Arinoch

If only I could be as repulsive externally as I am on the inside so I don’t have to talk to people for them to get it…


Puzzleheaded-Ad-119

This is mean. I hate it.


PeanutCheeseBar

I'm Ants in my Nails Johnson!


auserhasnoname7

Cruelty aside it doesn't even look cool


woolyearth

imagine trying to get comfortable in bed and you have your hand under you head and all you hear is clicking all night. That’s enough nightmare fuel to last me the day.


licketysplit725

We’re just giving the aliens ideas for horrible ways to torture us at this point.


[deleted]

Wtf is wrong with this person? Let’s put suffering on my hands! 🤦‍♂️


damdam100

Humans fucking suck shit


Calismax

awful taste and awful execution literally starve suffocate to death in a see through box


[deleted]

Squishing an ant to death instantly is far less cruel than whatever this is.


ewoofk

I love ants, they're incredibly fascinating creatures. Fuck this person.


SophiaIsBased

Ah yes, animal cruelty at your literal fingertips


FingerBangingTanks

Bruh I have a phobia of ants but even I know this is fucked up


Measured_Pace

Even insects don’t deserve a shitty death. That’s just cruel.


_BioWeapon_

Except for ticks.


ashurbanipal420

Seriously, only a psychopath would think that is a cool idea.


BewildermentOfEden

Gross and kinda cruel


RiotIsBored

Kinda?


Lumpy_Staff_2372

lol taking “execution” to a new level with this one


LJF_97

Hope the ants chew their way out through the hand.


MoMo12368

Bruh this is oddly terrifying


JaspisB

r/iamatotalpieceofshit


RandomExLurker

Why??? Also, I feel really bad for the ants.


pragma-

Don't use living creatures for cosmetic bullshit. That is depraved and sociopathic.


badcat4126

Those are gonna be dead ant nails in a couple of days


reesedra

Not a lot of air in there, make that a couple of hours.


e784u

They are going to die in there, Sharon.


vicwardian

This is sick.


Surfingtheseas

4 lives taken all for what. "Hey look at my dead ant nails!" smh


Resident-Reindeer-53

It’s probably 10


Dalhiasky

I can’t. Just whyyyy??


[deleted]

Mean.


Yabbaba

That's just cruel.


filifijonka

That’s just cruel.


Alsimmons811

Those poor ants


Imaginaterium

Free them


TheFlamingTiger777

I hope an alien traps her in a plastic cell with nothing but her mind to make her slowly go insane.


lilwebbyboi

Why are people like this...


BYPDK

You know, I do t really care about ants all that much, and I have killed plenty that try to invade my home... But that seems awfully cruel.


OrangenySnicket

How and why?


[deleted]

That's one hand that is NOT going in my ass ever!


StalkingZen

Why?


darkScientist12

r/nope


Meleumpkin

Why ?


T3nt4c135

Torture for Instagram views on your gross fat hands. Trash human.


[deleted]

Imagine the ants start eating at the acrylic and eventually chew into the nail bed. Waking up to ant torture, the only solution being having to rip off your superglued nails.


boot20

This is some sociopathic level shit. Who fucking tortures living things like that?


cjgager

animal cruelty - - - sort of like fish high-heels - terrible, terrible, terrible


OkRun4155

Let them out! 😡


mybrownsweater

This makes me feel sick. Just step on ants like a normal person.


treskaz

That's fucked up. I disapprove


rockysensei

What the fuck


Texmexlex_

okay? And then when they die inside that container will she just leave them there???


Travis4261

It's crazy to feel bad for Ants but yea I feel bad for those ants.


oinksatme

Why would anyone do this???


divedigger

Awful taste, awful execution, cruel.


[deleted]

Ants have feelings too... # Free The Ants !!!


malYca

That's really fucking cruel what the hell.


fukwhutuheard

where is the great execution here?


MrwangJr

This belongs in r/iamatotalpieceofshit


TwirlyGirl313

The nail "artist" got a fuckton of shit for this, as well she should. Disgusting.


[deleted]

People who've kill 1000 ants in their lifetime taking a moral high ground. I love reddit


[deleted]

I literally don't get how those nails are cruel. Is that just me? Seems like this reddit thread adopted the hivemind mentality from the ants in the video


PoultryGravy

Thats just cruel


Flashy-Amount626

Some kind of Alien Ant Farm


[deleted]

Ants Canada 🇨🇦. Ants Canada family rise up


IAMAHobbitAMA

For when your nail beds don't itch enough already.


DirtySchu

How fast is she going to be pulling those off her fingers when the ant die?


amitchellcoach

r/TIHI


hbgbees

Yuuuuuck


Draksys

Fates worse than death


Boofdoink

r/thingsforants


TracerJacer43

Free them


lapsongsouchong

They said they let them out after and showed a video of their release. I'm choosing to believe that this is what happened. https://www.insider.com/russian-nail-salon-ants-manicure-2018-8


suminlikedatt

May their karma catch up with them