<![CDATA[The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you.]]>The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you.

If you scream when you see a bee, they will scream too. After all you have survived in this world much longer than they have and you are scared, so they need to be scared too.

Even if you are scared you can model better reactions. And it works really well.

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Grandkids were over yesterday. I’m always sooo happy they are curious & want to be outside. They’re 4 & 2. They don’t want tablets or cell phones (for now, I hope it lives long).
They both love dinosaurs, bugs, birds, plants.
What a hoot!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RiaResists/statuses/116630636363366507https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RiaResists/statuses/116630636363366507Sun, 24 May 2026 17:04:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 17:04:21 GMT]]>@UkeleleEric @futurebird

For sure. The actual bites would (still do) irritate me a lot. Maybe Kate just didn't emit the correct pheromones, or was perhaps immune?!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/bytebro/statuses/116630635235166471https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/bytebro/statuses/116630635235166471Sun, 24 May 2026 17:04:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 17:02:18 GMT]]>@WesternInfidels @futurebird 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RiaResists/statuses/116630627179668822https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RiaResists/statuses/116630627179668822Sun, 24 May 2026 17:02:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 17:01:52 GMT]]>@WesternInfidels @futurebird Eyebomb Ladybug only has eyes for you.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/hoco/statuses/116630625513886321https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/hoco/statuses/116630625513886321Sun, 24 May 2026 17:01:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:38 GMT]]>@bytebro @futurebird fleas don't just cause problems if they bite. They spread diseases, and are not good for the animals, either.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116630620662926189https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116630620662926189Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:53:50 GMT]]>@futurebird I learned everything I know from a dog. It's ok.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116630593910891517https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116630593910891517Sun, 24 May 2026 16:53:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:53:07 GMT]]>@mhoye @futurebird My respect for wasps took a huge jump when I, as a child, sat outside with a ham sandwich. A wasp came by, landed on the ham, quickly cut out and left with a perfectly circular piece of the rim of fat on the ham 😎

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jakobtougaard/statuses/116630591074650946https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jakobtougaard/statuses/116630591074650946Sun, 24 May 2026 16:53:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:52:53 GMT]]>@futurebird
It literally took me 30 years to get over my mother's fear of snakes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.games/users/thecrushedviolet/statuses/116630590129448109https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.games/users/thecrushedviolet/statuses/116630590129448109Sun, 24 May 2026 16:52:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:52:36 GMT]]>@Netraven

That really sucks. I'm sorry they weren't more honest and there for you more.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630589030452922https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630589030452922Sun, 24 May 2026 16:52:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:51:26 GMT]]>@robryk

This is totally possible. Bees and wasps have excellent color vision and the colors of flowers are made to attract them.

They are also sensitive to UV colors that we can't see.

That we also think flowers are pretty and like how many of them smells just shows we have similar taste in such matters as bees.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630584452477825https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630584452477825Sun, 24 May 2026 16:51:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:51:11 GMT]]>完全同意。我小时候本来不怕虫子，但看到一个大人惊慌失措的样子，后来也变得很害怕。直到现在还在努力克服这种反射性的恐惧。

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116610482379136253/statuses/116630583456225149https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116610482379136253/statuses/116630583456225149Sun, 24 May 2026 16:51:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:48:38 GMT]]>@futurebird What about clothing colors? (Anecdotally, one particular yellow t-shirt of a friend of mine seemed to attract insects, but we might have confused ourselves by noticing only positive examples.)]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.wuatek.is/objects/bc93c1c9-8a61-4b74-8c4d-369ef67c6faehttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.wuatek.is/objects/bc93c1c9-8a61-4b74-8c4d-369ef67c6faeSun, 24 May 2026 16:48:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:48:29 GMT]]>@futurebird and yet I have reacted with disgust and horror to a number of the creatures my children have brought me and it seems to have no effect at all. 🤣

They just keep bringing me crane fly larva and expecting me to love them as much as they do.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/minmi/statuses/116630572883344098https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/minmi/statuses/116630572883344098Sun, 24 May 2026 16:48:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:48:15 GMT]]>@futurebird basically, do the opposite of whatever the adults say and do is what I learned.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116630571967177696https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116630571967177696Sun, 24 May 2026 16:48:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:46:48 GMT]]>@Netraven

Even kids who don't trust what adults *say* will still watch how they react to things and use that to inform their own reactions.

Thought it's always sad when a child has had to learn that trusting adults isn't safe. It's a failure on the part of the adults in their life.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630566229370843https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630566229370843Sun, 24 May 2026 16:46:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:41:29 GMT]]>@futurebird @londondreamtime beautiful!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jakobtougaard/statuses/116630545315928280https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jakobtougaard/statuses/116630545315928280Sun, 24 May 2026 16:41:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:41:24 GMT]]>@bytebro @UkeleleEric

no thank you

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630545012372351https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630545012372351Sun, 24 May 2026 16:41:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:40:39 GMT]]>@futurebird unless of course you're a child that doesn't trust any adults.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116630542031736821https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116630542031736821Sun, 24 May 2026 16:40:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:40:28 GMT]]>@WesternInfidels @futurebird

that's fantastic

googly eyes fix everything

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115982855104445836/statuses/116630541304472736https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115982855104445836/statuses/116630541304472736Sun, 24 May 2026 16:40:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:39:34 GMT]]>@llewelly @futurebird

I would give that professor a kiss if I could. so many "manuals" and "help" sections are completely useless. there's just instructions on what steps to take but with zero information about where anything is on the screen. it's maddening.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115982855104445836/statuses/116630537774097690https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115982855104445836/statuses/116630537774097690Sun, 24 May 2026 16:39:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:38:56 GMT]]>@jakobtougaard @londondreamtime

Using this as an excuse to share my drawing of a bobbit worm

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630535314048501https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116630535314048501Sun, 24 May 2026 16:38:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:38:50 GMT]]>@futurebird last summer I had some wasps buzzing around while I was eating a blizzard outside a Dairy Queen, and when people started flapping their hands and standing up, I showed them that you can just tap a little scoop out on the far end of the table and they’ll all go over there and leave you, um, be.

People looking at me like a Martian when I said, these guys are out here trying to make a buck just like the rest of us, make it easy for them and they’ll mind their own business.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/mhoye/statuses/116630534909482540https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/mhoye/statuses/116630534909482540Sun, 24 May 2026 16:38:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:38:22 GMT]]>@futurebird But also - If you're telling a terrifying fact to a kid ... just don't go for "bites its victims in the head to liquify their insides" unless that kid is really into monsters. Might be a cool fact but maybe "Builds its net every morning with everything in mind that happened the day before so the net becomes stronger and more adapted to the surroundings every single day" might be more appropriate.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116630533051764662https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://flipping.rocks/ap/users/116413516515850283/statuses/116630533051764662Sun, 24 May 2026 16:38:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The way that you, as an adult, react to creatures has a massive impact on young people watching you. on Sun, 24 May 2026 16:34:40 GMT]]>@UkeleleEric @futurebird

In the 90s, I 'briefly' lived with a young woman who had two cats, and her lounge carpet was ALIVE with cat-fleas. I did comment about it to her, and her take was "well, they don't ever bite ME! It must be YOU!"

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