I wonder why I let, and even encourage, my children to pick these little critters up, and why I scream and kill spiders? Aren't they both bugs? And am I not a thousand times bigger than a spider?
We were outside today, and N* pointed out a spider crawling on the patio, which was quickly killed. Not 5 minutes later, this cute roly-poly came crawling along, in nearly the same location as the spider, and we oohed and aahed over him. I even called A* over to join us! N* is still a little nervous around bugs - and I can only blame myself. I am not a bug lover. But roly-polies? Ladybugs? No problem. A* had a fun time with the "ball bug", until the little guy started walking on A*'s hand. The bug was quickly dropped. And then retrieved. And then dropped and then retrieved....
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I'm with you. There is just NO threat of any type of ladybug killing you, or being bit to death by a lady bug. That's not true of spiders.
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