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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Blackfeathr@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

Just made this meme to express my frustration at Boxelder bugs. No matter how many times I carry them out they find a way back in my house in Spring and Fall.

Note because I guess some folks need it: I don't kill them, I pick them up and put them back outside!

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[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 day ago

I have no idea where you got this idea but it's wrong.

https://npic.orst.edu/pest/boxelder.html

Are you perhaps thinking of kissing bugs???

[-] TheSaltyArdvark@feddit.online -5 points 1 day ago
[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No they're not lol

https://extension.umd.edu/resource/kissing-bugs/

The boxelder bug (Boisea trivittata) is often mistaken for a kissing bug due to its red and black coloration. However, while the kissing bug has six red-orange stripes along the side of its abdomen, the boxelder bug has red along the edges of the front wings.

[-] TheSaltyArdvark@feddit.online -4 points 20 hours ago

That seems like horse shit

this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2026
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