a metaphor for 2020
June 27, 2020 10:33 AM   Subscribe

This beetle is already dead but he hasn't noticed yet. [Twitter]
posted by Fizz (11 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Sorry for the delayed delete here; based on the reactions I think this is landing less as an intended oh-no-but-fun thing and more as a wow-legitimately-wish-I-hasn't-watched-that thing for folks -- LobsterMitten



 
I jokingly swung a chef's knife at a bluebottle once. I managed to catch it between thorax and abdomen: the front half just continued buzzing round the kitchen.

Insects truly are nature's robots, and they will inherit the earth... once they get that scaling-up problem solved, of course.
posted by pipeski at 10:41 AM on June 27, 2020


yikes that was very upsetting! I know it's just bugs, but to my dear heart it would be the same as seeing just the front half of a cat dragging itself around
posted by FirstMateKate at 10:42 AM on June 27, 2020 [1 favorite]


That was more shock and horror than I was prepared for.

Just like 2020.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 10:57 AM on June 27, 2020 [5 favorites]


Well, you can just rock me to sleep tonight!
posted by calamari kid at 10:58 AM on June 27, 2020


Just to let everyone know, we’ve had a supplier problem with the murder hornets, so we’re going to move the zombie beetles up a few months.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 11:21 AM on June 27, 2020 [2 favorites]


It's just a flesh wound.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 11:24 AM on June 27, 2020 [2 favorites]


well, you say that life's been nuts
crawling around with only half your guts
don't worry, be happy

2020's in the air
and half your fixin's just aren't there
don't worry, be happy

ooh,ooh, ooh, ooo ...
posted by pyramid termite at 11:27 AM on June 27, 2020


So very much eww.
posted by Splunge at 11:27 AM on June 27, 2020


Dislike
posted by terrapin at 11:31 AM on June 27, 2020


This made me incredibly sad. Do not recommend clicking.
posted by k8lin at 11:32 AM on June 27, 2020 [1 favorite]


I guess it retrospect it should be obvious, but, uh, maybe a content warning? It was a little more distressing than I had been expecting.
posted by eviemath at 11:34 AM on June 27, 2020 [1 favorite]


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