Afraid of insects? You have no idea what you're missing | Samuel Ramsey | TEDxMontgomeryBlairHS

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An entomologist at the University of Maryland, Ramsey works to better understand the behavior of parasitic and predatory insects. In the past, he has delved into understanding the biting behavior of ladybugs and wasps. He is currently studying the Varroa mite, an arachnid that is one of the leading causes of honeybee death in the US.

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"People fear what they don't understand "...

But I don't want to understand Cockroaches! !!!

RadagastBrown
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Especially the flying ones get me running :(

beyzaercan
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I hate that people just laugh at me when I’m sobbing over these bugs. I live in Florida and there’s bugs EVERYWHERE during summer like you just wake up to a cockroach on the ceiling and when that happens I cant sleep even if it’s killed for two days

zoupsoup
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I’m okay with butterflies caterpillars and dragonflies as long as they don’t touch me but everything else CANNOT GO NEAR ME even ladybugs freak me out

zoupsoup
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i had tears in my eyes looking at those photos. I have a serious bug/insect phobia and im trying soo hard to fix it but nothing is working.

noramoss
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I wish bugs could communicate with us like speak the same languages as us maybe I’d probably be a little less scared then

mrmister
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I’m scared off sleeping in my bed, i fear spiders, mohts, and other insects.

marial
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I fear big insects that fly...especially the dark ones or with long feet (like the stink bug for example)...😫 I know they cannot do anything to me or that I am bigger then any insect but I fear they can somehow land on me and I feel them...I hate the feeling of an insect on my skin....

luciatat
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anyone with fear of coacroaches ?
I am scared to kill them even with broom😞😒

dishadhouliyan
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Hearing about deadly insects made me fear all the other insects ..

abderrahmanefaiz
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Having a fear of bugs (at least as bad as mine) feels like drowning, while everyone is shouting at you to breath. Nobody will ever know how many tears I’ve shed because of bugs, but I did this all by myself in my room, hiding it from everyone. When he showed the pray mantis... not gonna lie I cried.

leenan
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I can't even have an ant on me or else I'll start itching *everywhere*


Damn he's a good speaker

Edit: Thank for the likes! First time getting a big number :)

Another thing. I can’t have the thought of bugs when i’m trying to sleep or else i’ll start itching everywhere and it won’t stop. I’ve had four occasions where i could not sleep.

RazzDazzle
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these pictures made me feel like things were crawling on me

nadine
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I have a son with entomophobia, hes seen every therapist possible... he doesnt go out in the spring or summer only in the fall and winter!!! It has made our family wonder qhat else can i do to help him get over this phobia safely!! Hes an amazing muscician in the works and hasnt been able to join symphonies or orchestras for the fact that they preform outdoors during spring and summer. I hope he can over come this phobia and learn about bugs this way he can continue to build a future...ty for this Ted talk ..i agree...people fear the unknown!!!! As a parent i wish i can give him my freedom from the fear of bugs so he can continue to rise up!!!

drasweet
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This man is the perfect mix between pretty insane and incredibly wise

ChocolateChick
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I’m 11 and I’m still petrified and.. I can never tell other kids I’m scared of bugs because they land up threatening me and running after me with one in their hand and I just feel like crying because it’s hard to live when people do that to you, ik bugs don’t hurt I just can’t stand looking at them I cringe and start shaking bcuz I feel like they on me and I hate it... but I am going to try remember bugs are like humans, they run this planet and we need them.

Jen-hrej
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My cousin : "There's a cockroach on the wall"

Me : "It's okay, it won't touch you"

Cockroach : *starts flying*

Us :

carnifex
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Cockroaches or anything that flies (except butterflies) gives me panic attacks.

donttouchmahfaceu
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i have a terrible fear of incects. its ruining my life! any ideas on how 2 get over it?

misslula
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There's a lot to take away from this video, as I have also been having this phobia, and it's of flying insects. As long as they don't fly they don't get me running. I'm not afraid of them in the outdoors, but once they enter the house, especially if it's a small house (where I currently live), I get quite jumpy even from a housefly. I tried to deal with it through a number of ways by telling myself that it's a thousand times smaller than me, but it doesn't help. But I've made a major step: I put on my headphones with some hard rock music to get me pumped up and face the fear. In that way, it cancels out the buzzing sound and enables me to at least face them and kill them with this bug spray. I think this past one week, I killed like 15 houseflies, BIG ONES. Although I've been dealing with them, it's giving me a bit of anxiety and I have to keep checking if they are there, before I heat up my food, because they roam in the kitchen. Hope some of you guys relate to this :)

srikrishna