The mammoth isn’t going to lay eggs in my ears though 👀
Adventurous_Guide939 on
I have a terrible phobia of roaches to the point I physically recoiled just from the image. The crawling aspect and weird looks makes my fight or flight trigger
NataliaRogue on
The mammoth didn’t have wings or the audacity to fly directly into your open mouth
its192731 on
Hideous mass
PIPBOY-2000 on
That fear is ingrained as much as a fear for large animals. Insects can either signal disease/uncleanliness, death/rot, or potentially lethal bites. That’s the reason things that skitter around make most people immediately recoil.
magineskills on
Honestly I’d much rather be around the mammoth
maryleveling on
mammoth can’t climb walls or disappear under the fridge
Anticapitalist_Kae on
I hate you hate you hate you, please spoiler this, I hate roaches so much
Sure_Delivery_2025 on
The first one wouldn’t crawl into my bumhole.
WideInteraction8140 on
Our ancestors are watching us scream at a Roomba and weeping
RangerErwin on
I can almost certainly say we were afraid of them in those times too 😬.
Constant_Flow3157 on
That gigantic elephant in the room
weebtrashparade on
I will run and scream like a girl once the big roach starts flying. NOPE
TeaseSnow_ on
To be fair the mammoth didn’t start flying at your face when you cornered it
VietNinjask on
I step on cockroaches with my barefoot to kill them.
Zuper_Dragon on
The mammoth can’t fly now can it?
Monir5265 on
OP clearly never met a flying one
Risky-Trizkit on
I mean we are afraid of shit like nerve gas and black hole bombs now too, not everything got cushy.
No_Education_8888 on
People were likely made to be scared of/repulsed by bugs because we knew bugs = disease. That trait of hating bugs is passed down. Our ancestors hunted mammoths but would also freak out if their sleeping area got infested with roaches
EnergyHumble3613 on
Okay we also used bug rocks on mammoths not just sticks…
… and neither of those can kill all the roaches like we did with the mammoths.
ronnie_reagans_ghost on
Bugs have killed way, WAY more people than pachyderms.
corobo on
That mammoth isn’t going to skitter up my ass if I spook it wrongÂ
Dire_Wolf45 on
I blame Guillermo del Toro
Tega2077 on
This reminds me of when you scrape your knee or elbow vs getting a tiny paper cut.
auzzie_kangaroo94 on
Which one still exists?
ilovejackiebot on
I’m generally afraid of swarms of things.
MarcieChops on
We successfully killed off the mammoths. We will never successfully kill off the roaches.
meganerd20 on
Have you seen any mammoths recently? Exactly. Also we did it in groups, and you’re so bad at teamwork you’re posting this, so you ain’t much better.
unhingedokkaner on
Yeah cavemen just let those things crawl all over them.Â
thegreatmattsby24 on
Reddit has taught me german roaches cause psychological damage trying to get rid of them so I’ll take my chances with the mammoth.
Harddicc on
Imagine there is a mammoth behind you
Jedi-master-dragon on
But mammoths can’t fly.
AGayFrogParadise on
Could a mammoth survive a nuclear apocalypse? I think not, them there furry elephants couldn’t even survive the planet warming just a few degrees /s
anarchrist91 on
They were afraid of it back then too. Cockroaches are a sign of rot and disease, that’s the reason we have a fear of them. It’s the same with rats. Rats are actually a very cute and highly intelligent rodent species, but because of The Black Plague and many other disease outbreaks we have an adversion to them as well.
yeeting_my_meat69 on
Alpine WSG.
You’re all welcome.
Tomytom99 on
The mammoth ain’t taking shits all over the apartment. It doesn’t even fit in the apartment.
DarkKechup on
A gentle reminder that the reason for all our irrational fears is that the cavemen without those irrational fears died while the cavemen with that fear survived long enough to procreate:
Front_Tangerine1877 on
I’d take getting crushed over slowly rotting away to some disease
Lyradni on
Oh, we’re afraid of even smaller organisms than that.
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The mammoth isn’t going to lay eggs in my ears though 👀
I have a terrible phobia of roaches to the point I physically recoiled just from the image. The crawling aspect and weird looks makes my fight or flight trigger
The mammoth didn’t have wings or the audacity to fly directly into your open mouth
Hideous mass
That fear is ingrained as much as a fear for large animals. Insects can either signal disease/uncleanliness, death/rot, or potentially lethal bites. That’s the reason things that skitter around make most people immediately recoil.
Honestly I’d much rather be around the mammoth
mammoth can’t climb walls or disappear under the fridge
I hate you hate you hate you, please spoiler this, I hate roaches so much
The first one wouldn’t crawl into my bumhole.
Our ancestors are watching us scream at a Roomba and weeping
I can almost certainly say we were afraid of them in those times too 😬.
That gigantic elephant in the room
I will run and scream like a girl once the big roach starts flying. NOPE
To be fair the mammoth didn’t start flying at your face when you cornered it
I step on cockroaches with my barefoot to kill them.
The mammoth can’t fly now can it?
OP clearly never met a flying one
I mean we are afraid of shit like nerve gas and black hole bombs now too, not everything got cushy.
People were likely made to be scared of/repulsed by bugs because we knew bugs = disease. That trait of hating bugs is passed down. Our ancestors hunted mammoths but would also freak out if their sleeping area got infested with roaches
Okay we also used bug rocks on mammoths not just sticks…
… and neither of those can kill all the roaches like we did with the mammoths.
Bugs have killed way, WAY more people than pachyderms.
That mammoth isn’t going to skitter up my ass if I spook it wrongÂ
I blame Guillermo del Toro
This reminds me of when you scrape your knee or elbow vs getting a tiny paper cut.
Which one still exists?
I’m generally afraid of swarms of things.
We successfully killed off the mammoths. We will never successfully kill off the roaches.
Have you seen any mammoths recently? Exactly. Also we did it in groups, and you’re so bad at teamwork you’re posting this, so you ain’t much better.
Yeah cavemen just let those things crawl all over them.Â
Reddit has taught me german roaches cause psychological damage trying to get rid of them so I’ll take my chances with the mammoth.
Imagine there is a mammoth behind you
But mammoths can’t fly.
Could a mammoth survive a nuclear apocalypse? I think not, them there furry elephants couldn’t even survive the planet warming just a few degrees /s
They were afraid of it back then too. Cockroaches are a sign of rot and disease, that’s the reason we have a fear of them. It’s the same with rats. Rats are actually a very cute and highly intelligent rodent species, but because of The Black Plague and many other disease outbreaks we have an adversion to them as well.
Alpine WSG.
You’re all welcome.
The mammoth ain’t taking shits all over the apartment. It doesn’t even fit in the apartment.
A gentle reminder that the reason for all our irrational fears is that the cavemen without those irrational fears died while the cavemen with that fear survived long enough to procreate:
I’d take getting crushed over slowly rotting away to some disease
Oh, we’re afraid of even smaller organisms than that.