• noughtnaut@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      This might be a terrorist.
      This might be an author.
      This might be an autistic person.

      In one scenario, there is a future where people will cry “we could have prevented this tragedy”. In another, that is one reason why autistic folks are being side-eyed, and that makes me sad.

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        9 hours ago

        Autism is not an excuse for what they are saying any more than it was an excuse for Elon Musk to do a Nazi salute.

        Most autistic people I know have a very strong moral code that they will not deviate from.

        Sure, this guy might be autistic, but his behavior here is not because of autism.

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          Why does he need an excuse for asking about breeding dangerous animals?

          Honest question.

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            I’m not suggesting he needs an excuse, I’m suggesting that saying he’s doing it because he has autism is bullshit.

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          Having a specific interest in what poisonous/venomous creature they can breed in large quantities has nothing to do with moral in codes, and yet will get you looks.

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            I have no idea why you think wanting to breed venomous insects in large quantities has anything to do with autism.

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    First I thought the easiest would be ants, though ‘highly’ venomous is debatable they more than make up for it in sheer quantity and ease of raising.

    Which leads us to Myrmecia pyriformis aka the bull ant.

    They attack by biting with powerful jaws, and then sting with their venom repeatedly. They are highly aggressive when their nest is disturbed as many Australian children discover.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmecia_pyriformis

    I have been unable to locate information on the LD50 of their venom, as the only study on it seems to be paywalled.

    On second thought it’s probably the Africanized Bee or killer bees, which won’t be as easy to raise safely in my opinion, but are much more dangerous.

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      9 hours ago

      The bullet ant is supposed to have the most painful sting of all insects.

      There is an Amazonian tribe whose manhood ritual involves putting on two mittens with live bullet ants sewn into them and withstanding the pain for 5-10 minutes. Over and over again.

      Afterward, the boy’s hand and part of his arm are temporarily paralyzed because of the ant venom, and he may shake uncontrollably for days. The only “protection” provided is a coating of charcoal on the hands, supposedly to confuse the ants and inhibit their stinging. To fully complete the initiation, a boy or man must go through the ordeal 20 times over the course of several months or even years.

      But I don’t think there’s any insect that can actually kill you with their venom unless you have an allergy or it’s a giant swarm.

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    Black windows are pretty common. You could also try some of the larger centipede and scorpion varieties, though they may not always be lethal to everyone, they can still be considered very dangerous.