Any greenthumbs out there have a humane solution?

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Cooljimy84@lemmy.world · 69 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Nuke'em from orbit, its the only way to make sure.

TubeTalkerX@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y

Fuckin' A.

AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 2y

I knew someone would beat me to it

db2@sopuli.xyz · 38 pts · 2y (4 replies)

You have to introduce their natural Predators.

ArbiterXero@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Then we send wave after wave of gorillas at them!

dutchkimble@lemy.lol · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Guerillas*

ArbiterXero@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I’m not sure if you’re making a joke or trying to be l correct me, but that’s hilarious!

Well played

dutchkimble@lemy.lol · 2 pts · 2y

Was just joking while referencing the movie!

Transcriptionist@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 2y (4 replies)

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Facebook post by user Nevin Tressler to the Organic Gardening group reading: "They are destroying my garden. What is it and how do I get rid of them without pesticides"

Attached are two photos, one of a xenomorph facehugger from Aliens wrapped around a plant pot with a succulent in it that appears to be mid-topple, the second photo is of the same facehugger apparently scurrying away from the same now-toppled pot.

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elephantium@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Good human!

Transcriptionist@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y

Thank you, fellow human 🤖

LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Good meat-bot!

Transcriptionist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Thank you, flesh friend.

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 2y (3 replies)

A flamethrower will work and it is not a pesticide.

robbotlove@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y (2 replies)

get away from her you bitch.

NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social · 11 pts · 2y

They mostly come out at night.

Mostly.

ToyDork@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 2y
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Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 30 pts · 2y (7 replies)

I thought this was real and the OOP was Australian. Took me far too long to get it.

The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 27 pts · 2y (6 replies)

I love that it would look right at home in Australia

MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

We would take them as pets because they are really friendly and misunderstood. They just like to climb around your bedroom walls at night and you often wake up with them suspended directly above you on the roof

Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 2y

Lmfao omg

Sounds like my cat

MargotRobbie@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Yep.

MyNameIsIgglePiggle@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Relevant usename

MargotRobbie@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

That's Academy Award nominated Australian wildlife expert character actress Margot "Steve Irwin" Robbie to you!

LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y

It would probably get killed by the local fauna pretty quick. Then it would get tossed on the BBQ

anonymoose@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 2y

They're actually harmless and keep your yard free of invasive species (like humans).

Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y (4 replies)

A crowbar might be surprisingly effective.

The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 10 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Is it also important to stay entirely silent while doing this method?

nogrub@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

yeah as soon as you pick up a corwbar you can't talk anymore

snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

as you pick up a corwbar

What is that?

nogrub@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

hehe i'm stupid :D *crowbar

Bytemeister@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

gnuplusmatt@startrek.website · 1 pts · 2y

This should be the top comment

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y

Just do it like you would do with a spider in your house: catch it alive, and set it free in an environment where it can thrive, e.g. Washington, D.C.

needthosepylons@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Have you considered running for your life, mate?

The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 13 pts · 2y

Would I find that brand at Lowe's or Home Depot?

LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one · 21 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I just keep an orange tabby called Jonesy around to help with that

geekworking@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y

The only problem is that it's just a matter of time until he brings a not quite dead one into the house as a present.

dipshit@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y

It’s just looking for a fresh face!

Anticorp@lemmy.ml · 18 pts · 2y

Flamethrowers seem to be the go-to solution if you don't want to use pesticides.

Discola@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure

Venat0r@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Technically not using pesticides 😂👍

downpunxx@kbin.social · 18 pts · 2y

Game Over, Man. Game Over.

whaleross@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y

My gut feeling is to just face it or it will burst out of control.

cloudless@feddit.uk · 14 pts · 2y

OceanGate has a device that can kill a person faster than the brain can process what's going on. That should be humane.

esadatari@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

is “hug therapy” not the way? that explains my family’s disappearance.

ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

Fire. Lots of it.

Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y

Fire.

Lots of fire.

artic@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 2y

Shoot it

pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 2y

i olny have inhumane solutions

candyman337@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y

Fire

MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 2y

I'd recommend a pulse rifle, or flamethrower.

If you want to be sure, nuke it from orbit. It's the only way.

These are not pesticides, therefore within the limitations of the question.

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

They have acid blood, so I would suggest a strong base such as bleach.

TheFreed@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

Just move out, you have already lost the garden

Monkstrosity@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y

Nothing an L56A3 Smartgun can’t handle. I always keep mine resting on the back porch ready for these pesky varmints.

Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 5 pts · 2y

Just walk around in the yard for a bit.

Radio_717@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (3 replies)

That thing looks like a face bugger from Aliens. What is it?

techingtenor@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 2y

It is what you think it is haha

H2207@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

Idk maybe a facehugger from Aliens?

Lesrid@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

I think the original picture is of a coconut crab

H2207@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

You don't.

itsdavetho@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (5 replies)

Wtf is it tho

db2@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 2y (3 replies)

They're called facehuggers because they wrap around your face, shove their vagina down your throat and lay eggs in you, which hatch and punch their way out of your chest.

How have you never seen any Alien franchise movies?

DrPop@lemmy.one · 6 pts · 2y

Movies? I thought those were documentaries about long ago in a galaxy much like ours .

anonymoose@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I don't think they shove their vagina down your throat. I think it's maybe their uterus? Or their fallopian tubes or something? Any xenomorphologists here?

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y

Ovipositor?

Glifted@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Faciem Amplexus

Amilo1591@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 2y

They are cute little things called face huggers. Just give them as a gift to your lonely neighbour so they can get free hugs.

RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Have you considered...FIRE?