are potatoe bugs dangerous?
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No they are not dangerous, they just freak the holy begebies out of most people.\n\nThey are not poisonous. They will bite if handled improperly (and it will hurt), just wash the bite with soap and warm water.  They eat plants.\n\nFollow link for description of them.
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Yes, if you learn how to plant and grow cannabis it will lead to much more dangerous planting like potatoes and corn.
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It definitely sounds as though it is probably a beetle of some kind.\n\nThe hard, shiny black/blue/green mixture and the hard body and its toughness all point to the probability of a beetle, as does the resemblance to a lightning bug (which is actually a type of beetle).\n\nUnfortunately, identification beyond 'beetle' is difficult from this information.  The beetles are the largest group of insects in the world, with as many as a million different species in the group.\n\nThe good news is that there are no beetles that are venomous or dangerous to man beyond a little nip or bite.  The beetles have rather generalized chewing mouthparts, and there are no bloodsucking or poison injecting members of the group.\n\nIf the bite you have sustained is from this insect, it is unlikely to be serious.  The biggest danger would be from infection, which could occur if you scratch the wound and bacteria from your fingers enter the cut.  It is possible that this is what has occurred in your situation, since the symptoms you describe fit such an infection.  If the swelling, itchiness or redness increase, I would definitely see a doctor.\n\nEven if it wasn't your unidentifiable beetle that caused the wound, infection of the wound is still your greatest danger.  Any toxic effects from a poisonous critter would have been felt already.
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cuz potatos are hot ... duh!!!
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Well they are definatly one of the worst disease carrying insects on the planet. Actually the deadliest insect, or animal for that matter is the mosquito (Culicidae), which is a fly (order Diptera). House flies do have and act as the vector for several diseases, this has to do mostly with the way in which they feed. The fly mouthpart or haustelum is used for lapping up food, it has no functioning mandibles for chewing. The fly's favorite food as an adult is many forms of sugar. In order to dissolve sugar, a liquid must be added, and due to fly's limited resources, it uses its own saliva to dissolve the sugar particles. This regurgitation is how many of the common zoonotic infections are spread by this seemingly harmless insect
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He is probably growing "potatoe".
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Yes. The human bite is one of the most dangerous bites!
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Potatoes. You can live for months on them alone. Been proven.\n\nIt's quite amazing what an unassuming tuber can contain. Within its red, yellow, white or brown protective exterior, a potato can provide much of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of a number of vitamins and minerals. \n\nFor example, potatoes can have 600-800 mg of potassium, about 40 percent more than a banana. Potassium is essential to the body because of its role in attaining optimal muscle performance and improving the nerves' response to stimulation. Iron, essential in helping the body convert food to energy as well as resist infection, is also found in potatoes. A Russet Norkotah can have 40 percent of the RDA of iron. \n\nOne would expect potatoes to have minerals, as they spend their life underground. But potatoes are also a great source of vitamins, even supplying vitamin C, the sunshine vitamin. Vitamin C is essential to help maintain healthy connective tissue and heal wounds. The many varieties of Washington potatoes are also good sources of B vitamins, helping the body make healthy red blood cells and amino acids.
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The potato is a vegetable.  It is the root of the plant.  Potato leaves are poisonous.  \n\nThe main use of potatoes is food for people.  \n\nSee link below for history of the potato and other facts, including nutrition:\n\n\nPercentage of Recommended Daily Allowances provided by one average potato:\n\nVitamin C 45%\nThiamin 10%\nNiacin 8%\nVitamin B6 14%\nFolacin 14%\nPanthothenic Acid 6%\nPhosphorous 6%\nMagnesium 12%\nIron 9%
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There is a floating food that you can purchase at any pet store but they will ofcourse eat bugs.\n\nThey mainly eat algae and the smaller roots off of plants.
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It sounds like a jumping spider. If it is a hairy matte black then Im sure it is. They are mostly harmless prefering to leave you alone and eat houseflys. They are not generaly agressive unless provoked.
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Thrips (Insects in the Order Thysanoptera) are tiny little critters with distinctive feathery-looking fringed wings.\n\nSome thrips can be pests, feeding on flower buds or developing leaves.  They are also vectors of plant diseases such as necrotic spot virus and tomato spotted wilt virus.  A few species will even bite people.\n\nSome species of thrips are predatory, and may feed on smaller critters that are pests such as some types of mite.\n\nThey can also be beneficial when they feed on plant species that are considered pests, like weeds.
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I've seen the little tiny bugs, I call them velvet mites or blood mites because if you accidentally squish one it leaves a red smear.\nThere are a lot of red mites and most of them feed on plants or woody material. But the pictures show them so much larger than actual size that it's distracting. Next time you see them look at one under a hand lens and count its legs; if there are 8 it's a mite!
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For the record, I do not consider the white potato a healthy food but eat the sweet (orange) potato or yam myself.  If you do not buy organic, washing the skin of your fruits and vegetables with a good vegetable wash or with a vinegar and water solution is a good idea to get rid of residue pesticides.  If you buy organic, the bulk of the nutrition in potatoes, fruits, and vegetables lies in the skin and the adjoining tissue and less concentrated in the food itself, decreasing to about 50% as you get to the core.
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Have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathode_ray_tube Scroll down to the Health Danger section.
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not sure if i get this right\n\nnever had a potato bazooka war, but if i could do it, i would fill my potatoes with rotten eggs or sticky sticky oil or p00ps.. that should be very disgusting!\nbut i did have a water balloon war\nit wasnt really water, it was more like rotten tomato juice balloon war =)
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Because there is a risk involved in loving an insect that can potentially kill you with their poisons.