Home Invaders Must Die!

No! god no!!! I will save you I will save you! don't cry baby everything will be fine!

Shiroi_Kumo said:

No! god no!!! I will save you I will save you! don't cry baby everything will be fine!

The result of trying to free any insect from sticky paper would be tagged as guro if anthropomorphized.

I keep an empty plastic cup next to my bed, just to scoop up bugs I find in my house, and safely put outside. I do not even use fly-strips anymore.

I love-hate this artist's images because the pity I feel for these anthropomorphic ones clash so much with my intense disgust for actual cockroaches. Don't make this hard for me goddamnit!

🛠️ What You’ll Need:

Vegetable oil (like olive or canola oil) – safe, gentle, and effective

Cotton swabs or soft paintbrush

Tweezers (ideally blunt-tipped)

A clean container with some moistened tissue or leaves for recovery

Patience

🐞 How to Free the Bug:

Stay Calm and Gentle
Insects can tear their legs or wings if they struggle too much. Keep it in a quiet place to reduce stress.

Apply Vegetable Oil to the Trap Area
Use a cotton swab or brush to gently dab oil around and under the stuck parts of the bug. Oil dissolves the adhesive on glue traps.

Loosen Slowly
As the glue softens, use tweezers or the swab to carefully lift the insect’s leg, antenna, or wing free—one part at a time.

Clean Off Excess Oil (Optional)
Some bugs, like ants, groom themselves, but you can also lightly dab them with a tissue or let them walk across something absorbent like a paper towel or dry leaf.

Let Them Recover
Place the freed bug in a small box or container with some airflow, maybe a bit of moist paper towel or a leaf, and let it rest. If it walks normally after a few minutes to an hour, it's good to go.

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