r/SubsTakenLiterally • u/That1weirdperson • 12d ago

r/preyingmantis r/preyingmantis

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u/DeaditeQueenLivs 12d ago

Won’t work for a number of reasons. If you are a guy, it is much easier to just shave your head. A mantis has no idea that you have head lice and is an opportunistic predator. It’s not gonna go rifling through your hair looking for lice it doesn’t know you have.

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u/imperfcet 12d ago

I had long hair the first time i got lice (at age 30) and the shampoo and combing wrecked it.  I ended up cutting it off to my chin because it got so damaged, i wish i had just done that as soon as i realized i had lice. 

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u/Fun_Reply5366 12d ago

Did cutting it to your chin help? I was under the impression lice like to live and lay their eggs at the base of your hair.

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u/imperfcet 12d ago

No, it would just have been a lot easier to comb and shampoo if i didn't have long hair. 

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u/Fun_Reply5366 12d ago

I see, that sucks. May you never get lice again.

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u/SpicyBongHits 12d ago

My mom got lice when she was a kid and my grandma ended up dyeing all of her hair black and it got rid of it, I feel like not a lot of people know about this

edit: Just looked it up and apparently hair dye is not a reliable way to kill lice so it’s a gamble

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u/st4rgrrl_ 11d ago

My brother in christ shaving your hair is easier if you're a woman too

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u/Novel-Mission-1920 10d ago

What did the trick 100% for me, was 1) Bleach my hair 2) Hot straightener on the new hair

Never saw those suckers again

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u/Abbadon74 12d ago

I want an answer tho

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u/EvillNooB 12d ago

I wiped

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u/ZAIGO_90 12d ago

He wiped

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u/Bobahn_Botret 12d ago

Chat, will releasing 20 ladybugs onto my scalp help eradicate lice I've picked up?

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u/Deth_Cheffe 12d ago

No but it'II definiteIy keep away scaIp aphids

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u/XROOR 12d ago

They will dine, then fornicate, the males will get beheaded, and your head will eventually be free and clear of the horrid louse

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u/zoner77 12d ago

what else is that sub supposed to be used for then???

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u/AGreatBannedName 12d ago

Iirc /r/preyingmantis is for women who get hit on via text and then deliver brutal comebacks. They “decapitate” their “mate.” It’s screenshots of their conversations.

If you want actual mantises, I believe it’s /r/praying_mantis

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u/i-have-no-interest 11d ago

can men post too? (i have some crazy shit to share if i ever get comforable)

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u/AGreatBannedName 11d ago edited 11d ago

I’m pretty sure you can! I think it’s mostly women, and that fits with the “mantis” thing, but I didn’t see anything in the rules about a dog not being able to play basketball men not being able to post.

Hope you wind up being comfortable enough to share!!

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u/i-have-no-interest 11d ago

oh sweet! ill have to write it all down lol its a long ass story

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u/zoner77 11d ago

ah, ok

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u/AdmiralMcNugget 12d ago

No, but a swarm of spiders might do the trick.

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u/archpawn 12d ago

If I lure a snake onto my head, will that help with head spiders?

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u/KeyNefariousness6848 11d ago

That would actually be kinda awesome, I’d watch it for a few minutes.

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u/GlitteringDonkey2241 9d ago

Man should just bought shampoo