#FaceBug Is The New Thing On Social Media And I HATE IT!

The world is one nasty place where everyone’s favourite time pass now is to indulge in some sort of challenge. These challenges might not be the brightest and the most amazing things to pass your time on, but the FOMO (fear of missing out) gets the best of us.

One such, completely unwanted and not needed, a challenge that has been surfacing the social media is the #FaceBug.

Now all you computer or technology junkies, these bugs are not the one that you can find on your electronic device, but they’re rather the resident of our world’s wildlife.

This #FaceBug was started by Nancy Miorelli who was this week’s curator of Real Scientists. Real science is a twitter handle from real scientists, writers, communicators, artists & clinicians. Through the handle, each weekly curator decides to try to bring something more to the table other than the general stereotypes about the scientists.

Nancy Miorelli is an entomologist living and working in the jungle of Ecuador, and she has been sharing photographs of her along with bugs on her. She also encourages other to do the same and people are in fact doing this.

Now, I would like to continue this piece with my point of view, which is basically from someone’s mind who absolutely hate and is big time scared of bugs or anything small (but not too small) and creepy and weird and slimy and snarly. Someone who obsessively describes herself with having a insectophobia. And completely oppose the idea of anything remotely related to #Facebug

People on social media are trying to get big and creepy bugs on their faces just to be complete a challenge, or maybe prove a point – who knows? Now, I have some questions. First, who challenged them to do something this obnoxious? Second, even though someone did indeed challenged them, why do they need to complete it? Third, are they getting something real or tangible out of it? other than all the yucky bug feeling and germs residue on their faces?

I guess, I would never be able to find the answers to these questions, because I’m obviously not interested in even remotely trying anything like this. But, if you’re someone who loves wildlife, which also includes these bugs, then something like this might catch your interest, which is why I listed some of the most creepiest examples of #facebug.

Check them out here:

Human mind works in weird ways and people who are excited about this #FaceBug challenge is a sure shot example of this.

8th March 2017
Jyotsna Amla