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Ideal GF

dadudeneverabides — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:26:57 +0800

I discussed with my didi. Here's what we come up to for an ideal GF:

1. Pretty. Cannot be taller than us.
2. Caring and and pick WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANNA EAT DON'T TELL BF YOU LIKE LA BUT WHEN WE CHOOSE YOU SHOW FACE NO RIKE, OK?
3. Must be independent. No daddy girl and then a lot popek gossip girls.
4. Don't simply spend own/father/mother/boyfriend money. This show the girl is financially independent and not gold digger.
5. Must remember important dates like my weekend to play Dota and the smexy time I want to piap (last one is all the time maybe but I understand if that one time of the month is ok).
6. Smoking hot body.
7. It's fine to have your own hobby like shopping and makeup but please don't spend my money.
8. Must be obedient and don't expect me to listen to what you say all the time I'm busy killing that stupid bloodseeker.
9. No looking at other boys.

Cekian.

6PM liao kthxbai

dadudeneverabides — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:10:03 +0800

Guys is 6pm liao on freeday.

I can stop snake in office and stop trolling in /k feelsgoodmang.jpg

Then I look outside the window and I see KESAS and Jalan Kewajipan dam9lan7 traffic jam and I no mood go home so "early".

But then hor, I remember.

My house behind opis only.

Walk to car park, drive home can start watching JAV in 15 minutes.

Pandan muka all those cheebai Cheras fella work in Subang. And all those soul high pipul stay in Subang work in Kay Hell.

Demikianlah blog /k saya.

Sekian, terima kasih.

No water because sabotage!

dadudeneverabides — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:07:53 +0800

in b4 selowpokde, I no see this headline in /k mohon maaf

http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-new...sabotage-118043

KUALA LUMPUR: Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) has suspended an employee on suspicion of having been involved in a sabotage that disrupted water supply to 340,000 consumers in the Klang and Petaling districts on Sept 1.

Air Selangor CEO Suhaimi Kamaralzaman said on Thursday that the employee was suspended on Sept 6 and a police report was lodged on the sabotage on Sept 9.

The report of an investigation was also handed over to the National Water Services Commission (SPAN).

"The water disruption affected more than 39,000 accounts in 24 areas in Klang and 29,000 accounts in 27 areas in Petaling, particularly in the Sime UEP area," he said in a statement. Normal water supply was restored on Sept 2, he said.

Suhaimi said Air Selangor would not hesitate to take disciplinary action or sack any employee involved in sabotage.

He gave the assurance that Air Selangor would ensure that such an incident did not recur. -- Bernama

Feelsbadman.jpg

dadudeneverabides — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:08:56 +0800

Drill tarak, apologize in advance.

Feels bad for one staff in my team. Do wrong get scolding non-stop until cry.

Aih... I just become the manager, so I don't wanna say anything yet. And not my style to interfere on the spot.

Not entirely her fault, so sweat.

Summore Malay girl, but cainis gal din get scold that bad.

IDK already. Pohon advise.

inb4 /k not my blog.

[WTB] 1440p G-sync monitor

dadudeneverabides — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:09:35 +0800

As titled, please let me know who have stock, prefer Acer XB270HU but can go with other models as long as not exceeding RM3,000

Handheld Vacuum Cleaner

dadudeneverabides — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:17:57 +0800

Hello /k need recommendation for a handheld vacuum cleaner for car/desktop use.

Any ideas?

Best idea will be rewarded with RM5 tip.

Seriously not serious but will actually send RM5 via M2u for your afternoon tea.

kthxbai.

[WTB] NVIDIA 970 or AMD R9-290X

dadudeneverabides — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 16:35:01 +0800

Hi guys, would like to buy an NVIDIA 970 or an AMD R9-290X second hand. Preferably non-reference cards.

I would prefer to COD in Subang Jaya/USJ area, so drop me a PM if you have one to spare/for sale with a good price.

[GB] Hack'd By Geeks and Miami Twice

dadudeneverabides — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:50:45 +0800

[UPDATE 1 - 11-Feb-2015 : ]
Hey guys, GB will be extended for 24 hours if you are still interested due to late announcement of Hyper Fuse eligibility in joining this GB.

Current participants

dadudeneverabides (OP) - Hyperfuse (1) and Hack'd by Geeks (1)
Via PM - Hack'd By Geeks (1)
[end UPDATE]

Hello everyone.

My endgame keycap set is here.

Hack'd by Geeks and Miami Twice will be available for purchase from the [CTRL]ALT store

What this groupbuy can do is help you save shipping as we combine all the things that you fancy. For your reference, it'll cost about USD22.00 in total to ship to Malaysia (donation to [CTRL]ALT included), so doing a groupbuy will make our caps cheaper.

You can choose whatever options that tickles your fancy as long as you understand that:

1. I will pull the trigger on the 11th of February 2015 and that there's no going back at that point.
2. Full payment of costs upfront, with shipping/currency fluctuations to be re-calculated later.
3. Deadline is 11th of February 2015.
4. Currently, exchange rates are fixed at 3.61 for risk management purpose. rates are retrieved from Google search at the time this thread is created.
5. Postage will be available, but subject to repacking.

Terms and conditions can change depending on the situation, but I will refund every single dollar if you back out before the 11th of February 2015.

Shipping information:

1. Estimated shipping time is around 2 weeks from US to me once I receive the Stamps notification email. This estimate has proven to be true 95% of the time, but I have had a shipment delayed up to 1 month.
2. Estimated shipping time from me to you is 1.5 weeks. I'm working 9-to-5 so I can't really get to the post office on a daily basis. It'll have to wait for the weekend, or whenever I'm free. That's why COD is preferred.
3. Estimated shipping costs from USA to me is at least USD22, which will be pro-rated depending on how much you bought. See NOTE 1 (below) for explanation on how and why pro-rated. Estimated local shipping cost is between RM6 (Peninsular) and RM10 (East Malaysia).
4. My personal location is USJ(night/weekend). Please send me a PM to confirm meet-up or you want to buy anything from my collection.
5. For transparency purposes, final invoice will be shared with everyone so that you can see and calculate the exact cost of transportation in this group buy. Nothing will be hidden.

NOTE 1: The price of keycaps are mostly driven by the number of keycaps which will correlate with the weight. A fair share of the main transport costs (US to MY) would therefore be driven by the price of the caps you purchase. That notwithstanding, if you have any dispute about the price I am charging you for transport, please PM me so that we can work something out.

Risk Management:

Thanks to the cooperative people in our community, I have had no flakers since last time. However, I must mention some terms and conditions (aka repercussions) for certain cases:

1. By joining this group buy you agree to the terms and conditions stated within.
2. Terms and conditions can be changed, but if you do not agree with the change, a full refund for your purchases will be issued. That notwithstanding, if there are no changes to the terms and conditions you will not be able to get a full refund if you back out after the deadline.
3. Failure to pay for keycaps' cost will result in your forfeiture of current and future groupbuy privileges. THIS MEANS I WILL BAN YOU.
4. Failure to pay for combined shipping costs will result in your keycap being place under "holding" status for 30 days. Failure to pay after 30 days will result in confiscation of your keycaps and similar penalty to no.3. Shipping cost is considered due the moment the SP invoice is posted in this thread.
5. Special dispensation can and will be given on a case-by-case basis.
6. Translation rate is assumed at MYR3.61:USD1 unless otherwise noted.

Banking instructions:

1. Please bank in all cash monies to:

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TL;DR - endgame caps, pay on time.

p/s: Sorry for the wall of text, but this is necessary to ensure we all have our bases covered. Please PM me if you think certain conditions are not appropriate and we will revisit them

[GB] Grifiti Chiton Fat Keyboard Sleeve

dadudeneverabides — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:34:54 +0800

Pricing update:

1 unit = RM30 flat regardless of size. Shipping will be determined when we have final count, but looks like maximum of RM12 from USA to Malaysia. I will bear initial shipping costs first. COD if Klang valley, all others should PM me first to confirm.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/grifiti-mechan...l-keyboard-case

What this groupbuy can do is help you save shipping as we combine all the things that you fancy. For your reference, it'll cost about USD7.37 each to ship to Malaysia, and the better we utilize this the cheaper the final price case will end up being.

You can choose whatever options that tickles your fancy as long as you understand that:

1. I will pull the trigger on the 15th of October 2014 and that there's no going back at that point.
2. Full payment of case costs upfront, with shipping/currency fluctuations to be re-calculated later.
3. Deadline is 15th of October 2014.
4. Currently, exchange rates are fixed at 3.3 for risk management purpose.
5. I really hate posting stuff, so COD preferred if you're in Klang Valley. A bonus for meeting with me will be getting to molest my modest collection and possibly coffee/free novelties. But if you are in Kuching/KK/Australia... special dispensation can be given.

Terms and conditions can change depending on the situation, but I will refund every single dollar if you back out before the 15th of October 2014.

Shipping information:

1. Estimated shipping time is around 2 weeks from US to me once I receive the Stamps notification email. This estimate has proven to be true 95% of the time, but I have had a shipment delayed up to 1 month.
2. Estimated shipping time from me to you is 1.5 weeks. I'm working 9-to-5 so I can't really get to the post office on a daily basis. It'll have to wait for the weekend, or whenever I'm free. That's why COD is preferred.
3. Estimated shipping costs from USA to me is at least USD7.37 (x3.3 will be RM24.32), which will be pro-rated depending on how much you bought. See NOTE 1 for explanation on why pro-rated. Estimated local shipping cost is your own petrol and time (except for one or two special cases).
4. My personal location is USJ(night/weekend) or Cyberjaya(working weekday). Please send me a PM to confirm meet-up or you want to buy anything from my collection.
5. For transparency purposes, final invoice will be shared with everyone so that you can see and calculate the exact cost of transportation in this group buy. Nothing will be hidden.

NOTE 1: Since most of us are buying blanks and not unusual novelties, the price of keycaps are mostly driven by the number of keycaps which will correlate with the weight. A fair share of the main transport costs (US to MY) would therefore be driven by the price of the caps you purchase. That notwithstanding, if you have any dispute about the price I am charging you for transport, please PM me so that we can work something out.

Risk Management:

Thanks to the cooperative people in our community, I have had no flakers since last time. However, I must mention some terms and conditions (aka repercussions) for certain cases:

1. By joining this group buy you agree to the terms and conditions stated within.
2. Terms and conditions can be changed, but if you do not agree with the change, a full refund for your purchases will be issued. That notwithstanding, if there are no changes to the terms and conditions you will not be able to get a full refund if you back out after the deadline.
3. Failure to pay for keycaps' cost will result in your forfeiture of current and future groupbuy privileges. THIS MEANS I WILL BAN YOU.
4. Failure to pay for combined shipping costs will result in your keycap being place under "holding" status for 30 days. Failure to pay after 30 days will result in confiscation of your keycaps and similar penalty to no.3. Shipping cost is considered due the moment the SP invoice is posted in this thread.
5. Special dispensation can and will be given on a case-by-case basis.
6. Translation rate is assumed at MYR3.3:USD1 unless otherwise noted.

Banking instructions:

1. Please bank in all cash monies to:

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TL;DR - Grifiti sleeve, pay on time.

p/s: Sorry for the wall of text, but this is necessary to ensure we all have our bases covered. Please PM me if you think certain conditions are not appropriate and we will revisit them

[GB] SP keys R2

dadudeneverabides — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:51:14 +0800

Once again, hello

Granite Novelty Kits and lGranite Bonus Pack will be bought come the 17th of September 2014 by me personally (one day before deadline).

What this groupbuy can do is help you save shipping as we combine all the things that you fancy. For your reference, it'll cost about USD19.50 to ship my items to Malaysia, and the better we utilize this the cheaper the final price of your keycaps will.

Highlight of the many things you can choose:

1. Loose blank keycaps in various sizes and 3 profiles (DCS, DSA and SA);
2. Keycap sets;
3. Novelty caps.

You can choose whatever options that tickles your fancy as long as you understand that:

1. I will pull the trigger on the 17th of September 2014 and that there's no going back at that point.
2. Full payment of keycap costs upfront, with shipping/currency fluctuations to be re-calculated later.
3. Deadline is 17th of September 2014.
4. Open to purchase are all current inventory in SP's shop INCLUDING SP groupbuys (because they haven't ended, duh!) that are about to end.
5. Currently, exchange rates are fixed at 3.3 for risk management purpose.
6. I really hate posting stuff, so COD preferred if you're in Klang Valley. A bonus for meeting with me will be getting to molest my modest collection and possibly coffee/free novelties. But if you are in Kuching/KK/Australia... special dispensation can be given.

Terms and conditions can change depending on the situation, but I will refund every single dollar if you back out before the 17th of September 2014.

Shipping information:

1. Estimated shipping time is around 2 weeks from US to me once I receive the Stamps notification email. This estimate has proven to be true 95% of the time, but I have had a shipment delayed up to 1 month.
2. Estimated shipping time from me to you is 1.5 weeks. I'm working 9-to-5 so I can't really get to the post office on a daily basis. It'll have to wait for the weekend, or whenever I'm free. That's why COD is preferred.
3. Estimated shipping costs from USA to me is at least USD19.50 (x3.3 will be RM64.35), which will be pro-rated depending on how much you bought. See NOTE 1 for explanation on why pro-rated. Estimated local shipping cost is your own petrol and time (except for one or two special cases).
4. My personal location is USJ(night/weekend) or Cyberjaya(working weekday). Please send me a PM to confirm meet-up or you want to buy anything from my collection.
5. For transparency purposes, final invoice will be shared with everyone so that you can see and calculate the exact cost of transportation in this group buy. Nothing will be hidden.

NOTE 1: Since most of us are buying blanks and not unusual novelties, the price of keycaps are mostly driven by the number of keycaps which will correlate with the weight. A fair share of the main transport costs (US to MY) would therefore be driven by the price of the caps you purchase. That notwithstanding, if you have any dispute about the price I am charging you for transport, please PM me so that we can work something out.

Risk Management:

Thanks to the cooperative people in our community, I have had no flakers since last time. However, I must mention some terms and conditions (aka repercussions) for certain cases:

1. By joining this group buy you agree to the terms and conditions stated within.
2. Terms and conditions can be changed, but if you do not agree with the change, a full refund for your purchases will be issued. That notwithstanding, if there are no changes to the terms and conditions you will not be able to get a full refund if you back out after the deadline.
3. Failure to pay for keycaps' cost will result in your forfeiture of current and future groupbuy privileges. THIS MEANS I WILL BAN YOU.
4. Failure to pay for combined shipping costs will result in your keycap being place under "holding" status for 30 days. Failure to pay after 30 days will result in confiscation of your keycaps and similar penalty to no.3. Shipping cost is considered due the moment the SP invoice is posted in this thread.
5. Special dispensation can and will be given on a case-by-case basis.
6. Translation rate is assumed at MYR3.3:USD1 unless otherwise noted.

TL;DR - SP cap GB, pay on time.

p/s: Sorry for the wall of text, but this is necessary to ensure we all have our bases covered. Please PM me if you think certain conditions are not appropriate and we will revisit them

Preferred ISP?

dadudeneverabides — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:10:17 +0800

Hi all katrds. I trust you more than my internet salesman, so I wanna ask; Which one is your preferred ISP considering that there are so many promotions now

Gerudi with music:

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[ended] SP's loose keycaps

dadudeneverabides — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 17:34:27 +0800

[CLOSED] - thanks to all participants

Hello people

DSA sets and loose keycaps will be bought come the 20th of July 2014 by me personally.

What this groupbuy can do is help you save shipping as we combine all the things that you fancy. For your reference, it'll cost about USD10.45/kg to ship to Malaysia, and the better we utilize this the cheaper the final price of your keycaps will.

Highlight of the many things you can choose:

1. Loose blank keycaps in various sizes and 3 profiles (DCS, DSA and SA);
2. Keycap sets;
3. Novelty caps.

You can choose whatever options that tickles your fancy as long as you understand that:

1. I will pull the trigger on the 20th of July and that there's no going back at that point.
2. Full payment upfront.
3. Deadline is 20th July 2014.
4. Open to purchase are all current inventory in SP's shop EXCLUDING SP groupbuys (because they haven't ended, duh!).
5. Currently, exchange rates are at 3.3 thanks to dealing with agent. We'll be doing it at this rate unless otherwise noted.
6. I really hate posting stuff, so COD preferred if you're in Klang Valley. A bonus for meeting with me will be getting to molest my modest collection and possibly coffee/free novelties. But if you are in Kuching/KK/Australia... special dispensation can be given.

Terms and conditions can change depending on the situation, but I will refund every single dollar if you back out before the 20th of July 2014.

So far, the orders are:
| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Buyer | Item | URL | Amount (USD) | Amount (MYR) @3.3 | Payment status |
| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| zennasyndroxx | 12 position Modular Display/Storage Kits | http://keyshop.pimpmykeyboard.com/products...ay-storage-kits | 6 | 19.8 | PENDING |
| min86 | DSA Dolch - LED Set #1 (4 total keys) GX in Color | http://keyshop.pimpmykeyboard.com/products...eys-gx-in-color | 6 | 19.8 | paid |
| min86 | DSA Dolch - LED Set #2 (4 total keys) GE in Color | http://keyshop.pimpmykeyboard.com/products...e-in-color-copy | 6 | 19.8 | paid |
| via PM | DSA Dolch - Gamer Kit (20 total keys) | http://keyshop.pimpmykeyboard.com/products...t-20-total-keys | 10 | 33 | paid |
| tradefameplz | DSA PBT Blank Sets - Standard Base Set White (WAN) | http://keyshop.pimpmykeyboard.com/products...sa-blank-sets-1 | 18 | 59.4 | paid |
| tradefameplz | DSA PBT Blank Sets - Standard Modifier Black (NDY) | http://keyshop.pimpmykeyboard.com/products...sa-blank-sets-1 | 19 | 62.7 | paid |
| tradefameplz | DSA PBT Blank Sets - Standard Numpad Sets Orange (OAZ) | http://keyshop.pimpmykeyboard.com/products...sa-blank-sets-1 | 9.5 | 31.35 | paid |
| via PM | Row 3: WFJ colour: 1.75x(capslock equivalent), | http://www.keycapsdirect.com/key-capsinventory.php | 1 | 3.3 | paid |
| via PM | Row 3: WFJ colour: 2.25x(enter equivalent) | http://www.keycapsdirect.com/key-capsinventory.php | 1 | 3.3 | paid |
| via PM | Row 4: WFJ colour: two 1x keys | http://www.keycapsdirect.com/key-capsinventory.php | 2 | 6.6 | paid |
| via PM | Spacebar: WFK colour: 6.2x | http://www.keycapsdirect.com/key-capsinventory.php | 2.5 | 8.25 | paid |
| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |

ACTUAL UPDATE 1: Collecting payment now. Please pay on or before 18th July (20th being Sunday and all) or risk forfeiting your order.
ACTUAL UPDATE 2: Updated orders and payments. 27 hours left. PM me if you're unsure/feel left out.

Shows about...

dadudeneverabides — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:11:57 +0800

Ask any lawyer... the show about lawyers not realistic one.

Same with doctor, same with private investigators.

So what other professions should have a TV show based on it?

Acrylic laser cut/CNC mill

dadudeneverabides — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:12:44 +0800

As titled, anyone knows of a supplier around?

[WTB] Broken MKBs, Topre keycaps

dadudeneverabides — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:26:50 +0800

1. WTB broken MKBs. If you're sick of broken stuff, lemme know. I'll buy it off your hands.

2. WTB Topre keycaps, specifically Realforce 104 keys. PM me to deal.

van Gaal jadi manyger

dadudeneverabides — Tue, 20 May 2014 16:24:24 +0800

Sekian. Terima kasih.

sauce: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27243233

I got sabotaged!

dadudeneverabides — Mon, 19 May 2014 10:33:42 +0800

Fvcking saboteur.

Say wanna help but go behind me pour poison. You insecure then that's your fault la. Don't go dragging other people. This is not first time already, I got confirmation from others. One day you'll pay for it, but today I am mad enough to make /k post.

kthxbai

inb4 /k not my blog

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Rempit pls kambing

dadudeneverabides — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:12:04 +0800

Just found out

dadudeneverabides — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:27:33 +0800

Lost 30 pounds after giving birth to my illegitimate child. She recently stepped up and started taking the stairs in her apartment (I remember she stay in 27th floor).

She wants to continue lose weight so that she can look good on our Boracay trip.

Who else here got such a great fubu? Come share. Too little b1tches here. All talk shit about #foreveralone only.

inb4 good guy husband pay for my baby.

Virus will cut of cricket didi, /k population next

dadudeneverabides — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:54:10 +0800

Story:

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In a patch of grass along the Gulf Coast, a Texas field cricket rubs his wings together to produce his characteristic "chirp." He's playing a courting song to attract the attention of a nearby female. His advances work and she approaches. After brushing each other with their antennae, the pair get down to business. The female mounts the male to receive a packet of sperm that he has released onto his abdomen, and that will pump sperm into her for the next half hour.

It all seems perfectly normal — for bug sex, anyway — but there's actually something amiss here. Our six-legged Romeo is sterile, and his partner will soon be infertile. Her innards will become swollen and blue, and she won't produce any eggs from their tryst. There's no bouncing baby crickets on the way, and no happy ending to this romance. Except, that is, for a particular virus that has encouraged these star-crossed lovers to mate.

The virus, known as IIV-6/CrIV, benefits from the cricket's copulation because it spreads through sexual contact. And what's more, the virus promoted that contact in the first place, according to a new study.

It's a brilliant bit of behavior modification, similar to strategies employed by other viruses and parasites that can only flourish if their hosts do certain things. Rabies makes its hosts more aggressive so the virus can be spread by bites. Hairworms turn their grasshopper hosts into suicide jumpers so they can get to water. Some wasps force spiders to build weird webs to support their cocoons. All of this is done via chemical warfare waged on the host's central nervous system. A little venom here, or a tweak in hormone levels there, and the brain and body are hijacked for the parasite's own ends.

Biologist Shelley Adamo came across it in her lab at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia when some of the crickets she kept there stopped laying eggs. She dissected some of the crickets and found that their fat bodies — an organ that stores fats and produces proteins for the immune system — were bloated and had turned blue. A peek through a microscope revealed that the organs were full of hexagonal viral particles that had packed themselves into a crystalline shape, which gave the fat body an eerie blue sheen.

The fat body is the perfect headquarters for interfering with communication between the immune system and the nervous system, and for altering its host's behavior and physiology.

And that's just what the virus did. The infected crickets could forget any chance of being parents. Adamo found that the females all had fewer than ten eggs inside them, while some had none. In contrast, a healthy cricket can usually hold more than a hundred. The males still produced sperm, but the cells were either severely crippled or entirely immobile. This kind of "parasitic castration" can help viruses and parasites secure more of the host's bodily resources for themselves without killing the host or hurting its ability to attract mates.

Despite their reproductive shortcomings, the crickets still wanted to mate. In fact, the males seemed more eager to get it on than usual. When Adamo and her team paired the crickets up, healthy, uninfected males waited around 10 minutes before they started serenading a female. Ones that were sick with a bacterial infection waited around 13 minutes — they were clearly not in the mood. Males that were infected with IIV-6/CrIV, on the other hand, didn't slow down at all. They actually started the mating game faster, taking only about three minutes to get courting. Meanwhile, the females, whether they had the virus or not, all mounted the males and took their broken sperm in the same amount of time.

The researchers think that the accelerated mating is a behavioral change forced by the virus so that it can be transmitted from cricket to cricket. About half of the infected-uninfected pairings led to the virus being spread. In some cases, the virus didn't even need the crickets to have sex, and hopped host-to-host while the insects nuzzled antennae during courtship.

The virus has another trick up its sleeve. Mucking with the crickets' immune system not only speeds up their courtship, but also keeps them in good enough shape to attract a mate. Animals that are sick usually won't put much, or any, effort into mating. They'll also often stop eating and lose weight while their immune systems fight off the infection. Other animals will pick up on these signs and avoid mating with sick suitors. That would be a dead end for a sexually transmitted infection, but the crickets with IIV-6/CrIV didn't show any of these "sickness behaviors" and were still attractive enough get other crickets to mate. They maintained their weight and went about their day as normal, the researchers think, because the virus keeps their fat bodies from producing the immune signals that tell them to do otherwise.

Adamo and her team aren't sure how IIV-6/CrIV does any of this, but they think it is at least partly attributable to a reduction in the host's overall protein content and the activity of virucidal enzymes. That would explain the lack of sickness behaviors, but not the males' speedy courting. Researchers will need to observe some more poor crickets mating futilely to fully understand the virus' exploitation of cricket sex.

Drillz:

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