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"but they sting/bite/are toxic/are icky" blah blah. nature does not owe you safety (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net

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[–] SSJMarx@lemm.ee 29 points 1 month ago (16 children)

but mosquitoes though

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (15 children)

They have actually exhaustively studied this, and they offer zero benefit, they aren't even a good food source for any known animal.

The risks associated with mosquito eradication are extremely low.

That's like the only bug that's like that. The rest are crazy important to their ecosystems.

[–] stardustpathsofglory@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are fish which are eating the larvae and also adult mosquitos.

[–] Shard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They don't feed exclusively on mosquito larvae/eggs. They can easily switch to another source.

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I wonder how much has been studied about the ability of the other species to proliferate enough to make up and not be eaten out of existence. The mosquitos existing may not be the limiting factor on the population size of other species.

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