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What animal could you delete from existence with a mostly positive outcome for the planet? (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by bestusername@aussie.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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And don't say humans, too obvious, too cynical.

I'd delete mosquitos.

The only negative effect I can think of would be fish won't have mosquito larvae to eat and their diet would have to shift.

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[–] Chickenslippers@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just learned recently that there are over 3000 species of cockroaches and about 10 are invasive to humans.

[–] neshura@bookwormstory.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

well let's get rid of those 10 then, the other 2990 should be able to pick up whatever positive effect those 10 species have without building nests and swarming our homes

[–] Shanedino@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's really only German cockroaches that are colony roaches. At least in my region.

[–] sparky678348@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's an incredible statistic. Where did you learn that?

[–] Chickenslippers@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I was watching the streamer piratesoftware who before he became a programmer/hacker was in college for entomology.