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minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·5 days agoWell, if we’re ranking species by humans killed, Mosquitos are the Apex Predator of the earth.
minus-squareVandals_handle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoMosquitos are a vector for pathogens such as parasites or diseases. The parasites or diseases do the killing, not the mosquitos. Edit: pluralize
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·5 days agoBeing afflicted with venom is also a disease. Disease is a very broad word. Viruses are also not alive.
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoYeah but humans do it on purpose a lot of the time. Plus I’m not really sure that being a disease carrier makes you an apex predator. Oh actually, how many people die from all human to human transmitted illnesses per year?
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·5 days agoIf a venomous snake bites you and then you die then the snake is what killed you. Mosquitos eat people, man.
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoA venomous snake produces venom, a mosquito is just a host for the virus. It gets nothing from killing you. Arguably it’s failed if it kills you as you’re no longer producing blood for it.
Well, if we’re ranking species by humans killed, Mosquitos are the Apex Predator of the earth.
Mosquitos are a vector for pathogens such as parasites or diseases. The parasites or diseases do the killing, not the mosquitos.
Edit: pluralize
Being afflicted with venom is also a disease. Disease is a very broad word. Viruses are also not alive.
Yeah but humans do it on purpose a lot of the time.
Plus I’m not really sure that being a disease carrier makes you an apex predator.
Oh actually, how many people die from all human to human transmitted illnesses per year?
If a venomous snake bites you and then you die then the snake is what killed you. Mosquitos eat people, man.
A venomous snake produces venom, a mosquito is just a host for the virus. It gets nothing from killing you. Arguably it’s failed if it kills you as you’re no longer producing blood for it.