Subjectively speaking. Or maybe not.
Please try and resist the urge to say humans, I’m sure it crossed everyone’s mind
Wasps. And i hate it even more that there are so many people that call every insect with yellow a “bee” and then say they hate bees. No. You hate wasps. Bees are mostly chill af and care about the flowers around you, while the wasp wants to inspect your ear canal and follow you if you walk away from them.
Parasitiods are pretty messed up. Don’t tell the biologists I said so, though.
Certain exoparasites like lampreys also offend my bleeding heart sensibilities.
Probably Alan Price. His face is just so nyeeh, and I think he was the first one to leave the band.
I’m glad no one said spiders, although they are scary they’re the best roommates
I know right? The one in my left nostril is a sweatie
Bedbugs. Not friendly at all. Hard AF to get rid of.
I have not seen them up close, just watched the videos where they come out of the cracks in wood when someone waves hand body heat over them. Gross.
They deserve the way they mate.
Mosquitos. Fleas. Ticks. Parasitic worms. Anything that causes diseases.
See I resisted saying humans. But fr, humans are the freakin worst.
I fucking HATE chickens. I have 26 and they are my least favorite animal by a mile. Stupid, smelly and often agressive.
I saw a post that had similar complaints and recommended ducks. If you’re keeping chickens for eggs, consider ducks
Have ducks…ready to muder the flock and get chickens for the same resons stated above. Doesn’t sound like much of an improvement.
Now I’m thinking of selling the lot and getting a bag of frozen chicken wings instead…
Ive got one, hes a real son of a bitch.
I thought you said Children and I was absolutely astounded at 26 😂
Do you own a farm or do you keep them in an allotment/garden?
I live on a small farm I operate as a side gig. It’s about an hour or two every day for the most part, some weeks it feels like a second full time job. I have the chickens, sheep, bee hives, pigs and one bitch ass duck. I also grow a small number of crops in season. Basically just a big garden.
one bitch ass duck
This duck has a name. The name is never used. The duck is referred to as “that motherfucker”.
I have interacted with this creature across several planes of existence.
You just really like the eggs I guess?
Yes I do.
mosquitoes?
Wasps taking a close second.
Hard disagree on both. Only two species of mosquitoes are a problem, and the males are important pollinators.
Wasps are so diverse that there’s so many that are cool! Lots of wasps are obligated pollinators like fig wasps. And they play a very valuable role as pest control as well. Hatchet wasps for example hunt roaches.
Wasps are bros, spiders are bros, and (outside of a. egypti) mosquitoes are pretty cool. Check out this pretty blue one (s. cyaneus)
Admittedly I had assumed that “mosquitos” was referring to just the malaria distributing ones… which was a pretty big assumption on my part.
When I said “wasps” I woefully neglected specificity: introduced (non native) wasps.
That’s a completely logical assumption.
Very cool and self reflective response. I appreciate that. But there are >3000 species of mosquito. I don’t study them, but check out some biologists tubers. They are much more equipped to defend the little guys.
(I’ll also expand my limited knowledge on mosquitos in the meantime.)
Totally with you about how awesome wasps are, and I agree surely mozzies have their cool looking examples and also are food for a bunch of other animals.
But I can totally understand the hate for mosquitoes. They are annoying, and sting, and the stings are itchy. And that’s not limited to A. aegypti…
pest control
is a pest
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I’m super curious where these ">"s came from? I didn’t say any of that.
you don’t have to actually quote someone to use the quote function
kind of like greentext
Humans
Sorry, resistance is futile.
Parasitical worms. I’d like to say why, but just thinking about it already makes me shudder.
Mosquitoes/Gnats. Not even their predators like them. Everyone else hates them.
Mosquitoes pose a viable food source for so many creatures and their extinction would have serious ramifications on the ecology of regions. That said, I want the little fuckers gone!
Do you have a source for this claim? I remember reading an article where a mosquito researcher claimed that eradicating mosquitoes would have basically zero effect on any ecosystem. While they provide an additional food source for several species, no other species is dependent on them. If they would disappear, their predators would just eat something else.
One could argue that if the mosquitoe’s predators switched their cuisine, it could have an effect on other insect species. But the reseacher was adamant that this would be neglicible, since in many regions mosquitoes don’t even hatch until mid-June and the birds do just fine without them.
I’m old enough that I wouldn’t be surprised if new data came out and I just never saw it to be honest. It was taught in my middle school science class, which was almost 30 years ago.
We’re about the same age. If I had a penny every time I discovered that something we were taught as the truth was later discovered to be completely wrong, I’d have a LOT of pennies.
Same here. I’m always happy to learn but it’s impossible to keep up on so many topics all at once.
Additionally to the other comment, i’ve read that the spiders wo mainly eat them prefer other food sources, since mosquitoes have low nutritional value. This was in context with the infertility virus(?) experiments in Africa.
What’s true now? Any expert around?
Swans.
Was thinking recently, they must be one of the apex predators in britain given that they’re one of 3 animals which will actually attack a human
Spiders. Definitely spiders. Don’t try to change my mind.
Geese
The deer ticks that spread Lyme disease.
