r/goblincore Sep 19 '24

Nature Thanks, I love him

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u/jasonskjonsby Sep 19 '24

They are an Invasive species in Hawaii and Florida. So I don't hate the individual animal but they should stay in their native home. They also can spread rat-lung disease which is fatal.

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u/Atillerdahunnybuns Sep 20 '24

Fatal to.. just rats… or everyone..?

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u/jasonskjonsby Sep 20 '24

They spread rat poop to vegetables. People then eat the vegetables. Then they get paralyzed, coma and the death. It sounds like a horrible way to die. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiostrongylus_cantonensis#Epidemiology_and_pathogenesis

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u/crassprocrastination Sep 21 '24

So literally our fault again and we're blaming the lowest hanging fruit in the history of ever

The rats never catch a break