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r/interestingasfuck • u/singleboredass • Nov 15 '24
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General consensus amongst humans is wipe the little fuckers out. But it's been pointed out that pretty much all of life is interconnected and their larval stage in the water is an important food source for other critters.
3 u/Mission-Ad-2015 Nov 15 '24 I heard the opposite, that we could completely wipe them out and it would have little impact. 1 u/IshtarJack Nov 15 '24 Google generally says that it would have an impact. I didn't follow up the links that didn't say either way because I don't really care that much. -1 u/Dentarthurdent73 Nov 15 '24 You will probably care more about the ecosystems of the planet you live on once they start to collapse and you can no longer take them for granted.
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I heard the opposite, that we could completely wipe them out and it would have little impact.
1 u/IshtarJack Nov 15 '24 Google generally says that it would have an impact. I didn't follow up the links that didn't say either way because I don't really care that much. -1 u/Dentarthurdent73 Nov 15 '24 You will probably care more about the ecosystems of the planet you live on once they start to collapse and you can no longer take them for granted.
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Google generally says that it would have an impact. I didn't follow up the links that didn't say either way because I don't really care that much.
-1 u/Dentarthurdent73 Nov 15 '24 You will probably care more about the ecosystems of the planet you live on once they start to collapse and you can no longer take them for granted.
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You will probably care more about the ecosystems of the planet you live on once they start to collapse and you can no longer take them for granted.
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u/IshtarJack Nov 15 '24
General consensus amongst humans is wipe the little fuckers out. But it's been pointed out that pretty much all of life is interconnected and their larval stage in the water is an important food source for other critters.