What do you know today, that you did not yesterday?

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Pothunter
Pothunter
Jun 2022
8:12pm, 9 Jun 2022
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Pothunter
Assassin bugs - the clue is in the name!
Hanneke
Hanneke
Jun 2022
8:18pm, 9 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
What are assassin bugs?

*Off to Guggl*
RooA
RooA
Jun 2022
8:54pm, 9 Jun 2022
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RooA
I think they are called assassin bugs because of being predator insects rather than being deadly to humans. But they are a vector for the parasite that causes chagas disease, which kills 10,000 people a year apparently.
RooA
RooA
Jun 2022
8:58pm, 9 Jun 2022
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I'm not sure mosquitos carrying malaria, dogs carrying rabies and assassin bugs carrying chagas really count as they aren't causing the death by themselves.

Which makes humans the most deadly animals to humans... and that's just counting actual homicides!

Kind of reminds me of when I used to get scared walking through the graveyard and my mum used to say "it's not the dead people you should be worrying about" lol. Thanks mum, top tip.
NDWDave
NDWDave
Jun 2022
9:15pm, 9 Jun 2022
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NDWDave
That is a good tip MommA RooA
Night-owl
Night-owl
Jun 2022
9:23pm, 9 Jun 2022
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Night-owl
Always been told its not the dead you should fear
Hanneke
Hanneke
Jun 2022
9:26pm, 9 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
Roo, yeah, scary observation about humans... I may just prefer those in the graveyard ;)
RooA
RooA
Jun 2022
9:27pm, 9 Jun 2022
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RooA
I think I need a protection elephant.

Or hippo.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Jun 2022
9:29pm, 9 Jun 2022
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Hanneke
I was thinking along similar lines...
RooA
RooA
Jun 2022
9:30pm, 9 Jun 2022
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RooA
A cow would do. Easier to get hold of as well.

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