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[–] 61 points 2 years ago (8 children)

All of our best data on the impact says that it really wouldn't matter. Sometimes a species is a linchpin for the ecosystem, and sometimes it isn't.

Sucks for mosquitoes, but there's a very real chance that we'll smallpox them, and the biggest concern will be our confidence that the virus we use doesn't impact other species unintentionally.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Hopefully we can do the same for bedbugs. Fuck bedbugs. I can smell the little fuckers

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Hey, at least pubic lice are going extinct!

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Haven't read closely on it, but I've seen plenty of articles about the lack of effect we'd see over killing off mosquitoes. I have a feeling that, along with what you said, it's because they're tiny.

    Consider the dragonfly. They hunt mosquitoes efficiently. But relative to their size, a mosquito is like us eating a candy bar, or even less. Meanwhile, they could snatch about anything else and it would be like a 3-pound steak.

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