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Animals and insects suddenly are as smart as humans, which species should we try to befriend first before a world war between species occur? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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To me, the first should be ants, they're practically everywhere and there's a lot of them

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the UK we call them daddy long legs, I don't know what they would be called in the US - though I think it might be horseflies(?). Anyway I was told at School that IF they could break human skin, they would be deadly to us - but they haven't evolved that ability - yet. So I think they would be who I would befriend first - just in case.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The idea that daddy longlegs are highly venomous and just unable to pierce human skin is an urban myth and has no basis in reality. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/daddy-longlegs/