bestusername@aussie.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-210 months agoWhy can't we delete stuff?message-squaremessage-square222fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1134arrow-down1message-squareWhy can't we delete stuff?bestusername@aussie.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-210 months agomessage-square222fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoisterous [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down2·1 year agoDeleting all mosquitoes would have a significant impact on the environment, many birds and spiders mainly prey on them. Delete just mosquitoes that bite humans. It’s a much narrower range and wouldn’t affect the environment as much.
minus-squareSaeculum [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoSimilar insects would quickly fill the niche.
Deleting all mosquitoes would have a significant impact on the environment, many birds and spiders mainly prey on them. Delete just mosquitoes that bite humans. It’s a much narrower range and wouldn’t affect the environment as much.
Similar insects would quickly fill the niche.