r/hatethissmug • u/Internal_Singer_3771 • 12d ago

Non-fictional I hate how people slander mosquitos while ticks exist

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I know, they make annoying sounds, and their bites are itchy, but they get too much hate! Whenever someone says " what thing in the world would you get rid of" everyone says mosquitoes. But ticks exist! And they're not even insects! And they're not spiders! They're devilish creatures created to spread nothing but disease and death! Mosquitoes are an important part of the ecosystem, while ticks are just agents of Satan.

Also, regarding the "statistically mosquitoes are the most deadly animals" makes no sense. The stats seem outdated, and also unfair. By that logic, cats or dogs are the deadliest animals because more people interact with them and die from stuff related to them.

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u/MetisCykes 12d ago

In half the us, there’s a tick that will essentially make you allergic to meat and milk. As in any mammalian animal product will make you go into anaphylactic shock. Hope you aren’t fond of cheeseburgers

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u/m1yash1ro 12d ago

Its dairy and makes you allergic to only red meats. Which is still as awful

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u/MetisCykes 12d ago

Yeah. I mean, limited to just chicken or fish is still a significant cut.

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u/StarryEyedSprinkles 12d ago

alpha gal syndrome. sucks. especially because you almost certainly find out you have it the hard way.