I hate mosquitos, but I finally found something they're good for and I hate it

[LRangerR]

They're pollinators. Yup. Males eat nectar sometimes. I mean females do too but they're more busy eating you.

 

[stardew_luv]

They're pollinators. Yup. Males eat nectar sometimes. I mean females do too but they're more busy eating you.

Yep we are in dire need of pollinators right now due to climate change. They are actually starting to breed mosquitoes again because their populations have dwindled significantly believe it or not and it’s affecting wildlife from the bottom up. They definitely aren’t useless, though annoying as heck and still the worlds number one killer of humans in their ability to spread fatal illness.

 

[Lew Zealand]

I wouldn't mind finding another species of flying thing that could pollinate the same flowers and do it without carrying malaria, dengue, zika, West Nile and Chikungunya. Maybe we could knock that list down to say 3 pollinator-borne diseases? What do flying squirrels pollinate?

 

[FilthyGorilla]

I wouldn't mind finding another species of flying thing that could pollinate the same flowers and do it without carrying malaria, dengue, zika, West Nile and Chikungunya. Maybe we could knock that list down to say 3 pollinator-borne diseases? What do flying squirrels pollinate?

I wouldn't be jumping to those crazy creatures just yet, you've never seen true horror until you've witnessed the terror of a coordinated flying squirrel attack

 

[sameperson_differentfont]

Too bad I don't care; they still suck
Edit: didn't realize the irony in my statement until after I posted it

 

[LRangerR]

Too bad I don't care; they still suck
Edit: didn't realize the irony in my statement until after I posted it

Ha!

Yep we are in dire need of pollinators right now due to climate change. They are actually starting to breed mosquitoes again because their populations have dwindled significantly believe it or not and it’s affecting wildlife from the bottom up. They definitely aren’t useless, though annoying as heck and still the worlds number one killer of humans in their ability to spread fatal illness.

I mean, I get it but I'm with lew on this one. I would desperately like them to find a different kinda pollinators, or heck even do it by hand if you have to. The last thing this world needs is more of Satans spawn buzzing around all over the place

 

[Flutterdoc]

They're pollinators. Yup. Males eat nectar sometimes. I mean females do too but they're more busy eating you.

yoo nice

 

[Bawby]

I have mixed feelings about this. I swear those guys lifted up my truck to get to me one time.

 

[stardew_luv]

Ha!

I mean, I get it but I'm with lew on this one. I would desperately like them to find a different kinda pollinators, or heck even do it by hand if you have to. The last thing this world needs is more of Satans spawn buzzing around all over the place

Sure, me too. But we’ve almost all but killed honeybees off. Plus unfortunately it’s gotta be something that fish, reptiles, birds, small mammals and the like can eat for sustenance and unfortunately they dig skeeters and other small insects.

 

[Farmerbro]

Crow are annoying I have one on my windowsill and he screams at me.

 

[HaleyRocks]

Wasps are good pollinators too, better than mosquitos at that, plus use for nutrition various pests that threaten plants' health.

But i have a personal grudge with them, post being stung twice last year and having health complications... Now i hunt them down, destroy their nests and evolved my spray-can dual-wielding, to the point that i can zap them while flying (the cone always catches them).

 

[Wolf Haley]

WWWHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

 

[Jayamos]

A surmising number of flies pollinate, and there are native bees that aren’t collapsing like honeybees… but insects, like a lot of other critters, are declining. If you’re in the US the Xerces Society has info on how you can encourage non-mosquito pollinators.

 

[LRangerR]

A surmising number of flies pollinate, and there are native bees that aren’t collapsing like honeybees… but insects, like a lot of other critters, are declining. If you’re in the US the Xerces Society has info on how you can encourage non-mosquito pollinators.

You are a champion and a hero

 

[LRangerR]

skeeters

Satan's. Spawn. I am okay with them dying off and anyone who breeds them is most likely a devil worshiper.

Just sayin

 

[Bawby]

I wouldn't mind finding another species of flying thing that could pollinate the same flowers and do it without carrying malaria, dengue, zika, West Nile and Chikungunya. Maybe we could knock that list down to say 3 pollinator-borne diseases? What do flying squirrels pollinate?

Haha! Out of curiosity and verifying that this wasn't some elaborate @LRangerR shenanigan, I learned LOTS of things pollinate! Including bats and squirrels!

 

[Lew Zealand]

Haha! Out of curiosity and verifying that this wasn't some elaborate @LRangerR shenanigan, I learned LOTS of things pollinate! Including bats and squirrels!

I'm under the impression that if a [thing] can stick its nose into a flower then it has the potential to be a pollinator. All depends on how clever the flower is in taking advantage of the nosey neighbor, whether by looking or smelling or tasting (nectar) inviting. ...aaannd then there's corn which just uses the wind.

Corn, soooo lazy. Gotta respect the strategy.

 

[Wolf Haley]

Wasps are good pollinators too, better than mosquitos at that, plus use for nutrition various pests that threaten plants' health.

But i have a personal grudge with them, post being stung twice last year and having health complications... Now i hunt them down, destroy their nests and evolved my spray-can dual-wielding, to the point that i can zap them while flying (the cone always catches them).

that's fire

 

[LRangerR]

I'm under the impression that if a [thing] can stick its nose into a flower then it has the potential to be a pollinator. All depends on how clever the flower is in taking advantage of the nosey neighbor, whether by looking or smelling or tasting (nectar) inviting. ...aaannd then there's corn which just uses the wind.

Corn, soooo lazy. Gotta respect the strategy.

It's called efficiency, Lew-style

Haha! Out of curiosity and verifying that this wasn't some elaborate @LRangerR shenanigan, I learned LOTS of things pollinate! Including bats and squirrels!

Ahem... I would take offense to that if it didn't take effort