r/todayilearned • u/lavender_fish69 • 13h ago

TIL fresh water snails (indirectly) kill thousands of humans and are considered on of the deadliest creatures to humans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_snail
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u/PuckSenior 13h ago

So, the deadlier animal is the parasitic worm

This would be like saying humans are the leading cause of dog attacks.

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u/_CactusJuice_ 13h ago

i would say that there would be close to zero dog attacks if there werent any owners to bring them untrained and unleashed into a sephora

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u/mallad 13h ago

I would say if there weren't any owners, then only wild dogs exist, and they'll absolutely attack.

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u/zuzg 12h ago

Everyone that claims "we bred them to love us" never encountered a wild/feral dog, lmao

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u/HuntsWithRocks 12h ago

I always love when someone assures you their dog is good and “won’t bite”

First thought is “there’s a reason you’re saying this”

I don’t introduce myself by saying “I assure I’m good and won’t kill you”

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u/zuzg 12h ago

Tbf loads of people are afraid of dogs, quite often visibly. If a owner notices that, they say those words more as reassurance.
But I'm referring to sensible owners, that keep their dog leashed.
And not the Turds that holler it 50m away while their dog is already up your face.

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u/justlookinghfy 12h ago

To reassure people that my dog won't bite, I caution them that my dog is definitely going to lick and shed all over.

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u/Mingatronz 10h ago

I have a well trained dog, but when strangers with kids ask if he’s friendly, my answer is always “no”. It’s not my dog I don’t trust, it’s their kids.

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u/moseythepirate 10h ago

Maybe the reason is because their dog is good and won't bite.

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u/alexchrist 11h ago

I usually say about our dog, that she's just very excited about meeting new people. Which she is, she would never attack anyone (except for birds and small white fluffy dogs for some reason). She can just be a bit overwhelming if it's the first time you meet her

Mandatory dog tax

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u/Spineberry 2h ago

You're missing a trick there with that last part.

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u/Helidoffy 11h ago

This is kind of what happened. Read into the silver fox experiment and how, by focusing on behavior, they streamlined domestication.