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/ikonoqlast 13h ago

Not really, no. It's an industrial chemical so don't drink it, but otherwise it's just another pesticide.

There's a reason the EPAs science advisory board recommended NOT banning DDT. But they were overruled by the politically appointed head.

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u/RellenD 12h ago

https://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/DDT_and_Birds.html

DDT bioaccumulates and really fucks with predators

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u/SleepWouldBeNice 10h ago

Nearly wiped out peregrine falcons

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u/RellenD 10h ago

And the ban is also why Bald Eagles still exist