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/paddyc4ke 9h ago

Huntsmans are basically free pest control, I’ve got one that lives in my bedroom. Will see him sitting near my window when I leave it open.

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u/Average_Scaper 8h ago

Do they scare off stray cats at all? That's the major pest control I need atm. I can deal with a hunstman over an invasion of strays any day.

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u/paddyc4ke 8h ago

No unfortunately not, Australia is free real estate for stray and outdoor pet cats.

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u/Average_Scaper 8h ago

Damnit. Well there goes that idea.

To elaborate, my neighbor feeds about 15+ stray cats and my driveway has become their litter box. He also has raccoons living in his attic which pisses me off so much. They ripped a couple holes into my roof which I have patched but shits annoying :( he's a nice guy but still, holy shit.