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[โ€“] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know you meant the ones that you don't want to get stung by, but even those don't exist to sting you, they are important predators and scavengers of their environments, and their loss would still have negative effects.

Plus, the context of the post is discussing the possible negative impacts if certain animals just disappear, so I used your phrasing as an excuse to talk about something I think is interesting. I mean, without wasps, you don't have figs anymore, at all, and all sorts of other stuff. I think that is neat.