LibertyLizard comments on DOGE cut 20% of APHIS the agency that protects U.S. agriculture and now the screwworm parasite that wipes out livestock has returned to the U.S

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Being a vegetarian won't save you from maggots eating your skin though.

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[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 months ago (1 child)

think we can enlighten the maggots to switch their diets?

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[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 5 points 5 months ago

Well I think if you eat those we can all agree that is an ok exception to eating vegetarian, it is more like self defense at that point.

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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago

It's pretty rare for it to infect people. It does happen, but humans are not a prefered host

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