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Can't even win a war against worms these days (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Alt Text: buff doge on the left representing 1970s america with the caption "I've eradicated all the screw worms in North America by releasing sterile males". Crying doge on the right representing 2020s america with the caption "scary worm back"

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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Asian jumping worms are scarier.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/features/invasive-jumping-worms-can-change-their-world

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I wouldn't say scarier, I mean it's possible that the affects of the faster earth worm will be worse long term. But the screw worms can get into our flesh if we aren't careful. No jumping earthworm is gonna be "scarier" than that

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