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>>2046821
>what mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas contribute to nature other than spreading diseases that kill millions of people and animals worldwide each year.

You just answered your question.

I think mosquitos provide food for animals like frogs and shit, and for underwater small predators when they're the squiggly little larvae things

otherwise I don't know senpai

>>2046825
>>2046821
not to mention they serve as a food source for birds, small mamals, etc.

Some short clips of him http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlu1HRopMOBnKbZs6VM8bXk3G01Ei0nim

>>2046699
What is that it's eating? Is the white stuff calcium supplements? It looks so fucking happy, man.

>>2046699
Land snails are a thing?

>>2046472
I don't know. Why do we want them back? Wouldn't they just fuck up a landscape that hadn't seen them for several decades?

>>2046472
I'm just here waiting for some live Tiger to be found somewhere in Tasmania or the mainland of Australia.

>>2046486
I don't think so, since their extinction was relatively recent, when you look at the big picture. and considering they lived in remote Tasmania and similar places, it probably wouldn't be too hard to introduce them back

>>2046525
honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if a small population has survived under the radar

>>2046418
Of you are looking for a challenge then you aren't a suitable caretaker desu. That's a horrible reason and you WILL get burned out.

I did some googling on the subject and found this monstrosity of a forum with their terrible opinions.

>>2046441
http://petskeepersguide.com/forums/Thread-What-pets-are-the-easiest-and-the-hardest-to-take-care-of

whoops forgot the link

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>>2045002
Baby pitcher plant

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>>2045002
Simple setup. Table is near a vent so I have to keep the aquarium sprayed down with distilled water. It's cold outside mane.

Bought these babies as death cubes. Lowes sells them as a kit. So excuse me if they look a little unhealthy. They were sealed in baggies. Doing my best.

self bump w/ no shame

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Anyone know where I can watch season 1 of Chimp Eden?

I rented it from a library a couple years ago, but I've moved since then.

>>2042440
>I rented it
borrowed it.

attack frequency is a misdirection, damage done is what matters, and pits spill a lot of blood

>>2045011
they are perfectly fine dogs with a good owner.
the reason they are involved in so many attacks is because it's so common for shitty owners to get a pitbull as a status symbol in their ghetto neighborhood.

I love APBTs and pittmutts. I have worked in a shelter, doggy daycare, grew up with a APBT and currently have a mix.

>Are they normal loving dogs if they're raised right? Is it even true that a lot of attacks are committed by them?
Yes. They are genuinely goofy, loving dogs but your run of the mill dog owner is also an idiot. Most people just think by getting a puppy or dog into the family, it'll just melt in perfectly on it's own. The problems arise when they consider said dog to be inconvenient to them because they can't be bothered to walk it, teach it not to jump up on people, wrestle aggressively with it or tease it because 'it's funny', etc. Or they get them or another 'intimidating' dog like a rottweiler, german shepherd, etc with knowing nothing about them except that they are good guard dogs.

Now let's cut it down to the most kind of people who get pitbull breeds. There's no denying it. It's poor people, or people who just want to intimidate(aka assholes). I've known pitbull owners who were poor but had very polite dogs that ate better than they do, but those kind of people are few in between. Lack of education, 'tough' priorities, lack of money(can't afford vet care, much less a dog trainer), etc.

As for DNA - it's not in their DNA to rip the throat out of babies. They are a high energy breed, they are one of the more dog aggressive breeds(though i have yet to meet one myself that cannot be around other dogs, though i see some in shelters that are for a 'one dog only') and they will protect their homes so it's very important you socialize them early with other dogs, strangers and kids. Dogs attack things they deem a threat. Take the mailman for example. He's a complete stranger coming up to the house for a few moments and then disappears, only to constantly return. It riles dogs up because they don't know who he is, and by going batshit insane they think they are driving him off when he leaves and that they need to do it again when he comes back.

They're pretty killer.

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>>2042470
They don't hurt humans though, even though they could wreck our shit.

They're kawaii panda dolphins, minus the rape.

>>2042474
>They don't hurt humans though

but Sea World

My parents ran over some dudes dog. I look behind us as they kept driving and he was half flat while the guy looked like he was screaming. I was 5 and asked them did they know they hit that dog and they told me to shut up.

>>2048409

I have hit a dog before when it was misbehaving.

>>2048409
Yes, plenty times.
Usually, she bites me.
So I alpha roll over her. And then she bites again, and hisses and snarls! So I slide her away from me, and then she goes to fetch a toy instead, better that way.

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More pics of his face. He has a wide mouth like a stingray.

KNIGHT-COMMANDER DAVEY "HAMBONE" MCNULTY

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Here he is with my rainbow stag Genki, who is super sweet too! (I dont let them interact, this is just size comparison)

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>>2043318

>>2051720
I feel pretty torn on the issue, but if I saw an animal that was suffering pretty badly, I would probably try to catch it and take it to the vets to have it put down.

As for local wildlife...as much as I know its technically wrong, I really don't care what cats do because it doesn't come down to what the cat is doing. It comes down to what the people in that community want, and if they want the environment protected, then they will eventually get their shit together and fund some kind of spaying and neutering program, or a mass catch and kill. It doesn't matter if just one person is going around killing cats, it won't change a thing until you get other people (that can do something about the problem) on board.

>>2051749
How do you feel about poison baiting?

>>2051761
Well, often, cats and dogs may stop by other people's gardens and have a bite of whatever is laying around. I wouldn't feel good about killing someone's pet. But ferals are unnatural and should be put down.

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Saved 5 emerald cories from petco. Really wanna go back and pick up this 3.5 inch long betta.

>>2051323
>Saved

>>2051329
I could have let them die like they were

tasty/10

hasty/10

nasty/10

>>2042816
Solifugae

>>2042818
This

Try giving it the D.

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>>2042818

Thanks senpai, scared the shit out of me.

Do you also know what type of scorpion this is?

8-10cm or so