• ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    Had to ask ChatGPT what relies on ticks and mosquitoes to survive

    Species that Rely on Ticks:

    Borrelia burgdorferi: The bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which relies on Ixodes ticks (deer ticks) for transmission.

    Rickettsia rickettsii: The causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, transmitted by various tick species.

    Babesia: Various species of Babesia rely on ticks for transmission to vertebrate hosts, causing babesiosis.

    Species that Rely on Mosquitoes:

    Dengue virus: Relies on Aedes mosquitoes (especially Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus) for transmission.

    Zika virus: Also transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes.

    West Nile virus: Transmitted by several species of Culex mosquitoes.

    Malaria parasite(Plasmodium spp.): The Plasmodium parasites, such as Plasmodium falciparum, rely on Anopheles mosquitoes for part of their life cycle.

    Wuchereria bancrofti: The causative agent of lymphatic filariasis, transmitted by Culex, Anopheles, and Aedes mosquitoes.

    Brugia malayi: Another filarial nematode causing lymphatic filariasis, primarily transmitted by Mansonia and Anopheles mosquitoes.

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      5 months ago

      Someone is asking the real questions. The AI answer may be garbage but appreciate the initiative.

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      5 months ago

      In Australia, ticks are an important apex predator. They keep mammal populations in check so they don’t eat all the food and starve.

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        5 months ago

        Here in Virginia, right outside of DC, and the ticks just give everyone Lymes. They are absolutely fucking everywhere too and it gets worse each year.