E rats and mice
Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6
I suspect flies and skeeters...
DANGEROUS ANIMAL TRIVIA
In 1994 the National Wildlife magazine ran an article about perplexing
animal questions. One of the questions makes a rather interesting trivia
question, albeit not exactly gardening.
The question is:
According to the National Wildlife Federation, which of the following
creatures, pose the greatest danger to humans?
A. Ticks
B. Spiders
C. Snakes
D. Flies & mosquitoes
E. Rats & mice
F. Bees, wasps, & hornets
Bob (who needs to weed the perennial bed) Stewart
Southern Maryland (USDA Zone 7)
rs72@umail.umd.edu
F...bees, wasps and hornets
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Subject: Dangerous Animal Trivia
DANGEROUS ANIMAL TRIVIA
In 1994 the National Wildlife magazine ran an article about perplexing
animal questions. One of the questions makes a rather interesting
trivia
question, albeit not exactly gardening.
The question is:
According to the National Wildlife Federation, which of the following
creatures, pose the greatest danger to humans?
A. Ticks
B. Spiders
C. Snakes
D. Flies & mosquitoes
E. Rats & mice
F. Bees, wasps, & hornets
Bob (who needs to weed the perennial bed) Stewart
Southern Maryland (USDA Zone 7)
rs72@umail.umd.edu
I'll guess A. Ticks.
No...
D. Flies and Mosquitoes
Alice
seyfried@oclc.org
Well, .... as a lyme disease victim, I say it's A....the stinkin' ticks!
Ticks, Ticks, Ticks I say! I know it's the ticks!
Barbara, Ticked off by lyme tick bite in Texas :)
I go for E: Rats and mice, since they carry A: ticks. Of course it could be
A by itself, too.... 8-)
Julie Sasser
marcesent@mail.utexas.edu
"Danger and delight grow on one stalk"
---English Proverb
Date: Friday, April 24, 1998 3:09 PM
Subject: Dangerous Animal Trivia
As a resident of a city whose population was so reduced due to malaria
causualties that it almost lost its charter (in 1879), I'd wager it's those
lil' buzzing bloodsuckers, mosquitos.
And they STILL haven't come up with a way to get rid of 'em!
Stacy, already using OFF to garden
I'm guessing ticks 'cause they're so plentiful and they can pop up anywhere
with their lyme disease.
We should have a bumper crop this year.
Jo
> A. Ticks
These aren't common enough and are seasonal, even with the Lyme's disease problems, to be of concern.
> B. Spiders
> C. Snakes
Though common, only a few species in the majority of the world are poisonous and even some of the poisonous ones aren't life threatening.
> D. Flies & mosquitoes
So far, mosquitoes are one of the biggest carriers of disease, but only in tropical areas. Most flies are a pest, only some are of health concerns.
> E. Rats & mice
Great carriers of disease. Rats carry many diseases the world through, and mice in many areas carry hanta virus. The diseases that rats carry are devastating to humans and many are fatal.
> F. Bees, wasps, & hornets
Not a large problem unless you have allergic reactions to the sting.
My vote is for E. Rats and mice.
Brenda in Lethbridge
pinkb@em.agr.ca
!
I'll say my first chice is rats and mice because of the disease carrying
capacities up including that hantavirus from deer mice. But I'm strongly
drawn to say bees wasps and hornets due to allergies.
This is a great question, though! Thanks for sharing it.
A. Ticks
eileen -n- cat
Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione
interzon@gte.net
Date: Friday, April 24, 1998 5:58 PM
Subject: Dangerous Animal Trivia
I'd say D. Flies and Mosquitoes
--
Audrey Bowman
mailto:glow@cwnet.com
ICQ#8375400
Citrus Heights, CA
38*42'26"N, 112*16'48"W
USDA Zone 9, Sunset Zone 9
Friends Don't Let Friends Plant Annuals
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/^( )^\
/||\
I'll guess D, although it largely depends on where you live.
Bambi
Ticks
Marie
> DANGEROUS ANIMAL TRIVIA
> My vote right now is emus. Among the choices, it seems to be either
> A. Ticks
or
> E. Rats & mice
Think I'll vote for E. rats and mice (the wild type).
Linda in NW Ohio near Toledo/Lake Erie, Zone 5
llbs@mail.glasscity.net
I vote for rats and mice - the hanavirus is scary! Anyone ever read Rats.
Lice, and History by Zinnzer (sp?). It is a fascinating book by the author
of a microbiology text, but written in terms we regular folks can
understand!
Date: Friday, April 24, 1998 1:07 PM
Subject: Dangerous Animal Trivia
My answer is D.
Flies and mosquitoes carry quite a few diseases. Malaria is at the top
of the list.
Katie
__
In article <199804242005.QAA14777@umailsrv2.umd.edu>,
Robert_F_STEWART@UMAIL.UMD.EDU says...
Its clearly ticks. Why? When asked, most road rage homicides were
done because "that guy/gal just ticked me off."
-John (Who needs a bed to weed) Mertus
My answer is E. After see what the National geographic said about
them. Primestar had a picture of a rat coming up out of a toilet
saying rats could hold their breath for up to 3 minutes. They
will be doing a program on rats soon. They also said that New
York was wanting to spend 8 million dollars on getting rid of
them.
> DANGEROUS ANIMAL TRIVIA
E. Rats & mice
bsk
In a message dated 98-04-24 16:11:41 EDT, you write:
<< According to the National Wildlife Federation, which of the following
creatures, pose the greatest danger to humans?
A. Ticks
B. Spiders
C. Snakes
D. Flies & mosquitoes
E. Rats & mice
F. Bees, wasps, & hornets
Bob (who needs to weed the perennial bed) Stewart >>
I remember reading this article and cannot for the world remember the answer.
I will hazard a guess of A. Ticks
Anne in FL
> I remember reading this article and cannot for the world remember the answer.
> I will hazard a guess of A. Ticks
I'd say Ticks as well...I saw an article that said that when the
Passage Pigeon went extinct, mouse populations went up, and therefore
the tick population went up. Hence more mouse transmited diseases, as
well as Tick related...ie.Lime.
Sort of a lesson in biodiversity.
Paula Bannerman - pbannerman@odyssey.on.ca
"Embrace wonder for one moment without the need
to consider how that wonder came to be, without the
need to justify if it be real or not." Charles DeLint
Temenos - http://www.odyssey.on.ca/~pbannerman
I vote for A. Ticks
