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AndreLeo t1_iqs1qom wrote

Reply to comment by your_moms_apron in 'Extinct' wood-eating cockroach rediscovered after 80 years by Nikami

I don’t get these types of comments to be honest. Neither termites nor roaches are inherently bad, in fact only very few species of each are „bad guys“ because we are creating a habitat for them to thrive in. Most species of termites (especially dampwood termites and fungus cultivating ones) are interesting and harmless, the same counts for your average forest roach.

The article gives little information about the invasive potential of these roaches as you have to consider food sources (types of wood, dampness of wood, mechanism of reproduction (parthenogenesis, inbreeding?) and adaptiveness to abiotic and biotic factors like temperature and competition.

Like, I get it „muh termite and roach bad“ but that does not at all represent the reality

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DorianSinDeep t1_iqufnil wrote

You don't get it, really? You don't have an inkling that when common people say mites, cockroaches, mosquitoes, termites, etc. that they are only speaking about the particular kind that they encounter in their daily life. I would say I don't get your type of comment but I do, it's pedanticness and a superiority complex.

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AndreLeo t1_iquk1yl wrote

Geez dude, calm down. „Superiority complex“ yeah no, maybe it’s just that I am fascinated by these critters and I felt like I should add it because many comments here are very black and white. But if it boosts your confidence saying that someone has a superiority complex, go on

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DorianSinDeep t1_iquklko wrote

It's only the first and last line of your original comment that I take issue with. Maybe superiority complex is too harsh.

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AndreLeo t1_iqumyzh wrote

Well that’s fair, can‘t blame you for your opinion here. In this case, thanks for the feedback!

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Meclizine11 t1_iquawxz wrote

As an entomologist I endorse this comment. I can explain the science behind it, but the downvotes? Not a clue

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