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> Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animal — outpacing sharks, snakes and all others by a wide margin. I do believe you have to specifically except humans
by excalibur 8y ago
> Mosquitoes are the world’s deadliest animal — outpacing sharks, snakes and all others by a wide margin.
I do believe you have to specifically except humans from "animals", unless it was your intention to include us, in which case I do believe you are mistaken.
- verall 8y agoThis is needlessly pedantic, and I think a good proofreader would have cut a "besides humans" aside, did it exist in the original.
- Nasrudith 8y agoIt is technically the malaria parasite (a protist) but that disease has killed the most humans throughout history - even without is collateral damage like making being a sickle cell anemia trait carrier good for survival historically. So yes they very much deserve the title.
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