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Well, according to UFL's International Shark Attack File [1] and the CDC [2] respectively, on average 4.3 humans die worldwide per year of shark attacks, vs. an
by throwanem 6y ago
Well, according to UFL's International Shark Attack File [1] and the CDC [2] respectively, on average 4.3 humans die worldwide per year of shark attacks, vs. an average 62 humans in the US per year of stings from hymenopterans excluding ants.
Given that the shark attack stats cover a period 25 times as long as that for the bees, wasps, and hornets, I do feel like "considerably" is a fair choice of adjective here.
[1] https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/maps/world/ https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/maps/world/
[2] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/pdfs/mm6829a5-H.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/pdfs/mm6829a5-H.pdf
- lostlogin 6y agoYou’re measuring attacks, I’m talking of being in close proximity. Probably people die of bee stings more than sharks attacks here in NZ, but those bees certainly aren’t africanised. I suspect most US deaths aren’t all from africanised bees either but that’s going to be hard to prove.