Submitted 2 weeks ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Valid point
I’m taking this far too seriously for a meme, but I already looked it up out of curiosity so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers; to plague, harass.
Interestingly (at least to me) it looks like it’s related to "manifest’.
Ah so i can say “human infested planet” then
“Welcome to my me-infested home.”
Yep
Puts a new spin on Manifest Destiny.
One man’s infestation is another man’s colonisation.
Actually marinas like the one pictured or “canal estates” often create environments that become “infested” with pests and predators. Some of which for example contain bull sharks in plague proportions. Yes sharks live in the ocean but anyone living next to a canal teaming with them would conclude that there is an “investation”.
Bull sharks are unique in that they can somehow retain salt from ocean / salt / brackish water which allows them to operate in fresh water. They’re also more aggressive than other species, or perhaps just more likely to grab at movement in murky river water.
I remember watching a documentary suggesting that bull shark attacks might have been the inspiration for the Jaws series, after a spate of attacks in estuaries in the US in the years prior.
Jeremy Wade on River Monsters TV series also had an episode about them.
I just watched a movie last week where these people where exploring a freshwater cave and then became trapped by a shark. I thought it was some stupid movie detail, didn’t know it might actually be possible.
We also kill millions of sharks per year, while they’re responsible for maybe 10 human deaths per year (worldwide).
Eh, we see lots of people infested places and they can also live there. The two things can both be true. (Granted the number of sharks needed for this title is a bit low).
This is why festivals are called that all teeming with wretched humans and their various parasites
Infest-ivals?
infest verb in·fest in-ˈfest infested; infesting; infests Synonyms of infest transitive verb
1 : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner shark-infested waters
2 : to live in or on as a parasite
Oktober-fest;
1 : to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner buxom waitress in traditional dress infested waters
2 : to live in or on as a completely smashed parasite
Shut up! Termites just live there!
This n a related note, the “Cities” episode of Planet Earth is an interesting one. Human cities are the fastest growing ecosystem on Earth, so why wouldn’t our fellow planetary inhabitants want to take our shit when we’ve been taking theirs?
then what does ever infest anything
Bedbugs
Not like this Palestinian infested west bank!
It’s time to play “Is this Fascism or Bad Sarcasm”?
Bro, the way I’m infesting my pants right now…
gjoel@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Isn’t that usually how infestations work though?
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Humans infest shark habitats. You don’t see sharks coming into your gated community, do you?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Would be a rad way to thin out the herd of xenophobic rich people, though 🤔
gjoel@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
No, sharks rarely infest gated communities. The point was that infestations usually consist of animals that live in the place they are undesired.
Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Aren’t infestations about something that wasn’t there before and doesn’t actually belong there?
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
No, it is about their presence being wanted or not. I don’t want to go to a swamp because is infested with mosquitoes for example, mosquitoes were always there.
gjoel@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
But live there though.