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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Cockroaches tend to be food pests, butterflies are often pollinators. They're not on the same level.

[-] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

... From the human perspective.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yes. And probably have been on different levels for hundreds of thousands of years for humans. I would imagine disgust for cockroaches and fascination with butterflies has a degree evolutionary bake in... for humans.

this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
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