Coronavirus (NO POLITICAL OR SOCIAL COMMENTARY PLEASE)

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

So NYC is ****ed...

[Show spoiler]

Oh boy. That Mrct is gonna have a coronary. Lol.

[MrHT]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Well we'll know in 2 weeks...there's still lots of space left in that island they use for mass burials there right?

What's amazing is how barely anyone is wearing a mask? What the hell is wrong with people?

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Oh NYers, never fail to do the exact opposite of what you should do in any given situation.

Well, the dumb ones yes.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by MrHT

What's amazing is how barely anyone is wearing a mask? What the hell is wrong with people?

'Murica don't need no stinking masks you pinko commie!

[Waboman]

And from the files of just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. Another gift from Asia...

"Murder hornets" are the newest lethal threat in the U.S.

A roughly two-inch long insect known as the "murder hornet" has made its way to
the U.S. for the first time ever, researchers said. The Asian giant hornet, Vespa
mandarinia, has been known to kill up to 50 people a year in Japan, according to The
New York Times, and has the potential to devastate U.S. bee populations, which
have already been declining.

The hornets made their way to the U.S. for the first time in December, when the
Washington State Department of Agriculture verified four reports of sightings. The
hornets were also spotted in two locations in British Columbia in the fall, according
to WSDA.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/murder-ho...210505376.html

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Waboman

And from the files of just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. Another gift from Asia...



https://www.yahoo.com/news/murder-ho...210505376.html

Asia Asia...always Asia.

Can't we send some invasive species their way? Like dump a million magpies or ground squirrels on China or something?

They're in Canada (well so far just BC) as well...

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Waboman

And from the files of just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. Another gift from Asia...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/murder-ho...210505376.html

I read a similar article earlier today.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/u...ashington.html

Unfortunately, this isn't good for honeybees.

With queens that can grow to two inches long, Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young.

[civiclx]

Read the article about the murder bees on MSN. Asia and Australia got some scary stuff

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by civiclx

Read the article about the murder bees on MSN. Asia and Australia got some scary stuff

Anyone else think China is importing these invasive species just to mess with us?

China's HLB Los Angeles Times Huanglongbing (HLB for short) is the disease from a pest that came over from China. It infects citrus trees, and is the sole reason you can't buy a citrus tree as a consumer grower in most of California because it threatens the large agricultural growers. It wiped out Florida a few years back for billions.

Asian Carp, USGS Gov, which is an invasive fish that takes over rivers and lakes, and generally isn't eaten by anyone. There are youtubes of these things just flying into boats.

Murder hornets, asian giant hornets, which threaten the honeybees.

Spotted Lanternfly, from east asia. Washington Post which threatens gardens, timber, and farming sectors.

There's something going on guys, there's something going on...

[MifuneFan]

The hornets don't come from China. They're predominantly found in Japan

[ctujackbauer]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The hornets don't come from China. They're predominantly found in Japan

When it was found in France, they theorized it came from imported potted plants from China. agweb

There's something going on... is my favorite conspiracy saying.

[TheBoss062]

The apocalypse is upon us

[Lee A Stewart]

Just do a search for: Northern Snakehead (fish)

[Waboman]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

Just do a search for: Northern Snakehead (fish)

Those are some nasty critters.

[Lee A Stewart]

Originally Posted by Waboman

Those are some nasty critters.

That they are. We used to hunt them in the canals in So. Florida. It's a really weird fish. It can actually breath air on land. Just taking them out of the water and placing them on land won't suffocate them. You have to kill them. I believe all states that have them have a law that says if you catch one, you can't do a catch and release. You have to kill it before you throw it back into the water.

Some say it's a good eating fish. The flesh looks like raw meat. I personally never ate one. They like to "buddy up" as partners (M&F) so if you catch one, the other will stay in place to wait for it's mate to return making it a "twofer" when fishing. I used to catch as many as 8 a day. They are very protective of their young.

[Batman1980]

[Batman1980]

32 states are partially re-opened, with 10 more expected by this weekend, I smell a massive spike in infections coming.

'MERRIKA!

[Underworld54]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

So NYC is ****ed...

I see 1 person with a mask...unreal! Stay down there folks, don't come up here.

[meremortal]

Regarding that NYC photo, it doesn't surprise me. Younger people have been feeling invincible for centuries. And it doesn't help that a lot of the news narrative has been that "mostly older people are dying.'" Teenagers and young adults hear that and basically say to themselves "if only older people are dying, then I have nothing to worry about" without thinking of the chain reaction of people who can be further infected by their lack of social distancing. A lot of those people in the photo look to be in their 20s and are probably still kind of in that stage where they're probably a little self-conscious of what their peers think about them and so they probably won't be the odd man out in the group to wear a mask if others aren't. However, there have been people of all ages congregating in groups lately and it's definitely a disturbing trend that leads a bad example. Humans are social beings and the old birds of a feather flock together proverb still apply when people are feeling isolated and miss human interaction. A lot of this is still so new that unfortunately people slip up pretty easily and go back to their old ways without really weighing the consequences of their actions.

[Hayabusa85]

Originally Posted by Underworld54

I see 1 person with a mask...unreal! Stay down there folks, don't come up here.

We can just turn their stupidity into a fun Where's Waldo type game of find the masks for us. I'm up to five masks spotted so far

Edit: 9 now. Plus a few with them hanging on their neck like a scarf I am not counting. The people that show up with a mask and then don't wear it in a park full of people might be even dumber than the people that DGAF.