• @photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    571 year ago

    Can you really call a cave bat-infested if that’s where the bats live? I don’t refer to my apartment as being infested by humans. But maybe we can say that this planet is infested by us.

    • @highduc@lemmy.ml
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      341 year ago

      Yeah bat infested cave is offensive to bats. They did nothing wrong, that’s their home. More like dog infested cave

      • sab
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        161 year ago

        Saving the bats from dog infestation.

    • @Tehgingey@lemmy.ca
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      201 year ago

      I feel like calling something an infestation is a hilarious way of setting a narrative for something. Like someone opens a cupboard in your house and your like “Careful!! Snack infestation in there, can’t seem to get rid of em”

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      61 year ago

      I infest my cat’s house, in which he lives with my wife

      • @photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        61 year ago

        Aye, but you see, that usage of “Infest” is correct. I don’t want wild rats living in my house, therefore its an infestation. Wild bats living in a cave, well, that’s where they live.