Should you kill insects?

Short & Curly

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

There are about 10 quintillion insects in the world. Yes, that's a real number. And it's a lot! They're very small and very different from us humans. We might not stop to think about it before we poison a cockroach, squish an ant with our shoe, or kill a mosquito, but is it ethical to kill an insect? Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherine: Riley, Mahlia, Milo, Clay, Angus, Ava

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0:00.0	This is an ABC podcast.
0:07.0	I'm scared to beat me. Now my face is all puffed up.
0:10.0	So you've got a bug problem.
0:12.0	There are cockroaches in the kitchen, and they're so guys.
0:15.0	But what should you do when killing bugs
0:18.0	would argue even more?
0:20.0	Whole eyes.
0:21.0	The ethical bug busters.
0:23.0	We're highly trained bug professionals.
0:26.0	Available 24 hours a day.
0:30.0	If I can just get this little credit to crawl onto the paper.
0:33.0	Then I can trap it in our trademarked bug buster jar.
0:37.0	Yes!
0:38.0	We've done it!
0:40.0	We love you ethical bug busters, and so do these spiders.
0:46.0	Hot damn I love our ad.
0:48.0	You're just saying that because you love the sound of your own voice.
0:51.0	That is part of it, yes.
0:53.0	Today on Shorten Curly, join us for a day on the job.
0:57.0	And help us get to the bottom of a curly, squirmy, ethical conundrum.
1:01.0	If insects are invading your personal space and annoying you and your family,
1:07.0	what should you do about them?
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