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How come mosquitoes haven't evolved to not irritate it's victims during the biting process? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Or is it that the victims pest warning system is currently winning the biological arms race, in which case how are mosquitoes able to successfully reproduce? Or is it that mosquitoes have evolved such that their spawning numbers offset the difficulty they have biting?

Biology is hard.

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[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago

If you're aware enough, you can feel one landing on you. Easier to do if you're aware there's one in the room and you try to focus. No real way for them to evolve around that.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 23 hours ago

You only feel the ones that you can feel. The goddamn ninja mosquitoes permeate the air we breathe. They're constantly feeding on us — sapping our life force — and we never even notice.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 9 points 23 hours ago

Well duh. It takes a ninja to sense a ninja. Visit your local dojo to learn more!

[-] madjo@feddit.nl 4 points 20 hours ago

They’re more like goddamn vampire mosquitoes, as they drink our blood

[-] pocker_machine@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

The only good thing that came from mosquitoes was Jurassic Park, which I’m ready to give up if their existence was going to be deleted from the timeline of the universe.

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