I was Uruguay out in the country. There were more mosquitos that I'd ever had to deal with. I decided to let them bite me. Eventually they'll figure out that this blood isn't worth their time or something and just give up.
The next three days really sucked.
Not as much as those 'quitoes!
^I'll^ ^see^ ^myself^ ^out^
Ya know, I don't really mind the blood sucking part of mosquitoes. I don't like it, but that's their thing, so can't complain about that.
It's the dang diseases and the itch from hell that comes with it. Why can't they just suck blood in peace?
It's a blood thinner. That itch comes because we are allergic to the blood thinner they inject so they can suck more easily.
Some people claim to not get bitten by mosquitoes ever. That's false, they are simply not allergic to the blood thinner and nothing shows up after the mosquitoes leave, so they don't think they were bitten.
Seriously! I will SHARE my blood with you if you're not an asshole about it.
And the flying next to your ear when you try to sleep
Just get a bite burner
What is that?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07Y3X5JDZ?psc=1
Saw it recommended on reddit before and got one recently, kind of trickier to use than I though you have to wait for the bites to get more visible and make sure you get the burner pad on.
It doesn't actually like burn your flesh but it does hurt pretty good
TIL - thx!
I just returned from three weeks of mostly tent camping. Those assholes wouldn't even let me close the tent door in the morning before landing on my legs.
I have on several occasions left my uncovered leg as an offering for them so that they would stop zzzzZzzzZZzZing in my ear while I’m trying to sleep. They do it anyway. This is why we don’t negotiate with terrorists.
Earplugs
Yes, someone thinks about the poor Malaria, Dengue and other bacterias, also with a right of life?
Fuck mosquitos, they're the one species I wish would go extinct.
Hard agree
Too bad there are thousands of species. Bro’s going for a mass extinction.
Worth it
Terrible idea if you are serious i have had people seriously suggest trying to do this it would be terrible on the ecosystem that feeds on them and their eggs including for example already engendered amphibians and that's just what we can predict.
Wasn’t there a study recently that debunked the claim that mosquitoes were actually important?
They've gone back and forth. I think if you large-picture it, it's pretty OK, something like 15% of bird and bat diets come from mosquitos. But at the micro level, some species may not cope. I am very fond of bats so I am ambivalent about this.
All these studies also preface this with the fact we are hardly arrogant to believe we have the knowledge to accurately predict all possible consequence. Either way this idea is weaker than the moral objection.
also not all mosquitoes drink blood
Depends on where you are. On the east coast if the US, the largest mosquito species is invasive and not an important part of the ecosystem. There is a native species, but they aren't the ones cause issues. If we can destroy the invasive species specifically, that'd be great.
Did they just race swap Holli Would?
Why?
They couldn't find a scantily clad, hot, black cartoon chick?
Not enough representation in this space, tbh
Maybe?
Perhaps
More research is needed.
Phillipines Holly is not real and can't hurt you
I visited my friend for two days in VA the past week and got murdered by mosquitoes
These east coast mosquitoes have hands and I was not prepared
can i have a little too 🥺️👉️👈️
They are so bad this year. Wtf is going on?
Literally climate change.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7068582/
Weather has a big impact on mosquito numbers & feeding behavior:
https://biologyinsights.com/at-what-temperature-are-mosquitoes-most-active/
Climate is moving north, thus your area is likely getting wetter and more humid.
Partially correct, mosquitos prefer warm humid environments with stagnant water to lay their eggs this is why they're so prevalent in rain forests also they suck at flying so if it's windy outside you won't be bothered by many. Source: I live in the Midwest so I'm consistently getting molested be mosquitos
I'm in the swampy part of VA, around where we literally lost colonies to mosquitoes. I'm also a mosquito magnet, where most people don't even get bit if I'm outside with them, but they're all over me. It's great...
I'm also a mosquito magnet, I know how you feel brother/sister.🫡
You might want to check that, the cool factor has been measured across several studies as per my links. ;) They have pretty concrete temperature boundaries.
In the trail near my home they are downright relentless. It's a popular place people go why are you biting me as if you'll starve.
The ladies are the biters. Not the guys.
That's why I am a girls' girl.
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