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[–] [email protected] 99 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I would not want to see things like this done to the overwhelming majority of living things. But mosquitoes, I say let them starve.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
  • ticks, too
[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

Most dangerous animal in our forests

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't the blood only needed for procreation?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes. Some (not all species) female mosquitoes drink blood for the protein, which they need for egg production. Their actual diet is nectar from flowers.