• TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    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.

  • Zerush@lemmy.ml
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    24 hours ago

    Yes, someone thinks about the poor Malaria, Dengue and other bacterias, also with a right of life?

  • slakje@piefed.social
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    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.

  • Winter_Oven@piefed.social
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    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?

    • Fushuan [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      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.

    • Schmuppes@lemmy.today
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      1 day ago

      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.

    • ceoofanarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      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.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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        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.

        • BanMe@lemmy.world
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          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.

  • Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    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

    • fossilesque@mander.xyzOPM
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      Literally climate change.

      https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7068582/

      Weather has a big impact on mosquito numbers & feeding behavior:

      • Cooler temperatures = more mosquitoes
      • Higher humidity = more mosquitoes
      • More rainfall = more mosquitoes (for some species)

      https://biologyinsights.com/at-what-temperature-are-mosquitoes-most-active/

      Climate is moving north, thus your area is likely getting wetter and more humid.

      • FuckFascism@lemmy.world
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        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

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          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…

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          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.

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      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.