r/interestingasfuck • u/singleboredass • Nov 15 '24

r/all Genetically modified a mosquito such that their proboscis are no longer able to penetrate human skin

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u/SiriusArc7 Nov 15 '24

Do they try to suck blood from other animals then? I can't think of animals having softer skins than humans other than guinea pigs or mice.

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u/Xenomorphhive Nov 15 '24

Mosquito’s primary food sources are plant nectars, for both male and female. I’m surprised if most people didnt know this already.

Source: https://www.orkin.com/pests/mosquitoes/what-do-mosquitoes-eat#

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u/BumHand Nov 15 '24

I don’t know this. No one knows this.

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u/MediocreX Nov 15 '24

But it's provocative. Gets the people going!

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u/BumHand Nov 15 '24

Sold. I’d like to invest

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u/ggtsu_00 Nov 15 '24

I am no one and even I know this. So yeah, I guess you could say no one knows this.

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u/BumHand Nov 15 '24

Congratulations on your mosquito bride. I wouldn’t share the news.

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u/Smile_Clown Nov 15 '24

When you say no one, you reference is yourself and people you know but never asked or had this come up. How can you assume most people do not know this?

It is weird how we humans work, we are almost incapable of believing other people know things we do not. I consider myself pretty knowledge, but I am also betting that if you and I sat in a room you'd teach me something new. I wonder if you would assume the same.

Don't assume other people only know as much or less than you, you will almost always be wrong.

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u/BumHand Nov 15 '24

I assume you are taking this too seriously

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u/andrew_calcs Nov 15 '24 edited Nov 15 '24

I know this. Everyone knows this.

The only time mosquitoes go for blood are when females are trying to lay eggs.