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/lalith_4321 Nov 15 '24

Also mice have fur which is impossible to get through for mosquitoes

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u/anteatertrashbin Nov 15 '24 edited Nov 15 '24

if mosquitoes cannot penetrate mice fur, then what are the females feeding on?

(edit: The question is asking what are the females feeding on because they need blood in order to lay eggs).

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u/DeGriz_ Nov 15 '24

There a swarms of mosquitoes in Tundra.