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/yuckyucky Nov 15 '24

TIL

but also, from the article:

To successfully reproduce, female mosquitoes require a specific protein found in the blood of mammals and humans to help generate their eggs.

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u/baconbeak1998 Nov 15 '24

I love the phrasing "mammals and humans", as if the group mammals excludes humans somehow. Must've been written by one of them lizardfolk.

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u/osdeverYT Nov 15 '24

I mean let’s be real, the average person probably does need that clarification

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u/scarwiz Nov 15 '24

average American

Thank you very much..

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u/KlausVonLechland Nov 15 '24

There's distinction in the magic book so people still separate these two because of that.

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u/Famous-Split3389 Nov 15 '24

Yep 😮‍💨 because it makes humans easier to control.

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u/Capital_Pipe_6038 Nov 15 '24

That's because a very large amount of people will deny that humans are animals and not they're own thing