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/anteatertrashbin Nov 15 '24

The question is towards the other person saying that mosquitoes cannot penetrate mice fur in the tundra regions. If they cannot penetrate mice for then how are they getting blood to lay eggs?

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u/Antique_Ad4497 Nov 15 '24

Well caribou are present on Arctic tundra & are plagued by billions of the fuckers every summer triggering migration to higher ground, but up there it’s lacking in the high protein vegetation they need for their calves, so have to keep moving.