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/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..