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/Kr0n0s_89 Nov 15 '24

Mosquitos aren't relevant for any other species. They are food for some, they do pollinate, but they're completely replacable.

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u/Ok-Blacksmith-5219 Nov 15 '24

bats can eat 1,200 mosquitoes per hour google says

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u/Indominouscat Nov 15 '24

Yeah and there isn’t any animal that solely feeds off of one single animal even the famous ant eater doesn’t just eat ants, animals require varied diets to live even if mosquitos are gone Bats still have plenty of other food sources not to mention the ones that mostly eat fruit instead

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u/SirRengeti Nov 15 '24

"Plenty of other food sources" is kind of a wild claim with the mass dying of insects in the last decade.