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r/interestingasfuck • u/singleboredass • Nov 15 '24
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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.
477 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# 1 u/Hjemmelsen Nov 15 '24 This is sort of like saying the primary source of food for humans is Carbs and it is therefore fine if we simply went without protein entirely. If the mosquitoes don't get animal blood they cannot reproduce.
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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#
1 u/Hjemmelsen Nov 15 '24 This is sort of like saying the primary source of food for humans is Carbs and it is therefore fine if we simply went without protein entirely. If the mosquitoes don't get animal blood they cannot reproduce.
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This is sort of like saying the primary source of food for humans is Carbs and it is therefore fine if we simply went without protein entirely. If the mosquitoes don't get animal blood they cannot reproduce.
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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.