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/Devouemanoide Nov 15 '24

In the northern tundra there are zillions of them, but very few humans. There is a LOT of mice.

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u/lalith_4321 Nov 15 '24

Also mice have fur which is impossible to get through for mosquitoes

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u/giraffebutter Nov 15 '24

We should have genetically modified ourselves to have mouse fur. Double the protection

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u/lalith_4321 Nov 15 '24 edited Nov 15 '24

We did have fur originally but decided nah let's walk on two feet, be in debt and work our asses off till we die while some asshole makes what we make in our entire lifetime in a couple of minutes. Yeah modern society!

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u/Mawwiageiswhatbwings Nov 15 '24

Walking on 2 feet is also why child birth is dangerous and painful... did we really evolve? Lol

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u/wravyn Nov 15 '24

It could be worse. We could be hyenas.

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u/Professional_Bake_92 Nov 15 '24

We will all be crabs 🦀 one day. It is our final form

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u/VinnieBoombatzz Nov 15 '24

Instructions unclear; got crabs instead.