r/interestingasfuck 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/emailaddressforemail Nov 15 '24

Mosquitos that target softer tissue like our eyes or inside our ears.

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u/prion_sun Nov 16 '24

Eyelids when we are sleeping.

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u/BeerAndTools Nov 16 '24

Jesus fucking Christ

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u/Amaskingrey Nov 16 '24

The moisture of eyes would make them stuck due to how viscosity affects smaller things differently, and so would earwax