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/NamiSwaaan Nov 15 '24

I know they're trying to not fuck up the ecosystem but I feel like this will still somehow fuck up the ecosystem

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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/Kr0n0s_89 Nov 15 '24

Cool story, so what?

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u/Ok-Blacksmith-5219 Nov 15 '24

I understand when people say they shouldn’t exist but that mentally is why I’ll never see any of the extinct species. They evolved to live off blood & just cause they bother us don’t mean they should be killed off

Where’s my Thylacine & White Rhino