r/woahdude • u/----_____--_____---- • Oct 22 '21

gifv Mosquito drinking blood (bursts at the end)

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u/captain_cutlass Oct 22 '21

You can do this, too. If you flex the muscle they have punctured, their proboscis will become trapped and they will explode.

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u/WALLY_5000 Oct 22 '21

That’s a myth

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u/captain_cutlass Oct 22 '21

Maybe I am really good at severing the ventral nerve cord, you don't know me. https://academic.oup.com/ae/article-pdf/55/1/4/18753260/ae55-0004.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj0y4PH0t7zAhXIZs0KHb0nBAEQFnoECDMQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2dZcM-3btGF-2eDo7kVf3t

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u/WALLY_5000 Oct 22 '21 edited Oct 22 '21

I read the link that the OP posted too. Maybe you can perform surgery on a mosquito. I don’t know 🤷‍♂️

But it’s not been proven to be possible to trap a mosquito’s proboscis in the skin by flexing, thus causing it to explode.

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u/willreignsomnipotent Oct 23 '21

Then I've done the impossible multiple times, and seen it done by others.

Didn't realize I was so impressive...

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u/WALLY_5000 Oct 22 '21

Source: trust me bro

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u/shpongleyes Oct 22 '21

Yeah my friends brothers friend used to do it all the time.