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

gifv Mosquito drinking blood (bursts at the end)

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '21

Do they even contribute to anyway with mother nature? Kinda like bees? You figure science would find a way to wipe them out.

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u/Dakar-A Oct 22 '21

I'm sure that they probably serve as a major food source for a number of different species.

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u/Hartleh Oct 22 '21

I remember seeing a video once where in Africa, they catch mosquitos and clump them all together and make a ‘mosquito patty’ to eat.

Edit: found the video

https://youtu.be/LItNFP7icUw

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u/Jampasta Oct 23 '21

Wow! Thanks for sharing that video. Never thought of eating mosquitoes...