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minus-squarejubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up100arrow-down1·1 month agoI would not want to see things like this done to the overwhelming majority of living things. But mosquitoes, I say let them starve.
minus-squarethesporkeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56arrow-down1·1 month ago ticks, too
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoMost dangerous animal in our forests
minus-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·1 month agoIsn’t the blood only needed for procreation?
minus-squareQuetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-21 month agoYes. Some (not all species) female mosquitoes drink blood for the protein, which they need for egg production. Their actual diet is nectar from flowers.
I would not want to see things like this done to the overwhelming majority of living things. But mosquitoes, I say let them starve.
Most dangerous animal in our forests
Isn’t the blood only needed for procreation?
Yes. Some (not all species) female mosquitoes drink blood for the protein, which they need for egg production. Their actual diet is nectar from flowers.