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minus-square@jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish100•6 months 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-square@Kusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish16•6 months agoMost dangerous animal in our forests
minus-square@Hule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish17•6 months agoIsn’t the blood only needed for procreation?
minus-square@Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish27•edit-26 months 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.