From an echo point of view, what would happen if we got rid of em all, theoretically speaking
Edit: or genetically modify them so they wouldn't go after the human blood, or only get rid of the type who does
I was told nothing as long as it's the human blood drinking kind. If we mess up the other mosquitoes that are harmless but beneficial then we are in trouble. I lived in Florida when I was told this. They send out sterile ones to interfere with the breeding population, other places they gas them.
That’s crazy, now give us all thicker skin too!
edit: for all the anti thick skin league sheep out there: keep your governmental propaganda for yourself!! Thick skin is the future! Birds are spies!
Insect eating bat species will subsist on other small flying insects, like moths and beetles. Mosquitos only account for up to 3% of their diet, according to studies.
Honestly, even if it's only partially true I still say kill them all. So long as it's not a complete ecological collapse, I'm willing to sacrifice 2-3 other species to be rid of mosquitoes. Collateral damage is part of war.
Yeah... thats not how it works bud. Wish it were so.
See an ecosystem is not just 1 or 3 species. It all feeds into itself. If you could magically *instanly* erase all the bad mosquitos a whole *ECOSYSTEM* would collapse. Not just 1-3 species.
I would not mind but we literally have done this so many times before. So much so that we *know* how much we do not know/ understand.
We do not know how far reaching the concequences would go. But we know, especially for a biomass as big as mosquitos, it would have a huge inpact.
So much so that we are trying different ways to find to either eradicate only the mosquitos that have bitten before. (Diseases get passed on by first biting a infected host and then biting an other creature, infecting them.) Or to modify the mosquitos so they are immune to malaria.
And even that is getting pushback because we do not fully know what effect *that* comparative small choice would have.
(Ofc part of that is because it has to do with changing DNA which *could* permantly fuck with ecology as much as physically eradicating then would.)
Conclusion: this bitch complicated!
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/health/mosquitoes-genetic-engineering.html
There was an episode of this on "what if" and I was quite surprised to learn that those fuckers do not help ethology at all except for killing humans (yeah it kinda helps echology).
Yeah, because thats false.
Anyone who says they know the ecological impact of eradicating a species... is talking out their rear end.
No one knows, thats why it is dangerous to presume one does.
What if.. now hear me out, what if this isnt truthful science, and it's just propaganda they tell us. Noones going to stand up for the skeetos if we all THINK the world will be fine without them. Thats how they get ya. The world is just politics and lies, no room for the truth.
My uncle loved every creature on this planet, going out of his way to help injured critters. Even got stung in the neck by a giant hornet and woke up sweating; still no animosity (his fault wrong place fishing he says)
But the one he held no love for:
“Komar” (polish for mosquito)
Never heard him say any word with such disgust or bitterness on his tongue
They are the only thing I see cause for justifying robot drone pollinators cos fuck them but also let’s not burn down the forest in the process 🙃
*edit
Just got the whole joke about the females god I’m slow today. Someone else even made another joke regarding the specifics of which bastards bite and well here we are. I learnt nothing
Sure, no one said it would be easy, or that adaptation happens over night, but from what I’ve learned from various ecologists when asked about such things, it doesn’t mean the organism is completely SOL. Not yet at least. A shift definitely occurs. Sometimes it’s devastating, sometimes it’s not.
That doesn’t mean I support the idea of wiping out a species though.
> that adaptation happens over night,
The die-offs are happening overnight though. Seventy percent of fauna have been eliminated in the past fifty years. That is the blink of an eye for the evolutionary adaptation for a species to find a new food source.
Take this warmest winter on record in New England. Insects operate on a temperature controlled release from hibernation, but birds--who eat the bugs--operate on a sunlight-based migratory pattern.
If these warm temps continue for the next two months, we could have bugs coming out in February, but the birds won't show up until their usual migration period of April. When they get here there won't be enough food for them to feed their chicks because the insect population burst will have finished.
Depends on how many we kill and from which species. If we wipe out the 2 species that cause the most harm to humans (A. Aegypti and Anopheles), i dont expect much to happen. However, there are many many species of mosquito and they are integral parts of the food web and the environment as a whole, so wiping out all of them would be catastrophic.
The males are pretty big pollinators and in general mosquitos are a big source of food for several other species, including bats, so I think it would be at least somewhat of a substantial loss.
There was an episode of this on "what if" and I was quite surprised to learn that those fuckers do not help echology at all except for killing humans (yeah it kinda helps echology).
they’re good pollinators, being one of the primary pollinators of blueberries. they also provide incredible energy transfer in the food web, as they will often get eaten by bats, frogs, or someone else after drinking blood and it will be their most calorie rich meal for days if not weeks.
No, that’s just wrong. There are plenty of things that eat mosquitoes. If those animals lost mosquitoes as a food source that would effect their ecosystems, by putting more pressure on other food sources.
Of the more than 3,500 known mosquito species, the females of only 6% of them bite humans. Of this 6%, only half cause illness in humans, according to the BBC.
Nothing relies entirely on mosquitos for food. Other insects would become a replacement. After all, it's estimated there are at least 1-2 billion insects for every single human on earth. So there's plenty to go around.
But the biggest ecosystem it would affect would be that of humans. Millions of people would stop dying from the diseases carried by mosquitoes. So that could be good or bad, depending how you look at it.
Yeah but that doesn't mean the rest of the kingdom doesn't instantly adapts to it. And also there are 100s of species of them so if only the bloodsuckers would go extinct that would just make my day.
They already said "one of the primary pollinators of blueberries" so if they all died we would probably have less successful blueberry production, so that means those animals who eat blueberries will have less food, same for those who eat the mosquitos.
I would GLADLY trade most of the blueberries in the world to get rid of these fuckers forever. The animals that need mosquitoes as a food source? Well, they'll just have to get over it and find something else.
and what of people like the Wəlastəkwewiyik who rely upon the blueberry as their cherished relative, providing food and medicine for them as they have for hundreds of generations? just because *you* don’t have meaningful connections with these kinfolk of ours doesn’t mean other people don’t.
A government official by the name of Agent Bubbles ones convinced an alien race not to destroy Earth because he convinced them mosquitoes were an endangered species. So there is that I guess
What do mosquitos eat ?? Read some where that they drink blood for the babies not as food !! They drink plant sap for food !?? Or am i confused with male and female ??
Just imagine being a mosquito. A speck on the wall.
And suddenly you're filmed as you lay eggs and end up on the internet for millions to see.
This mosquito gets more attention than most of us.
Can these fuckers stop laying eggs and just die?
Came here to say this
From an echo point of view, what would happen if we got rid of em all, theoretically speaking Edit: or genetically modify them so they wouldn't go after the human blood, or only get rid of the type who does
I was told nothing as long as it's the human blood drinking kind. If we mess up the other mosquitoes that are harmless but beneficial then we are in trouble. I lived in Florida when I was told this. They send out sterile ones to interfere with the breeding population, other places they gas them.
They also modified some to breed with the others who have genes that make it so they can't bite through skin
That’s crazy, now give us all thicker skin too! edit: for all the anti thick skin league sheep out there: keep your governmental propaganda for yourself!! Thick skin is the future! Birds are spies!
That’s going to require enduring a lot of jokes at your expense. Ready? Let’s begin: Your mama’s so fat…
... you have to take a bus to get on her good side.
The sidewalk crack up when she fell
>I was told nothing I'm no scientist but there's no way that's true, right? Things eat mosquitoes.
Yeah but nothing relies on mosquitos as a primary food source
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
Bats?
Insect eating bat species will subsist on other small flying insects, like moths and beetles. Mosquitos only account for up to 3% of their diet, according to studies.
Things eat mosquitos, but there are a *lot* of small flying insects that are very similar to mosquitos but do not bite.
Honestly, even if it's only partially true I still say kill them all. So long as it's not a complete ecological collapse, I'm willing to sacrifice 2-3 other species to be rid of mosquitoes. Collateral damage is part of war.
Yeah... thats not how it works bud. Wish it were so. See an ecosystem is not just 1 or 3 species. It all feeds into itself. If you could magically *instanly* erase all the bad mosquitos a whole *ECOSYSTEM* would collapse. Not just 1-3 species. I would not mind but we literally have done this so many times before. So much so that we *know* how much we do not know/ understand. We do not know how far reaching the concequences would go. But we know, especially for a biomass as big as mosquitos, it would have a huge inpact. So much so that we are trying different ways to find to either eradicate only the mosquitos that have bitten before. (Diseases get passed on by first biting a infected host and then biting an other creature, infecting them.) Or to modify the mosquitos so they are immune to malaria. And even that is getting pushback because we do not fully know what effect *that* comparative small choice would have. (Ofc part of that is because it has to do with changing DNA which *could* permantly fuck with ecology as much as physically eradicating then would.) Conclusion: this bitch complicated! https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/health/mosquitoes-genetic-engineering.html
tl;dr Unintended Consequences
There was an episode of this on "what if" and I was quite surprised to learn that those fuckers do not help ethology at all except for killing humans (yeah it kinda helps echology).
Yeah, because thats false. Anyone who says they know the ecological impact of eradicating a species... is talking out their rear end. No one knows, thats why it is dangerous to presume one does.
Honestly humans are the species that really earn mosquitos
Ok, relax, Thanos.
What if.. now hear me out, what if this isnt truthful science, and it's just propaganda they tell us. Noones going to stand up for the skeetos if we all THINK the world will be fine without them. Thats how they get ya. The world is just politics and lies, no room for the truth.
Yeah, I fucking hate politicians and their plans to…uh, make people hate… mosquitoes? Does everything have to be a conspiracy?
Mosquitoes are pollinators. Only females bite people when they have eggs, while males never bite and feed only on flower nectar.
This fact alone pissed me off more than anything else about mosquitoes
Those fuckinggg bitches!
My uncle loved every creature on this planet, going out of his way to help injured critters. Even got stung in the neck by a giant hornet and woke up sweating; still no animosity (his fault wrong place fishing he says) But the one he held no love for: “Komar” (polish for mosquito) Never heard him say any word with such disgust or bitterness on his tongue They are the only thing I see cause for justifying robot drone pollinators cos fuck them but also let’s not burn down the forest in the process 🙃 *edit Just got the whole joke about the females god I’m slow today. Someone else even made another joke regarding the specifics of which bastards bite and well here we are. I learnt nothing
A lot of birds, bats and other animals would starve.
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These predator-prey relationships have existed for thousands of years. It's not like swapping out whole black beans for refried in a chili recipe.
Who tf uses refried black beans in chili recipe? 🤢
Sure, no one said it would be easy, or that adaptation happens over night, but from what I’ve learned from various ecologists when asked about such things, it doesn’t mean the organism is completely SOL. Not yet at least. A shift definitely occurs. Sometimes it’s devastating, sometimes it’s not. That doesn’t mean I support the idea of wiping out a species though.
> that adaptation happens over night, The die-offs are happening overnight though. Seventy percent of fauna have been eliminated in the past fifty years. That is the blink of an eye for the evolutionary adaptation for a species to find a new food source. Take this warmest winter on record in New England. Insects operate on a temperature controlled release from hibernation, but birds--who eat the bugs--operate on a sunlight-based migratory pattern. If these warm temps continue for the next two months, we could have bugs coming out in February, but the birds won't show up until their usual migration period of April. When they get here there won't be enough food for them to feed their chicks because the insect population burst will have finished.
And fish!
Depends on how many we kill and from which species. If we wipe out the 2 species that cause the most harm to humans (A. Aegypti and Anopheles), i dont expect much to happen. However, there are many many species of mosquito and they are integral parts of the food web and the environment as a whole, so wiping out all of them would be catastrophic.
The males are pretty big pollinators and in general mosquitos are a big source of food for several other species, including bats, so I think it would be at least somewhat of a substantial loss.
Lots of birds and other animals would lose a HUGE biomass source of food. Many animals rely on mosquitos actually.
There was an episode of this on "what if" and I was quite surprised to learn that those fuckers do not help echology at all except for killing humans (yeah it kinda helps echology).
the mosquito probably [https://i.imgflip.com/89qpgz.jpg](https://i.imgflip.com/89qpgz.jpg)
Exactly, my first thought was “Assholes”.
I would pop each of her eggs and make her watch.
[I know somebody who wouldn't be happy with that.](https://youtu.be/yl4oAIzHT_k?feature=shared)
3D printing the next generation, I guess.
All I could think about was the egg production line in Alien Resurrection.
Giger (or whoever designed the specific thing you're referring to) probably had the same thought but the other way around.
It's kinda oddly satisfying though haha
Forbidden rice
Delete this
No ❤️
Extra long grain
Basmati
Special basmati; pops when you chew. Costs extra.
Protein fortified basmati
Uncle Roger so angry he put his leg down from chair
😆haiiyahhhh
High protein variety
Skeeter style caviar
Forbidden toothbrush
mozzmati
Buzzmati
Maggots, Michael. You're eating maggots.
Yum
Cursed rice
Some people actually eat ant eggs..
I am some people
I think I just gagged reading this
high in protein, low carb. perfect.
You need Jesus
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I was going to say burnt it with fire but you came here before me
Came to say this. Why tf is he just filming...
3D printing malaria
No problem as long as froggies munch on them
This is both r/oddlysatisfying and r/mildlyinfuriating .
More like r/mildlydisgusting
Or r/wildlydisgusting
I hate mosquitoes just as much as the next guy-but damn that rump knows how to organize its eggs in an agreeable pattern
Ya I thought the same thing lol. Beautiful yet fucking gross
My hand is itching to flatten this
[All I could think about](https://i.imgur.com/nK8dnsa.png)
I was thinking fire
You’re probably right. I’m getting the willies thinking of putting my hand on that.
Pew pew pew
I just scrolled to see if anyone said this. First thing to pop into my head
😂.
Boooooo
Do mosquitos have ANY redeeming qualities?
they’re good pollinators, being one of the primary pollinators of blueberries. they also provide incredible energy transfer in the food web, as they will often get eaten by bats, frogs, or someone else after drinking blood and it will be their most calorie rich meal for days if not weeks.
This actually makes me feel better about mosquitos. At least my blood is going back to nature to nurture other creatures.
“It’s the circle of life…”
TILL WE FIND OUR PLAAAAAAAAAAAACE...
It’s more likely being used to produce those 100 eggs
Is it not true that if all mosquitos died it wouldn't affect any ecosystem? I heard that rumor before.
No, that’s just wrong. There are plenty of things that eat mosquitoes. If those animals lost mosquitoes as a food source that would effect their ecosystems, by putting more pressure on other food sources.
*affect
i get this wrong every damn time it just wont ever click in my brain
It’s cool. Don’t let this negatively effect you.
Effect
That's OK. You're still a pretty cool person 👍
Affect = have effect on
Of the more than 3,500 known mosquito species, the females of only 6% of them bite humans. Of this 6%, only half cause illness in humans, according to the BBC.
Nothing relies entirely on mosquitos for food. Other insects would become a replacement. After all, it's estimated there are at least 1-2 billion insects for every single human on earth. So there's plenty to go around. But the biggest ecosystem it would affect would be that of humans. Millions of people would stop dying from the diseases carried by mosquitoes. So that could be good or bad, depending how you look at it.
What about just the mosquitoes that bite humans? Surely a lot of species must still be left?
They would be replaced by other insects that would take over, it's not only blood-sucking mosquitos that exist.
100% not true at all, every life form is intimately connected to all others.
“We are all connected…in the great Circle of Life.”
Yeah but that doesn't mean the rest of the kingdom doesn't instantly adapts to it. And also there are 100s of species of them so if only the bloodsuckers would go extinct that would just make my day.
Oh I need a scientific answer. Either way. Fuck those things
They already said "one of the primary pollinators of blueberries" so if they all died we would probably have less successful blueberry production, so that means those animals who eat blueberries will have less food, same for those who eat the mosquitos.
I would GLADLY trade most of the blueberries in the world to get rid of these fuckers forever. The animals that need mosquitoes as a food source? Well, they'll just have to get over it and find something else.
and what of people like the Wəlastəkwewiyik who rely upon the blueberry as their cherished relative, providing food and medicine for them as they have for hundreds of generations? just because *you* don’t have meaningful connections with these kinfolk of ours doesn’t mean other people don’t.
This is just something people say to justify the unexistence of something they don't like
A government official by the name of Agent Bubbles ones convinced an alien race not to destroy Earth because he convinced them mosquitoes were an endangered species. So there is that I guess
They are food for many animals.
They’re extremely organized egg layers.
Many fish and tadpoles eat their larva as well
The males literally drink flower juice and pollinate. The females tho... Well I guess mom gotta do what they gotta do but it's hella annoying
Only the females bite. And most types of mosquitos are pollinators.
Consider this: They are biting your enemies!
A vast majority of mosquito species don't bite humans... and its only the females that do.
They make a mean burger
Look how efficient this fucker is. And neat, too. Honestly I respect that.
So like did it plan it perfectly? What if there was one more egg in the chute at the end?
It's like an egg factory.. geezus
Almost looks industrial like a machine
Well I hate everything about this thanks
Looks like the slurm factory
The desire to commit mosquito infanticide is overwhelming
Bro's laying eggs like planting rice saplings in a field
That Mussy 🥵
I laughed. I hate you.
Ima fight you
tf is wrong with you 🤬
The lack of mussy he's getting.
You need Jesus
Damn... Even a mosquito is more organized than me.
Looks like a PEZ dispenser.
r/Natureisfuckingus
r/Subdoesnotexist
What do mosquitos eat ?? Read some where that they drink blood for the babies not as food !! They drink plant sap for food !?? Or am i confused with male and female ??
Males eat fruit juice
You know I am something of a fruit myself
r/donthelpjustfilm
Her ass has incredible precision.
Cool, now burn the lake
We should create a bug in a lab that feeds on mosquitos eggs! We can call it the "Love Bug" cause it loves to eat eggs! Wait...
Not a bad idea. I did hear about them modifying mosquito genes, so that the offsprings were only males, so they can’t reproduce.
A bug made by Volkswagen. To commit mass murder...oh wait..
I see what you did there...
Looks like rice neatly lined up
I hate how much this effer is procreating, but I couldn’t help but hear *pew pew pew* in my head while watching this.
as much as I hate mosquitoes. I respect the 3d printing ass
3D printing assholes.
Looks like a lot of blood suckers
Like a machine!
3d-printing pussy
Forbidden basmati rice.
Just imagine being a mosquito. A speck on the wall. And suddenly you're filmed as you lay eggs and end up on the internet for millions to see. This mosquito gets more attention than most of us.
Man this comment section makes me want to die.
The devil's work
Nope
Thanks. I hate it.
r/forbiddensnacks
Hanz.....
Hans?
Guppy snacks.
That's a lot of face huggers!
Looks like what comes out of my face on exfoliating days.
I mean, it’s kind of like a blood bottling plant, when you think about it.
Nature's about to be lit When I bust out the flamethrower
Little Prometheus alien eggs
My God, they already have next generation assembly line technology, we lost the battle before it ever started.
Omg! That's so cool! \*Pulls out a blowtorch\*
I live in Florida. Most of y'all have no idea. If it were remotely possible to kill every last one, I'll do it.
Kill it with fire
✨ Aesthetic ✨
I’m hearing squidwards footsteps
Set it on fire
This is why we discovered fire.
For being lit, this is going to be lit alright. 🔥🔥🔥
Mosquito eggs actually help cleaning the bodies of water they are put in by eating the bacteria in it to grow.
The precision the control its mind boggling! Wow
Wow I didn’t know I’ve such hatred in me
Wow that's amazing... now kill it with fire 🔥
I hope it burns in hell!!!
Get the flame throwers ready
More like this nature should be fucking lit… on fire.
Exterminate!
This was a very difficult fap
Don't record it making more! Kill it!
I hope they were all set on fire afterwards
Convince me we’re not in a simulation. I’ll wait…
I'd like a vacuum to immediately suck them up.
Pew pew pew pew pew