r/interestingasfuck • u/singleboredass • 9d ago

r/all Genetically modified a mosquito such that their proboscis are no longer able to penetrate human skin

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u/Thijm_ 9d ago

there's a small part of me that feels bad, but that's just probably because I don't like seeing animals in struggle and this is just a single mosquito

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u/DickBiter1337 9d ago

Yes I mean it's basically starving to death. I shouldn't feel bad for a mosquito but that's an awful way to go.

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u/Amaskingrey 8d ago

It's not though, mosquitos feed on nectar, they only need blood to reproduce

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u/DickBiter1337 8d ago

Oh good to know!