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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago (3 children)

That seems mild.

Could we try to convince the males that they are the ugliest things on earth so they find large animals that can step on them?

Maybe come up with a liquid that you put in standing water that makes the mosquitoes grow very tiny legs and a very large left wing? You know, so they have to fly to move and they can only fly spinning like crazy.

I got a better one! Make them neon bright and glow in the dark. Make those fuckers be the center of attention. I'm talking kids with nets and old guys with cameras and microscopes with single mosquito flashes (like 1 mosquitoes per photo). And of course sugar sweet flavor? Everything under the sun trying to find them and eat them as snacks. I kinda like this one the best.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

VEM

Vegan
Except Mosquitos

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I know what you meant but I just imagined someone grimly eating mosquitoes out of pure spite

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It’s a bit like watching a pug dog try to breath.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

This is what vegans want. They want to take your virile bloodsucking proboscus and replace it with a limp dick fruit licker.

BAN ALL VEGANS

(Small /s)

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago

In pretty much every other context, yeah. But for real, fuck mosquitoes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Why not just eradicate them? Genuine question. I don't think they serve any purpose in nature and are just pissing off every living being.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

They absolutely serve purpose in nature, they are a significant food source for bats and many other insects and males are pollinators.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

They need blood to procreate so the method in the post does exactly what you are asking for

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Putting aside questions of ecosystems etc, I think the main reason is that we just can't - ironic since we seem to be extint-ing all the other animals

In South America they tried in the 50s and 60s, and more kept cropping up. They breed so quickly, if you miss an area they can just rebound. Then more can come in on ships and stuff

So you couldn't really localise it, it would have to be a huge global undertaking. And it would likely require widespread use of pesticides that are at best tricksy and at worst illegal, not to mention environmentally shitty

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