Ya know, I don't really mind the blood sucking part of mosquitoes. I don't like it, but that's their thing, so can't complain about that.
It's the dang diseases and the itch from hell that comes with it. Why can't they just suck blood in peace?
this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2025
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It's a blood thinner. That itch comes because we are allergic to the blood thinner they inject so they can suck more easily.
Some people claim to not get bitten by mosquitoes ever. That's false, they are simply not allergic to the blood thinner and nothing shows up after the mosquitoes leave, so they don't think they were bitten.
And the flying next to your ear when you try to sleep
Seriously! I will SHARE my blood with you if you're not an asshole about it.
Just get a bite burner
What is that?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07Y3X5JDZ?psc=1
Saw it recommended on reddit before and got one recently, kind of trickier to use than I though you have to wait for the bites to get more visible and make sure you get the burner pad on.
It doesn't actually like burn your flesh but it does hurt pretty good
TIL - thx!
I just returned from three weeks of mostly tent camping. Those assholes wouldn't even let me close the tent door in the morning before landing on my legs.
I have on several occasions left my uncovered leg as an offering for them so that they would stop zzzzZzzzZZzZing in my ear while Iβm trying to sleep. They do it anyway. This is why we donβt negotiate with terrorists.
Earplugs
Phillipines Holly is not real and can't hurt you
Yes, someone thinks about the poor Malaria, Dengue and other bacterias, also with a right of life?
I visited my friend for two days in VA the past week and got murdered by mosquitoes
These east coast mosquitoes have hands and I was not prepared
I was Uruguay out in the country. There were more mosquitos that I'd ever had to deal with. I decided to let them bite me. Eventually they'll figure out that this blood isn't worth their time or something and just give up.
The next three days really sucked.
Not as much as those 'quitoes!
^I'll^ ^see^ ^myself^ ^out^
They are so bad this year. Wtf is going on?
Literally climate change.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7068582/
Weather has a big impact on mosquito numbers & feeding behavior:
- Cooler temperatures = more mosquitoes
- Higher humidity = more mosquitoes
- More rainfall = more mosquitoes (for some species)
https://biologyinsights.com/at-what-temperature-are-mosquitoes-most-active/
Climate is moving north, thus your area is likely getting wetter and more humid.
In the trail near my home they are downright relentless. It's a popular place people go why are you biting me as if you'll starve.
Did they just race swap Holli Would?
Why?
Maybe?
Perhaps
More research is needed.
They couldn't find a scantily clad, hot, black cartoon chick?
Not enough representation in this space, tbh
Isn't this the chick from Cool World that wanted to fuck Brad Pitt because he was real?
can i have a little too π₯ΊοΈποΈποΈ
The ladies are the biters. Not the guys.
That's why I am a girls' girl.
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