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minus-squarejubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up97arrow-down1·22 days 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-squarethesporkeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54arrow-down1·22 days ago ticks, too
minus-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·22 days agoIsn’t the blood only needed for procreation?
minus-squareQuetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-222 days 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.
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.