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minus-squarejubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84·17 hours 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-squareHule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·16 hours agoIsn’t the blood only needed for procreation?
minus-squareQuetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-215 hours 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.