I looked it up once - apparently mosquitos are an important food source for birds, bats, frogs, and the larvae is eaten by fish.
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Honestly, if it weren't for the itch and the (admittedly somewhat low) chance for transmitting diseases, I wouldn't mind them.
if they can shut up when trying to suck my blood, I will mostly ignore them
So ... you don't mind the male mosquitoes. Only the female.
Wouldn't mind them either if it weren't for the aforementioned factors. And since I can hardly differentiate between male and female mosquitoes when I see one, because don't know what to look for, they all get the extermination treatment once they enter my flat.
I used to feel this way until I was bitten by a horsefly. I'd rather have 10 mosquito bites than this
They're mostly pollinators. Both males and females eat flower nectar. Females need a small amount of blood in addition to that when reproducing.
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