I hate moqsuitoes

[Gingerale]

Apparently mosquitos have not evolved into something else - does that mean they were perfect?
"An older sister species with more primitive features was found in Burmese amber that is 90 to 100 million years old. Two mosquito fossils have been found that show very little morphological change in modern mosquitoes against their counterpart from 46 million years ago."

http://sciencing.com/positive-effects-m ... 13632.html
Scientific Benefits of Mosquitos: discover anesthetics

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When you are bitten by a mosquito, you often do not feel the bite because the mosquito essentially anesthetizes you with his mouth. Some of these anesthetic properties of mosquito saliva have been studied and incorporated in synthetic forms into local and topical anesthetics people use to numb a patient undergoing medical treatment. In addition, according to "Mosquito Info," prototype products have been developed to allow diabetics to test their blood sugar more painlessly with the use of a device resembling the tentacles of the mouth of a mosquito.

Pollination:

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Another positive effect that mosquitoes have is that they can help to pollinate certain plants, especially the aquatic or near-aquatic plants that they spend much of their lives around. By doing so, mosquitoes help perpetuate these plants, which can provide cover and shelter for other animals and organisms. Increased plant life is also helpful as plants engage in the necessary process of photosynthesis, ensuring there is enough oxygen.

[Boris]

Huh... I didn't know that mosquitoes pollinate certain plants. That's certainly new.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I suppose if you think about it, bees are not the only creatures that pollinate - I just never thought one of them would be mosquitoes either!

[Boris]

I know butterflies also pollinate flowers.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I think some birds do as well

[Kitalpha Hart]

Flies, too

[Gingerale]

at least we get honey from bees pollinating

[Boris]

Bees are the ones that pollinate the most. They also hurt and die, which is sad.

[Kitalpha Hart]

Yeah, bees are the big ones
So when they go, everyone goes
Yikes

[Lemon Cheesecake]

a, I don't know why other bugs can bite us and live but bees sacrifice their life when they sting us....maybe they should bite instead...

[Boris]

Wasps can sting, but they can sting indefinitely, which isn't fair!

[Kitalpha Hart]

Wasps are assholes

[Lemon Cheesecake]

wasps are nasty and so are hornets

[Boris]

Wasps and hornets are the same thing.

[Gingerale]

wasps and hornets have a similar shape but hornets are like black and yellow where wasps are more of a brown