A fossilized mosquito preserved for 46,000,000 years was discovered with blood still inside its abdomen a rare snapshot of ancient life frozen in time

Article: https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1015/46-million-year-old-mosquito-filled-with-blood-is-a-scientific-first

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 14 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

seriously ... we already have about 100 different ways of destroying our planet and ourselves ... we don't need some new exotic way to turn our world into an even worse hell hole than it already is

[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 11 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Do mosquitos belong on the list with crabs, crocodiles, and sharks? Those little fucks don’t seem to have to evolve much.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

They belong to the list of things that need to be completely eradicated from the planet, the fucking bloodsucking, buzzing little bastards.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 15 hours ago

mosquitoes did feed on dinosaurs at some point. apparently mosquitoes also feed on other insects, arthopod hemolypmph. i saw a video of aedis agegypti (the one that spreads yellow fever and spread the most viruses)feeding on a caterpillar.