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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[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 11 points 23 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 20 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 19 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.