Or is it that the victims pest warning system is currently winning the biological arms race, in which case how are mosquitoes able to successfully reproduce? Or is it that mosquitoes have evolved such that their spawning numbers offset the difficulty they have biting?

Biology is hard.

  • @MrJameGumb
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    696 hours ago

    They have! For the most part you don’t even notice mosquitoes biting you until after they’re long gone, the part that itches is from the mosquitoes saliva that is left behind! They have evolved to the point that you should never even feel them sticking their proboscis into you so if you actually catch one biting you it’s probably because something went wrong or you just happened to see it land

    • @untorquer
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      123 hours ago

      Does vary by mosquito species but yeah for the most part.

      Alpine mosquitoes with shorter seasons tend to have swarming strategy, they’re loud and you notice when they land on you. It’s just that there’s about 1-200 of them flying about you so lots will still be successful. These ones mostly don’t spread disease but they ruin a hike.

      The sneakiest ones are in the tropics and are the species that spread malaria and other disease.

    • AwesomeLowlander
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      185 hours ago

      If you’re aware enough, you can feel one landing on you. Easier to do if you’re aware there’s one in the room and you try to focus. No real way for them to evolve around that.

      • Trailblazing Braille Taser
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        164 hours ago

        You only feel the ones that you can feel. The goddamn ninja mosquitoes permeate the air we breathe. They’re constantly feeding on us — sapping our life force — and we never even notice.

        • madjo
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          254 minutes ago

          They’re more like goddamn vampire mosquitoes, as they drink our blood