I find mosquitos to be evil looking, and even more so up close |
While in Texas, I was sought out by the local mosquitos and even spotted the infamous Dengue-fever- carrying Asian Tiger mosquito landing on my arm (true story--in the month of August, there were 2 reported cases of Dengue fever in Tarrant county) Since moving to Denmark, I have not been bitten once. Not one time! I seem to be invisible to them. I can walk past 2 hovering baddies and they don't seem to notice me. I don't think Ed has been bitten either. (ever check verb conjugations in your own language? i do--apparently 'has been bit' is not correct :) I just do not understand it...They are still out and about so they are not completely dead yet. I looked at a dead one to make sure it was actually a mosquito-and it was, stinger and all. Is it our processed-food filled American blood? haha I searched google for an answer...and the closest thing to an answer I could find was that 'they hibernate'. Hibernation doesn't really seem like an option for a bug with a lifespan of a few weeks. It was actually quite 'warm' out on many of the days so I wouldn't consider this optimal 'hibernation' weather....
Anyway, I am definitely not complaining-just curious. Anyone else have an experience with non-biting Danish mosquitos?
All I know about mosquitoes is that the females bite because they need blood in order to reproduce. The males don't even have those proboscis mouth things because they don't need blood for anything (they are still chemically attracted to delicious blood though, bless).
ReplyDeleteI guess if the mossies are cold, they are not thinking about settling down and laying some eggs? That's only a guess though.
It's probably the Vejle variant. The Copenhagen ones bite. Hard.
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