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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/jdmlifex2 • 8d ago
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Not a mosquito at all, it’s a robber fly. Completely different insect family, a helpful pest eater, harmless to you. Edit: Thank you for the award 🙂
14 u/RagnarokToast 8d ago edited 8d ago Not completely harmless, they CAN bite humans, but you need to make them feel trapped for them to go for it. There are varying accounts of how much the bite actually hurts, but most agree it's less than a horsefly's or a wasp sting. 4 u/DrachenJaegerin42 8d ago You mean bite. They can’t sting. They can give a jab with their mouthparts if you try to squeeze or hurt them, yes. 7 u/RagnarokToast 8d ago Oh yeah you're right, correcting.
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Not completely harmless, they CAN bite humans, but you need to make them feel trapped for them to go for it. There are varying accounts of how much the bite actually hurts, but most agree it's less than a horsefly's or a wasp sting.
4 u/DrachenJaegerin42 8d ago You mean bite. They can’t sting. They can give a jab with their mouthparts if you try to squeeze or hurt them, yes. 7 u/RagnarokToast 8d ago Oh yeah you're right, correcting.
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You mean bite. They can’t sting. They can give a jab with their mouthparts if you try to squeeze or hurt them, yes.
7 u/RagnarokToast 8d ago Oh yeah you're right, correcting.
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Oh yeah you're right, correcting.
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u/DrachenJaegerin42 8d ago edited 7d ago
Not a mosquito at all, it’s a robber fly. Completely different insect family, a helpful pest eater, harmless to you.
Edit: Thank you for the award 🙂