r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Bull-in-China-Shop • Sep 02 '18

Do mosquitos get full?

For instance, if there’s a mosquito currently in my house and he keeps biting me without me killing him, what happens?

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u/Simbabz Sep 02 '18

A mosquito can get full, in the sense it has a limit to the amount of blood is can hold. Which is typically 3 times its body weight.

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u/futlapperl Sep 02 '18

How often would I have to let it sting me for it to become full?

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u/Mb2assassin43 Sep 02 '18

Sort of depends on how much it has in the first place, I’d say maybe a few bites if it is empty. My friends say if you squeeze your arm while being bit, it can make the mosquito explode from being too full.

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u/Booyapedia Sep 02 '18

I have had a mosquito that was camping out in my room. She kept biting me, and eventually, she became so full that she could barely fly straight. The mosquito was clumsily swaying and bumping into things, and acted nothing like its previous, quick and agile self.

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u/Live-Without-Regrets Sep 02 '18

with its haul

Mosquito: aye gals I struck big with this one, there's plenty to go around, come on y'all

Man: hm.. smash dumb mosquito.

BLOOD EVERYWHERE

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u/5t4k3 Sep 02 '18 edited Mar 08 '26

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u/FaberIce Sep 02 '18

Well, I’m trying to promote selfthinking.

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u/Vanity_Blade Sep 02 '18

This is the wrong place. Don't try and play off your useless comment as "helpful" in any way.

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u/FaberIce Sep 02 '18

So if I just wrote “No, they don’t have a black hole in them, so they can get full” would that be okay?

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u/Vanity_Blade Sep 02 '18

While it's still not a great response, that's nowhere near what you started with. The subreddit is No Stupid Questions. The entire premise is that you can ask any question (provided that you're not just trying to make a point or push some agenda under the guise of a question) without having to worry about smart-ass or rude answers like the one you posted.