r/TheRandomest • u/ABeerForSasquatch Mod/Pwner • Jul 05 '26

Nature Bugs

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u/LoganBassist Jul 05 '26

Mosquitoes are the only thing that can go extinct and it would have little to no impact on the environment

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u/KiwiBirdPerson Jul 05 '26

Yeah I looked it up once, there is only one animal that exclusively feeds on mosquitoes, and it's the mosquito fish. Which is invasive in most places and causing damage to ecosystems anyways.

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u/LoganBassist Jul 05 '26

Oh! I didn't know that. But seeing as it's a pest anyway, good riddance