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Why Mosquitoes Suck

By Patricia Gadsby
Aug 1, 1997 5:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:25 AM

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You know a creature is in deep, deep trouble when people don’t think twice about whacking it. Even animal rights activists aren’t so quick to leap to the mosquito’s defense. The only good mosquito, many people would say, is not just dead but well and truly dead, reduced to a bit of insect juice on the wall.

Why do mosquitoes bug us this way? And why some of us so much? (Why me?)

Considering our bad attitude, it’s a wonder mosquitoes even come near us--an insanely risky proposition from their viewpoint. That’s probably why some

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