Google wants to release 32,000,000 infected mosquitoes into the wild

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Thoughts?

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That sounds like a lot of mosquitoes, but I’m pretty sure that’s how many are in my back yard right now.

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What could go wrong?

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Good mosquitos?! Is that like light beer? There’s a perfect oxymoron if ever there was one.

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Happening in Brazil as well.

But I’m sure this will go the way of “cloud seeding” for the conspiracy curious.

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This has been happening for a while. It’s fantastic. My only complaint is that mosquitos deserve so much worse.

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No mosquitos? Think about the bats! Those poor bats will go hungry

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They should turn them loose in their headquarters

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Ever watch the Waugh street bridge bat colony at dusk ? Its estimated to be a colony of 250,000 to 350,000 bats.

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Most bats (~70%) are insectivores that eat night-flying bugs like mosquitoes, moths, beetles, and stinkbugs. Other bats are frugivores (eating fruit and seeds), nectarivores (pollinating flowers), or carnivores (eating small frogs, fish, or lizards). Only three species—found in Central and South America—are vampire bats that feed on blood. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Depending on the species, bats are categorized by specific diets: [1]

  • Insect-eating bats (Insectivores): These make up the vast majority of bats in North America. They are voracious eaters and provide natural pest control, with a single little brown bat able to consume thousands of insects in a single night. [1, 2]
  • Fruit-eating bats (Frugivores): These bats feed on wild fruits, figs, dates, and mangoes, playing a critical role in seed dispersal and regenerating rainforests. [1, 2]
  • Nectar-feeding bats (Nectarivores): These bats eat pollen and nectar. They act as essential pollinators for desert plants, such as the agave and saguaro cactus. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • Carnivorous bats: A small number of species supplement their diet by hunting small vertebrates, such as frogs, lizards, birds, and even other bats. [1, 2]
  • Fish-eating bats: Some specialized coastal or tropical species have large, sharp claws used to catch small fish from the surface of the water. [1]
  • Vampire bats: Found only in Latin America, these rare species feed on the blood of livestock (like cattle) or wild birds. They lap up small amounts of blood while the animal sleeps and do not target humans. [1, 2]
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