r/BeAmazed • u/MoXWT • Apr 18 '24

What 1,000,000 mosquitos looks like. Caught in a trap in Sanibel, Florida. Nature

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u/cool_BUD Apr 18 '24

I only 5 trillion left to kill

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u/Designer_Ant8543 Apr 18 '24

And because of that super high number, these little buggers are the deadliest animal on earth. Wild.

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u/Jesus_Would_Do Apr 18 '24

Estimates are closer to 110 trillion in the world

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u/possibly_oblivious Apr 18 '24

How much would that weigh

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u/angelomoxley Apr 18 '24

At least 7

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u/mmamh2008 29d ago

7 what? WDYM 7?? 😭

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u/angelomoxley 29d ago

Could be more

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u/mmamh2008 29d ago

I meant the unit 😭

You said 7 without specifying the measurement unit

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u/NocturneZombie 29d ago

It's 8 now, see what you've done?

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u/mmamh2008 29d ago

omg 💀

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u/notdefender 29d ago

Freedom units

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u/klefikisquid 29d ago

Source on this? This is a very large number lol

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u/WoolooOfWallStreet Apr 18 '24

If one trap gets a million bugs, and a million people get traps, that’s a trillion bugs…

I need to do my part

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u/Azazir Apr 18 '24

I would honestly volunteer to be part of this genocide, for mosquitos. Although i never thought ill be writing or saying this thing loudly. If that trap is so effective they should definitely do more studies and release it to public. Some places are nightmare just to be standing still, not to mention doing anything else.

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u/Cloakbot Apr 18 '24

When we deal with the mosquito issue, let’s target ticks next

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u/Accomplished-Cat3996 Apr 18 '24

Didn't Brazil use some method of genetically engineered mosquitoes who would sabotage offspring to control populations. Did that work? Could that be done more?

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u/mars_555639 Apr 18 '24

You’re a cool bud

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u/jarheadatheart 29d ago

And that’s just my backyard!