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Ze Frank

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True Facts: The Mosquito

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The only animal I actively Hate aside from Humans is the Mosquito.

— @onetallpheeesh

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I would honestly let mosquitoes munch down on my blood if they didnt spit everywhere and make it hell to exist after the meal

— @RatKing_ultimate

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Research Articles:

:D

— @oliverlarosa8046

Aldersley, A., Cator, L.J. Female resistance and harmonic convergence influence male mating success in Aedes aegypti. Sci Rep 9, 2145 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38599-3

Bomphrey, R., Nakata, T., Phillips, N. et al. Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature 544, 92–95 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21727

Pooh-pah-tay. Sorry…, pupate

— @bchearne

Cator LJ, Arthur BJ, Harrington LC, Hoy RR. Harmonic convergence in the love songs of the dengue vector mosquito. Science. 2009 Feb 20;323(5917):1077-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1166541. Epub 2009 Jan 8. PMID: 19131593; PMCID: PMC2847473.

Cator LJ, Harrington LC. The Harmonic Convergence of Fathers Predicts the Mating Success of Sons in Aedes aegypti. Anim Behav. 2011;82(4):627-633. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.013

This video makes me so itchy.

— @holdmeclosertonydanza22

Choo YM, Buss GK, Tan K, Leal WS. Multitasking roles of mosquito labrum in oviposition and blood feeding. Front Physiol. 2015;6:306. Published 2015 Oct 29. doi:10.3389/fphys.2015.00306

Choumet V, Attout T, Chartier L, Khun H, Sautereau J, Robbe-Vincent A, Brey P, Huerre M, Bain O. Visualizing non infectious and infectious Anopheles gambiae blood feedings in naive and saliva-immunized mice. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e50464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050464. Epub 2012 Dec 13. PMID: 23272060; PMCID: PMC3521732.

your scripts are genius lol

— @laFamilyArchives

Jones, J., Murray, G.P.D. & McCall, P.J. A minimal 3D model of mosquito flight behaviour around the human baited bed net. Malar J 20, 24 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03546-5

Kikuchi, K., Stremler, M.A., Chatterjee, S. et al. Burst mode pumping: A new mechanism of drinking in mosquitoes. Sci Rep 8, 4885 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22866-w

13:32 so I am a father?

— @brianlittle717

League GP, Harrington LC, Pitcher SA, Geyer JK, Baxter LL, Montijo J, Rowland JG, Johnson LM, Murdock CC, Cator LJ. Sexual selection theory meets disease vector control: Testing harmonic convergence as a "good genes" signal in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jul 2;15(7):e0009540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009540. PMID: 34214096; PMCID: PMC8282061.

Ma Y, Xu J, Yang Z, Wang X, Lin Z, Zhao W, Wang Y, Li X, Shi H. A video clip of the biting midge Culicoides anophelis ingesting blood from an engorged Anopheles mosquito in Hainan, China. Parasit Vectors. 2013 Nov 13;6(1):326. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-326. PMID: 24499575; PMCID: PMC3833289.

What happens when you squash a mosquito with his mouthpart stuff still inside you? And then you knock him off but the junk is still in your skin?

— @brianlittle717

Matthews BJ, Younger MA, Vosshall LB. The ion channel ppk301 controls freshwater egg-laying in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Elife. 2019 May 21;8:e43963. doi: 10.7554/eLife.43963. PMID: 31112133; PMCID: PMC6597239.

Nakata, Toshiyuki & Phillips, Nathan & Simoes, Patricio & Russell, Ian & Cheney, Jorn & Walker, Simon & Bomphrey, Richard. (2020). Aerodynamic imaging by mosquitoes inspires a surface detector for autonomous flying vehicles. Science. 368. 10.1126/science.aaz9634.

They get snakes too? What on earth is the point of having scales if the mosquitoes can still get you?

— @kitsong

Reeves, L.E., Holderman, C.J., Blosser, E.M. et al. Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns. Commun Biol 1, 92 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0096-5

Smith, N.M., Balsalobre, J.B., Doshi, M. et al. Landing mosquitoes bounce when engaging a substrate. Sci Rep 10, 15744 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72462-0

uoghghh trypophobia warning after the triggering footage appears iogihfhfhhh……

— @GL1TCHY_M30W

Trisnadi, N., Barillas-Mury, C. Live In Vivo Imaging of Plasmodium Invasion of the Mosquito Midgut. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00692-20 •

I need that mosquito song on my playlist.

— @bluefrog8ugaming

More User Perspectives

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When i catch them i dismantle their legs and wings , then lasty i cut kff carefully their mouth without removing the head , and let them chill untill a bird eats them at my window

@maddog4601
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Can you milk one?

@Consent-T.V.
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Dale or Jerry?!?!?

@PeterSchibeci
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I feel bad for that mosquito they glued to stick...
I actually feel bad for a mosquito.. wild 😅

@billwilliams7970
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do they have any role in an ecosystem ?

@adamwalter2573
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Hey genuine question- is it safe to kill a mosquito when it has already pierced the skin?

@soitssaid
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Man. This video has made me veiw all mosquitoes in a whole new light.

@gusbrowner4089
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"Looks like the inside view of a teddy bear being humped by a Chihuahua" 😂 so random but accurate at the same time

@KendraLee7
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I LOVE the mozzie song at the end!

@SxRealist301
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Do you know I love your videos you’re very comical you can tell upstate New York in the mall reference. Just set it all cool school like me lol

@Spunfunn
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I don't kill, but all mosquitos close to me are setenced to death.

@DvdV1337
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True fact 💯

@MaryAgbama
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It's really telling that the most replayed part in the video is the amazing song at the end. We need an album release.

@KrazyKaiser
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I would like to say that I just recently found your channel, and I was COMPLETELY HOOKED after watching one episode! You are the most HILARIOUS NATURE EDUCATOR TO WALK PLANET EARTH! The educational part is also highly interesting, too. My favorite word to hear you say is baby, or rather Be-be!!😂😂😂 I'm literally watching as many of your videos as I possibly can each day, bc they are all WORTHY OF EVERY MINUTE OF TIME SPENT ON THEM!! I want to ask for your autograph, even though I'm not sure how that would work with a youtube content creator! (When I want someone's autograph, that shows how highly impressed I am with your talent.) Keep up the awesome videos, I laugh and learn from start to finish in every episode!!❤❤❤❤❤❤from East Texas!!

@KarleenQuinnzel5150
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Great writing and production!

@Icanfigureitoutintime
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Me: at 12:41 am listening to this channel dieing of laughter at the entro at the what the fffff part (nothing more but it was hilarious) ((even though I have seen this a few years ago indeed to watch to see what is going on))

@ganloshepherd
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The larva scenes really are just like the first stage of spore

@Unikay
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10:50 thanks for validating my podophobia, it really didn't need it

@Rainok
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Today I've learned to be thankful for NOT breathing through my bunghole!😂
Demon babies!

@imalittlecrazy
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Excellent video 🐦‍⬛👍🏽

@AssanRaelian
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Your hilarious I love it love this ❤

@Ghzt19
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To proof His existance God says in the Quran;
"Surely Allah is not ashamed to use a parable of a mosquito or what is even smaller. As for the believers, they know that it is the truth from their Lord. And as for the disbelievers, they argue, “What does Allah mean by such a parable?”(Quran 2:26)
https://youtu.be/BwZAky_KV_k?si=3gYUdHsaBNKWXqqo
On the other hand Michio Kaku gives us another parable, that represents the top of the human creation, so we may feel the difference.
https://youtube.com/shorts/j_AIQ_tmh0Y?si=GV-YjcFoiH91jou0

@robindesbois1551
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Mosquitoes have some pretty cool stuff. SHAME THEY ARE A FRACKING NUSCINCE!

@ameboidna1810
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Been a fan for years and I only just realised that the thumbnail for this might have inspired the most terrifying character I've seen in a dream, more terrifying than the Devil himself (literally, the Devil was the main character in that dream and even his true form didn't compare to this guy). It was the very concept of entropy and time itself embodied in a humanoid form. While the Devil had no chance in defeating Time - "eventually, even gods will die," to quote Time - it was in no rush to attack. Instead it settled in a pose identical to the thumbnail of this video, stating it was happy to lie in wait because in the end, Time controls all.

@darcydreaming6931
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Jesus created all these creatures

@claisume.mexanor
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the jews of the insects

@FatalistCatalist
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this guy is the only person in the world that can make the same joke 3 times and still make me laugh. HELLOOOOO!!!!

@PXNDXPIPE
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MOSKWEETOHS

@Sarah.Riedel
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When I need a good laugh, nature, and education, I go straight to this dude.
__cking hysterical 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

@MrOhjn312
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Not so fun fact™: mosquitos can transmit the deadly rabbit hemorrhagic fever/disease to rabbits, both wild and domestic. So if you have rabbits make sure to check if that might be a thing you need to worry about. Make sure to check if there's a rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) vaccine available in your area and consider getting your rabbits vaccinated. The virus has a mortality rate of up to 100%, even of an animal survives it's still infectious for months and potentially even lifelong. It has an incubation period of usually around 72 hours and has no real treatment. If one of your rabbits gets it all of them have it and usually that means that over the span of a few days maybe up to two weeks the entire population will die horribly. Especially dangerous are shows and other events where rabbits from different places are gathered. Transmission happens through contaminated surfaces, clothing, droplets and bodily fluids. Carriers include mice, lice wild rabbits and mosquitos. If you're getting a newbie in your group make sure to quarantine them for at least 72 hours. Keep your rabbits safe everyone 🌻

Oh also: there's a secondary much rarer presentation that presents with lethargy, lack of appetite, weight loss and sometimes fever. This presentation is much rare and "only" comes with a mortality rate of 50 to 80% and can take weeks. In comparison the common presentation is fever, lethargy, bloody excrements, bloody gums, bloodshot eyes. Pretty much what the name says. I can't stress enough how contagious this is btw, if one animal is infected you will most likely lose your entire population. It's also harmless to humans in case anyone was concerned. If you suspect a possible infection with RHD call your vet and inform them of your suspicion, quarantine the affected animal, take good precautions regarding the possible spread (keep in mind you can easily spread it to the wild rodent population and screw yourself like that), do not allow visitors to the animal infected or any other rabbits, assume your entire population is infected and calm your local department for veterinary safety and diseases. I'm not saying this to cause panic but to spread information. If you've been to any events or any place with your rabbits in the past week make sure to inform all necessary people. We had an outbreak in my area a few years ago and while it was quickly well contained (including any shows, etc. were prevented for the entire year and the one following) the affected people lost their entire populations. I only know of a singular rabbit that survived out of a few hundreds. Just make sure to be careful if your area is affected

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GOOD CONTENT AND RESPECT 🤗💎🧬💎🍂🌈🗺️👨🏻‍💻🫡🌈

@Nagarajumemories
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🙎🏻‍♂️🕵🏻‍♂️REALLY SO BRILLIANT 🫡🙌🏻🫶🏻

@Nagarajumemories
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I feel like asking JERRY to "fix it in post" is asking for a conundrum of a situation, lol.

@Odious_One
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zefrank I got pregnant just listening to your voice

@andrescebu6295
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Nuke water.

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If I never see this ever again you have made my day this is the best commentary I've ever seen thank you sir

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