Those of you that visit this blog regularly will know that I am in Malaysia right now. It is hot and very humid, a perfect breeding ground for the most dastardly of insects, the mosquito.
There are so many things about the mosquito that I hate. I can’t see any biological purpose for their existence. They exist only to bite other living things and suck their blood, annoying the crap out of them in the process. We humans have learnt of methods to deal with these irritating pests, often resorting to toxic (!) sprays designed to ward off hungry mozzies. You have to feel for other animals like cows which are willing hosts for the parasites to leech off.
Playing host to a mosquito doesn’t end up with them complimenting you about the food and presenting you with a nice bottle of wine. Instead, an angry red bite the size of a 10p piece is your reward, making you want to tear off the skin in the immediate vicinity. Dealing with multiple mozzie bites is very much a reality in tropical countries but really, there’s not much you can do except try not to touch them.
Then there’s the thing that bugs me most about mosquitoes (pun intended!). They carry all kinds of diseases. They can transmit blood-borne viruses from one host to another. So if you’re bitten by a mosquito that has recently snacked on a yellow fever sufferer then congratulations, you now have yellow fever! You can also get dengue fever, a tropical disease that is often lethal, and of course malaria.
So next time you look at Robert Pattinson and get annoyed by the sight of that blood-sucking bastard, think about the little mosquito. It’s just as irritating.
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Mosquitoes…
Those of you that visit this blog regularly will know that I am in Malaysia right now. It is hot and very humid, a perfect breeding ground for the most dastardly of insects, the mosquito.
There are so many things about the mosquito that I hate. I can’t see any biological purpose for their existence. They exist only to bite other living things and suck their blood, annoying the crap out of them in the process. We humans have learnt of methods to deal with these irritating pests, often resorting to toxic (!) sprays designed to ward off hungry mozzies. You have to feel for other animals like cows which are willing hosts for the parasites to leech off.
Playing host to a mosquito doesn’t end up with them complimenting you about the food and presenting you with a nice bottle of wine. Instead, an angry red bite the size of a 10p piece is your reward, making you want to tear off the skin in the immediate vicinity. Dealing with multiple mozzie bites is very much a reality in tropical countries but really, there’s not much you can do except try not to touch them.
Then there’s the thing that bugs me most about mosquitoes (pun intended!). They carry all kinds of diseases. They can transmit blood-borne viruses from one host to another. So if you’re bitten by a mosquito that has recently snacked on a yellow fever sufferer then congratulations, you now have yellow fever! You can also get dengue fever, a tropical disease that is often lethal, and of course malaria.
So next time you look at Robert Pattinson and get annoyed by the sight of that blood-sucking bastard, think about the little mosquito. It’s just as irritating.
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