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Do mosquitoes serve any good purposes?

Coz I wish their whole species went extinct
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SteelHands · 61-69, M
Bats consume mainly mosquitoes in some areas. If they were't there, the bats might not survive. Since bats eat up the other insects that are active after sundown. That they fly at night is a survival strategy. Larger insects don't stand a chance at night because of them. So instead of having lots of mosquitoes, all the insects would probably be active at night. We would end up with tons of even larger bugs breeding at night, swarming and landing on us all day. Spreading diseases and probably wiping out the human race.

Be glad it's just a tiny mosquito and not a swarm of flys or night time wasps.
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@Noahkahol: I don't get it. Bats eat other insects besides mosquitoes right? Then what makes mosquitoes become such an important nutrition for bats?

And mosquitoes carry (hazardous) diseases by the way.
SteelHands · 61-69, M
@Alex1610: Baby bats, I suspect. At lower altitudes can go through wet breeding areas like a whale scoops krill. People let standing water sit around in their yards, grow lush shrubs that hold moisture, and wonder why they have swarms of mosquitoes.

Yes they carry diseases. So do other insects. Even pets. The lowly mosquito is not the source tho.
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@Noahkahol: What ever happened to the "mosquitoes for bats advantages"? Lol. Mosquitoes are everywhere, they'll always exist no matter what.

Mosquitoes carry deadly diseases, not diseases only. Of course other creatures carry diseases too. Should they all vanish? Lol. And we're talking about the benefits of mosquitoes right?

I just realized that this debate is completely not worth it. Anyways, thanks for your informational opinion