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A few years ago I decided to stop killing mosquitos. I still swat them, but my aim now is inflict PTSD on them so that they avoid environmental triggers that re
by kingkawn 7y ago
A few years ago I decided to stop killing mosquitos. I still swat them, but my aim now is inflict PTSD on them so that they avoid environmental triggers that remind them of me, and all their offspring do the same. How can they learn if we kill them?
Has it worked? Prob not, but I feel like I’m doing something new at least.
- errantmind 7y agoNot sure if this is a joke. If not, they 'learn' by not surviving long enough to pass on their genes
- kingkawn 7y agoThere are numerous behavioral adaptations passed on via epigenetic methylation of the relevant genes in all species, mosquitos included.