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From what I know, Siberia's mosquitoes are even more brutal than those in the more temperate regions of Russia, and there are far more of them. Iceland's lack o
by kgeist 1y ago
From what I know, Siberia's mosquitoes are even more brutal than those in the more temperate regions of Russia, and there are far more of them. Iceland's lack of mosquitoes doesn't seem to be due to the cold itself; something else must be at play. Iceland's average winter temperate is around -1C.
- EasyMark 1y agoMuch shorter breeding season so maybe evolutionary selection made them even more aggressive than the typical US swamp mosquito. The worst I've ever encountered here in Texas some kind of deer fly, and they're tough and bloodthirstily agressive. I have backhanded them 20ft and they come back for more.