Originally posted 2008-04-28 14:31:23.
That is a line (I think!) from the movie The Matrix.
Most organisms in our ecology seem to serve some purpose. Some are just unlucky enough to be at the bottom of the food chain, just to sustain those that are higher up the chain: The single cell organism that is food to, say, the plankton. These are then food for slightly bigger organism, like the tadpole. And when these are matured, they prey on smaller insects; and they themselves are preyed on by the snake, etc.
Other organisms on the ecology seem to serve purposes that support the food chain. The housefly, for eg, while annoying, does serve the purpose of decomposing dead matter; grotesque as their young may seem. The dung beetle treasures faeces, as both food as well as a “token” to attract the female during mating season (here, size really does matter!)
To me, all living things have survived the millions of years of evolution for some purpose.
So then, what is the purpose of the mosquito? It does nothing to support the food chain; while it may seem to support the household spider, it isn’t the spider’s staple diet.
I theorise that the mosquito evolved to terrorise the likes of me and my family.
PS: Since taking this photo, we may have to start calling him Rudolf too…. sigh
Omigosh…that looks bad!!!
Hope they are not that posionous and that they will subsude soon! Moz away mosquitos!
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Yikes, when I said we can start calling him Rudolf, I didn’t realise there was more than just on the nose!
Tonite I have dismantled the mozzie net that used to sit on Caitlin’s cot and attached it to the bed that Caleb sleeps. I think this will be a permanent fixture.
The (separate) room that Caitlin sleeps is air-conditioned, so at least if there are mozzies it should be fewer and easier to catch.
Sigh…. you know how some people can attract mozzies and get bitten all the time, while some others just don’t seem to have a problem? It looks like my kids have inherited my side of the family’s “problem”…
Hot Mummee is the latter. She cannot understand my frustration and issues with mozzies. I have to keep telling her it’s cos we are sweet on the inside whereas she isn’t!
Oh, Poor baby. Hope he is better now with the mozzie-net.
Btw, in “Lilo and Stitch”, Humans were spared from alien invasion because we are the only source of food for the mosquito, supposedly almost extinct.
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