When we have finally wiped out every living being on this planet, including ourselves, the fact that we took these little fuckers with us will make the whole thing a little less sad.
this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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I wouldn't have an issue with them sucking my blood in moderation, I have a lot of the stuff, sure, go ahead. But why do the bites need to itch afterwards? That's a dick move and a bit counterproductive tbh
The actual answer is that they have to inject some stuff that dilates the blood vessels and an anticoagulant so the blood doesn't immediately self seal the wound as they suck it out. We react to that stuff and that's why we itch.
My issue is the diseases. The itch sucks but will pass relatively quick, malaria and stuff is pretty uncool.
Skill issue. Just get sickle cell anemia smh my head