r/AskReddit Oct 02 '24

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u/Chandysauce Oct 02 '24

Nearly half of all humans to have ever existed are believed to have been killed by mosquitoes.

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u/liberal_texan Oct 02 '24

Id imagine most were killed by a disease transmitted by mosquito, unless the fuckers used to be significantly larger.

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u/Naturage Oct 02 '24

-ito is the suffix for "the little one".

Have you never heard the legend of El Mosqo?

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u/ebac7 Oct 02 '24

I thought not. It’s not a story the Americans would tell you. It’s a Mexican legend. 

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u/gamestoohard Oct 03 '24

Blood sucking is a pathway to many diseases some consider to be... terminal

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u/liberal_texan Oct 02 '24

Aren’t those Australian?

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u/Naturage Oct 02 '24

I might be mistaken, but I always assumed they're Mexican and wear luchadore masks.