Would you believe... / myLot

St. Catharines, Ontario

January 1, 2023 4:59pm CST

A mosquito just landed on my laptop screen. It's either the end of winter or the end of the world as we know it. I mean, I know we've been having some weird weather lately, but where did this thing come from? I don't think we've had a long enough string of warm weather for the eggs to hatch, etc. before emerging as an adult bloodsucker.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (85152)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Jan

Beats’ me, Maybe it was an egg left in a warm place and finally popped out.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan

Maybe it flew in from Georgia...

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

3 Jan

@RubyHawk Well, that's good,

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (85152)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Jan

@BarBaraPrz I haven't seen any in Georgia.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (105262)

• El Paso, Texas

2 Jan

Could it have come from a basement where maybe a teaspoon of water was left unnoticed? But then again I have heard the blasted things can breed even in cold weather so who knows.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan

More than a teaspoon...I have a wet basement, but it's cold, even in summer.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (105262)

• El Paso, Texas

2 Jan

That's not good. Mosquitoes are nasty lil buggers. Maybe if you put some vinegar and baking soda on that wet floor it would help some.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (43058)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

1 Jan

I have no idea, it could've just been warm enough.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan

Maybe it flew in from Florida... we did have winds from the south a couple days ago.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (43058)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Jan

@BarBaraPrz There's hardly any wind, maybe we did send it your way.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7398)

• Canada

1 Jan

Did you kill it? I haven't seen any this weekend with how warm it is but I have seen them during the winter here before.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan

I swatted at it but it didn't leave a smear on the screen, so I don't know where it went.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7398)

• Canada

2 Jan

@BarBaraPrz So long as you gave it your best shot.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (428900)

• Switzerland

2 Jan

I have killed one just before Christmas, those things are staying around all year round now.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan

So I guess I wasn't just imagining it.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (428900)

• Switzerland

2 Jan

@BarBaraPrz No, because the one I killed arrived to suck my blood before I noticed it!

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@DaddyEvil (118728)

• United States

2 Jan

You keep all the mosquitos to yourself! I don't want any!

Happy New Year!

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan

Are you sure?

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@DaddyEvil (118728)

• United States

2 Jan

@BarBaraPrz The Happy New Year part? Yes, I am.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (68636)

• United States

10 Jan

Gosh it’s like flys and lady bugs the second it warms up a tad they are right back out. But a mosquito has to have time to breed so it seems more odd one landed on you.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

10 Jan

Yup.

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deleriousinIdaho51

@celticeagle (144692)

• Boise, Idaho

1 Jan

Warm enough weather for eggs to hatch? That's odd.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan

Odd, indeed.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16462)

• China

2 Jan

Sounds strange ! How come the mosquito survives the cold weather ?

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91497)

• Wheat Ridge, Colorado

1 Jan

A mosquito? How strange, yes the weird weather.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan

Very.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (127228)

• Roseburg, Oregon

2 Jan

I hope there are no more mosquitos around.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Jan

Me, too.

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@dgobucks226 (32221)

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9 Jan

How annoying! I've had those little gnats land on mine in warmer weather. One thing good about winter no creepy flies or other insects buzzing around the house.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (41150)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Jan

You would think so.

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