Aggressive 'Ankle-Biter' Mosquito Eating SoCal Alive – NBC Palm
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Description
A new species of mosquito going against the traditional modus operandi of attacking human flesh at dusk is tearing through Southern California, causing some residents to call it an "invasion." The Aedes mosquito, or "ankle biter" as it's not-so-affectionately being called, will aggressively nip at skin multiple times in one sitting, and will come out…
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