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Toxo Rinkites - Is There a Genus of Mosquitoes?

Toxo rinkites, i have no idea fom saying that right, is a genus of mosquito that does not suck blood. As adults, they eat things like sap and nectar. But as larvae, they cannibalize other mosquito larvae,. earning them their nickname of mosquito eater. How many species of mosquito eaters are there in the genus toxo ridnites? Well, it's less than three thousand. Oa, i was goin to go with 200. There can't be that many. They've eaten each other too much. Then we'd have no mosquitoes and our problem would be solved. H their legs were just like little little honey pots there. Is g

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