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This despised insect is the subject of much dread and
experimentation to limit the spread of diseases ranging
from West Nile to malaria and Dengue Fever.
Recent experiments have even rendered the poor mosquito
spermless in attempting to naturally limit its population.
Now the time has come
for the mosquito to sacrifice for
the sake of body art -- the species, which comes with the
built in advantage of generating no pain as it bites, will be
genetically engineered in our labs to react to a "sticker"
image with appropriate chemical attractants and coloring.
As the insect bites, the color from the sticker is injected
under the skin, effectively tattooing the subject.
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Impossible! Mosquitoes aren't licensed to give tattoos. |
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//generating no pain as it bites// |
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What's this about then? Speak for yourself. |
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Wonder what color the bats would be? |
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I dunno what mosquitters been bitin' you, but up here in
the billy-hills we gots the kind that a-hurts plenty when
they bites ya. |
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The unofficial Maine State Bird, aka the Black Fly, on the
other hand, does not cause pain when it bites, but this has
more to do with the shape of its proboscis. |
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Good call getting into the cell phone apps business though. |
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[-] for failing to kill mosquitoes, preferably slowly. |
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It is a moot point as to whether mosquitoes feel pain. It would be so much more satisfying if they do, as it would add that that little extra frisson of enjoyment when torturing them to death. |
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I suspect the tricky bit will be teaching them to spell, I'm mean who wants "buger of" on their forehead |
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//who wants "buger of" on their forehead// Irony
makes all the difference. |
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That's an anticoagulant son. |
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This idea could be saved by not modifying the little devils at all. Simply paint some specialized tattoo pigment on the skin, mask off everything else, and expose the area to the hungry bloodsuckers. As the mosquitoes bite, a little bit of ink will be pushed into the skin, forming a tattoo dot. |
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It might take several thousand bites to form a decent picture, but it's no different from a regular tattoo. To multitask, a portable mosquito cage could be strapped over the skin for a few weeks, |
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A bonus side effect is becoming completely desensitized by the time it's over. |
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