[AnotherUnixGeek]

Not only are mosquitos responsible for more human fatalities a year than any other animal (including ourselves)

Yup, this jibes with what I've read - that mosquitoes have been responsible for more human death than any other animal in human history (including man). And they continue to be the biggest killer of humans on the planet.

If we could find a way to completely eradicate mosquitoes, not only would we be saving countless human lives every year, we'd also be getting some measure of revenge on a species which has decimated us throughout our history on this planet.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

mosquitoes have been responsible for more human death than any other animal in human history

And even today, the little mosquito is responsible for more human deaths than all the other animals combined.

Humans killed per year by:

Mosquitos: 1,000,000
Humans: 475,000
Snakes: 50,000
Dogs: 25,000
Tsetse flies: 10,000
Assassin bugs: 10,000
Scorpions: 3,250
Roundworms: 2,500
Tapeworms: 2,000
Crocodiles/Alligators: 1,000
Hippos: 500
Elephants: 500

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deadliest_animals_to_humans

[fso301]

If we could find a way to completely eradicate mosquitoes, not only would we be saving countless human lives every year, we'd also be getting some measure of revenge on a species which has decimated us throughout our history on this planet.

Mosquitoes must have some role in the ecosystem as a general population regulator. I can't imagine how miserable the existence of animals must be in areas with high mosquito counts.

[samiam5]

Only the female mosquito sucks blood.
Therefore, females are responsible for more human fatalities per year than any other animal.