To: Stoat
So, how big is it, exactly. I went to the link and read the story here and the only thing I read about size is “20 times bigger”. That tells me little. Is it 20 times the mass? Is it 20 times the length? What?
5 posted on
03/06/2013 7:01:42 AM PST by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: cuban leaf
20 years ago moved to Florida. While playing golf with some buddies one mentioned, “At least we have not had the tiger mosquito's this yet this year”. I had to ask.
They mentioned they have striped legs and sand about an inch tall, slow, but hurt like hell. The consulation they said is that they are big enough that you can feel them land. I laughed.
Week later met some. They are at least one inch tall with legs that looks striped, like the one in the photos. they are real.
To: cuban leaf
The comparative photo featured in the Gainesville Sun link suggest that they’re 20x larger in terms of body mass. You may wish to search specialized entomology sites for more information :-)
10 posted on
03/06/2013 7:08:56 AM PST by
Stoat
(If you want a vision of the future, imagine a Birkenstock stamping on a human face... forever)
To: cuban leaf
They look like a yellow jacket or wasp with a hypodermic needle.
15 posted on
03/06/2013 7:13:36 AM PST by
fuente
To: cuban leaf
Here's a photo of a "mega mosquito", a dime, and a regular skeeter for comparison:
Pretty good sized.
29 posted on
03/06/2013 7:37:24 AM PST by
AnAmericanAbroad
(It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
To: cuban leaf
Apparently 20 times the mass. 20 times the length would be the size of a rat.
31 posted on
03/06/2013 7:49:18 AM PST by
dangus
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