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TIL that there are good mosquitoes. The Elephant Mosquito does not suck blood, but rather drink nectar and fruit juices, thus helping to pollinate flowers. They cleverly lay their eggs near other mosquito eggs, such that their babies can feast on mosquitoes.

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