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Mega Mosquito ‘Gallinippers’ Now Appearing In Florida
Posted: June 10, 2013
Mega mosquitoes, the so-called gallinippers, have now arrived
in central and south Florida. The huge biting insects — up to twenty
times the size of regular mosquitoes — earned the alternate nickname of
gallinipper because local legend says that they take a gallon of blood
when they bite.Ouch. As The Inquisitr previously reported,
Florida authorities knew that the big guys were coming. They first
appeared in the state in 2012, but after this wet winter, they’re
expected to be much worse in 2013.The recent additional rain from Tropical Storm Andrea only made matters worse. Seminole County officials warned that they’ve already spotted the monster mega mosquitoes there.Seminole County Mosquito Control director Kelly Deutsch said that
Andrea’s rains will probably cause a spike in all mosquito species,
including gallinippers.However, the big gals aren’t all bad.
(Only the female mosquitoes bite. You knew that, right?) Their
aggression isn’t appreciated when they’re biting through human clothing,
but it’s actually helpful when they’re destroying other mosquito
species’ larvae.And, unlike some other mosquito species, the mega mosquitoes aren’t
known to carry any diseases like West Nile virus that can harm humans.The size of this summer’s gallinipper invasion
is still an open question, but you can protect yourself with an
effective repellent that contains DEET, as well as wearing clothing that
covers the arms and legs.In a colorful warning broadcast in March, a local Florida news
station WPBF posted a video report on the gallinipper, including a
telling comment from Palm Beach County Mosquito Control spokesman Gary
Goode. That cheerful individual joked that the giant biting insect was
so huge that when it lands on you, “it really lets you know…it
practically breaks your arm.”Ouch. Here in Louisiana, despite all the rain, I haven’t seen much
yet, but we’ve got very aggressive mosquito control authorities.Post a comment and tell us all about it if you’ve encountered the
gallinipper, south and central Florida’s so-called mega mosquito.[mosquito photo by Henrik Larsson via Shutterstock]
