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cwemory
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Location: Gunpo, Korea
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 Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:58 am Post subject: Air pollution in Athens breeding 'super mosquitoes' |
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Air pollution, cramped living in Athens breeding 'super mosquitoes'
AFP
ATHENS (AFP) - Cramped housing conditions and air pollution in Athens have given rise to a "super breed" of mosquito that is larger, faster and more adept at locating human prey, a Greek daily has reported.
Athens-based mosquitoes can detect humans at a distance of 25-30 metres (yards) and also distinguish colours, unlike their colour-blind counterparts elsewhere in the country that only smell blood at 15-20 metres, Ta Nea daily reported.
The "super mosquitoes" of the Greek capital also beat their wings up to 500 times a second -- compared to 350 beats for other variations -- and are larger by 0.3 microgrammes on average, the paper said, citing a study conducted by Aristotelio University in the northern city of Salonika.
According to the study, the mosquitoes of Athens have adapted to deal with air pollution and insect repellents, and overpopulation in the Greek capital of over four million has provided them with a healthy food supply.
"Mosquitoes can lay their eggs even inside the trays placed beneath thousands of balcony flowerpots," Athens University professor of zoology Anastassios Legakis told the daily. |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060704/hl_afp/greecehealthdisease;_ylt=Anne1KKPSqCsxKmtylVLAR.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ |
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SirFink
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:19 am Post subject: |
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How long before we start seeing Super Humans thanks to polution? Take that, Al Gore!  |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:22 am Post subject: Re: Air pollution in Athens breeding 'super mosquitoes' |
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Cramped housing conditions and air pollution in Athens have given rise to a "super breed" of mosquito that is
larger, faster and more adept at locating human prey, a Greek daily has reported. |
You really believe "AIR POLLUTION" is the actual cause?
If so, why? Because it was reported in a newspaper?
Sounds a lot more like something that could have easily been cooked up in a science lab  |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| If Athens produces such specimens, imagine what will emerge from the chemical soup of Seoul? I got bit by quite a beast today, it was as big as my thumbnail. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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I lived in Athens for 2 years.
Seoul is countryside by comparison.
The driving's better here too. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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The driving's better here too.
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I agree. |
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AbbeFaria
Joined: 17 May 2005
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:31 am Post subject: |
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I have nothing to say on this topic, but cwemory, why was the Gaza Incursion thread deleted? Last time I checked there wasn't anything really nasty being said. Just wondering if they sent you a message or anything. You were the OP if I recall.
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:03 am Post subject: |
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| AbbeFaria wrote: |
I have nothing to say on this topic, but cwemory, why was the Gaza Incursion thread deleted? Last time I checked there wasn't anything really nasty being said. Just wondering if they sent you a message or anything. You were the OP if I recall.
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Likely because here at Dave's, the "powers that be" don't like, & are hard-pressed to tolerate
any criticism of Israel's bloody Nazi character
SHAME. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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| why do i doubt that was the cause? |
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