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In echo of Jurassic Park, mosquitoes capture entire ecosystems in their meals

According to a new study, mosquitoes fed on 86 different species within a small central Florida area, capturing nearly all the vertebrate biodiversity in the area.

“They say Jurassic Park inspired a new generation of paleontologists,” said UF entomologist and senior author Lawrence Reeves, Ph.D., “but it inspired me to study mosquitoes.”