What If We Killed All Mosquitoes?
They’re the deadliest thing on Earth. They suck your blood and spread disease, killing nearly one million people each year. Are we talking about vampires? Lions? Gorillas? Actually, none of these things. We’re talking about mosquitoes. Are mosquitoes really this deadly? What would happen if they all disappeared? Would humanity be better off?
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@SchwaWasHere
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Let's do it
@user53149
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Just wanna clear things up, mosquitoes are NOT in Alaska because of climate change, they have been up there as long as recorded history, which suggests that they’ve been there at least since the end of the last ice age
@BodaShadwingsmwvids
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I hope this happens
@egeayvala1799
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
dude you are a complete and blidering idiot
@XTMrcool6421
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Life would be peaceful
@JChannel-v8b
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Mosquitoes are annoying and like little pests. No offense.
@Edua_Ruiz
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Yes. It will make it paradise.
Remove mosquitoes = less annoying
Remove mosquitoes = less pesticides
Less pesticides = less damage to our ecosystem
Less damage to our ecosystem = pollination + thriving environment
Thriving environment = better for everyone. Therefore removing mosquitoes is better
@JoannaHaug
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Whoops I didn’t realize that it was posted 6 years ago sorry about that
@JoannaHaug
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
There was one in my room I it’s not the deadliest I killed it because I did not want to get any more bites
@romaniajamia
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
leeches: forget about us?
@OstOst-t6b
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Would check the effects the summer breeding cycles of all those tiny spiders first. They seem to like mosquitoes.
What if we accidentially drop their numbers aswell? For us, not the shiniest folks roaming the planet, but they make quite some sense, for us.
What if, we cut this population in half? Idk, just looks like it could be harder for mosquitoes to develop some resistance against that – process, as long they don't reach wasp size, but than we probably got a different problem anyways..but thats a Hollywood topic. Simple script, but nice to watch how this would work out. Get some scientists, for the math and you got a movie already.
@zPark3r
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
2:31 I THOUGHT OF THAT SOLUTION THE OTHER DAY
@harmenas5356
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Certain tiny species of midges, which are relatives of mosquitoes, are the primary pollinators of the cacao flower, meaning without them, there would be no cacao beans and therefore no chocolate. That is crazy 🤯 without mosquitoes there would be no Hershey's bar
@catsplayie3923
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Except the males their just chill.
@Jisoo-coded
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
4:16 he's not wrong…
@Jade-g5u2u
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Whilst I was watching this video I kept getting itchy 😭😭
@ArtlessComedic
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
🙁 there are flowers in the world that are evolved to be pollinated by mosquitoes specifically. there are mosquitoes that feed only on worms, and only on pollen, and only on other mosquitoes. wiping out the entire population of thousands of different species will always make a huge impact on the world and food chains
@Yes-k2m
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Life would be perfect
@First_Bassie_fan_forever
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Ive gotten more than 1000+ Of mosquito bites.
@swagababa
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
right when i say the title i immediately said: heaven
@marcelogamer-d3o
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
3:15 dragonflies too
@1701echopapa
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I. Don't. Care. Mosquitoes. Must. Die.
@Rozeroze-y8x
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
“ the human population is growing extremely fast”
Me in 2025: hmmm is that so?
@ChizzyOnyema-j5s
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I hate mosquitoes😡😡😡😡😡😡
@Goody_dad
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Bro you just made me scared of being bit now i dont wanna die😭😭😭😭
@Rengoku_the_donut__
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
So I recently watched a Kurzgesagt video on some flesh consuming flies that were made infertile through radiation, maybe we could do the same?
Edit: Oh, he actually mentioned we can do this
@MBS.Mp4
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Mosquitos are vampires pets
@FREAKYAHHPUMPKIN3
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
free food for venus traps
@ILoveMyCatOlive
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
bats are cute and cool, mosquitos are the creature made by satan
@txmu_v33
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I'm praying for the mosquitoes to go extinct for people to not suffer with dengue
@YangYang-n8e
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
The title is my dream
@Whatever-mh5dn
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Death to all Mosquitoes👊
@Marcello_Minecraft
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Yes We Should Kill them because their Annoying
@hiiyaaaa037
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Bring Thanos here. He will do the job
@Warrior_Wolf-yt
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
KILL ALL MOSQUITOS THAT BITE
@Rykyuby
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
so what you're saying is we need to eradicate every mosquito?
@VickyVicky-j2m
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
I hate two creature in world no 1 my relatives no 2 mosquitos 👿👿
@TheGrandfatheroftheDucks
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Theres a mosquito in my room. This is giving me justification to murder it
@BotCrusherXD
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Wouldn't the bats just die of by themselves if they didn't have any mosquitoes left to eat? After all, no food=death by starvation for them.
@DiversityINF
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
4:35 hope im gonna be lucky and not instantly vanish
@THEONEETM
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
“Would life be better off without mosquitos?”
Me:
DO IT JUST DO IT I WILL BE MUCH HAPPIER IN THE SUMMER
@jacobwengren5440
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Mosquitos are protecting nature 😀
@adanVRgames
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
It would be a promise planet if mosquitows did not exist
Malaria and dengue and virus WELL NO MORE RISK
@CommanderShepard-wq3wo
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
“bUt sTiLl, iS gEtTiNg riD oF aLl mOsQuiToEs tHe riGhT tHiNg tO dO?”
Motherf^cker, a total of 777 animals have gone extinct since the beginning of the modern era in 1500, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
If we didn’t stop to think about getting rid of those animals, why THE. F*CK! should we stop to think about making the most dangerous and disgusting insect on the planet go extinct?!
I f^cking hate them and they should all be tortured to death. Every. Single. One. of them 😤
@stevenCephas-s2q
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Dragonflies eat mosquitoes too
@stevenCephas-s2q
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 pm
Yesterday while I was riding my bike a mosquito bit me
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