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Humans and other animals have despised mosquitoes for *ages*, not necessarily because they bite us, but because of the unpleasant itchy sores they leave behind. Why haven't mosquitoes with less irritating bites evolved, to greatly increase their survival rates?

by /u/Levangeline in /r/askscience

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