How long would it take them to mutate and fill the “human bloodsucking” niche that is suddenly vacant?
I don’t think “human bloodsucking” is the niche in which most of the competition happens. Human from which blood can be sucked aren’t the scarce resource. Competition among larves looks to me like it’s a stronger barrier.
Competition among larves looks to me like it’s a stronger barrier.
I am not a biologist so I cannot comment on this. It is apparently the case that larvae compete with each other for microbes and algae as a food source.
I don’t think “human bloodsucking” is the niche in which most of the competition happens. Human from which blood can be sucked aren’t the scarce resource. Competition among larves looks to me like it’s a stronger barrier.
I am not a biologist so I cannot comment on this. It is apparently the case that larvae compete with each other for microbes and algae as a food source.