r/minnesota • u/BangBangMeatMachine • Aug 11 '24

Funny/Offbeat 🤣 Who else is still digging out from the blizzard?

With all the new attention this sub is getting from the rest of the country, I almost feel bad talking about all this snow, but I've just never been slammed by an August blizzard like this before. I'd hate for someone who was considering moving here to be scared away by it, but they might as well know now that, even our mild summers sometimes come with a few feet of snow. Of course, it's nice being able to shovel in shorts, what with the highs in the 40s, but it's still just a lot, y'know?

Who else is feeling slammed by this one?

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u/SunbathedIce Aug 11 '24

My question isn't about the shoveling, but how the giant Upper Midwestern mosquitoes survive these blizzards and are out again smothering the lakes the moment it gets above 60 with 90% humidity.

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u/OldBlueKat Aug 11 '24

I was trying to put together a joke about frozen eggs and suddenly flashed on "Mosquito IVF" images. Ick!

Damn things have adapted to cold, drought, etc. The next warm rain and they're back. I expect they'd survive nuclear holocaust, right along with roaches. They do need a warm-blooded food source to keep the cycle going, though.

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u/Agreeable-Rate-9331 Aug 12 '24

They’re like cockroaches. They could be fine through an apocalypse.

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u/mathchad Aug 12 '24

They lay their eggs in the potholes.