Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms countrywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down11
arrow-up1443arrow-down1external-linkMosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms countrywww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoSand from Sahara in Africa is sometimes carried by wind and rains down in Scandinavia and even South America. Fish eggs have landed in tree tops in the Amazon and what not. I’m sure a mosquito or their eggs could ride the wind to Iceland as well.
minus-squarebrachypelmide@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoAh, fair enough. To be fair a good couple of spider species were able to cross continents via ballooning, so now that I think about it, mosquitoes doing just as well isn’t too far fetched.
Sand from Sahara in Africa is sometimes carried by wind and rains down in Scandinavia and even South America.
Fish eggs have landed in tree tops in the Amazon and what not.
I’m sure a mosquito or their eggs could ride the wind to Iceland as well.
Ah, fair enough. To be fair a good couple of spider species were able to cross continents via ballooning, so now that I think about it, mosquitoes doing just as well isn’t too far fetched.