Dozens Of Bears Are Found Dead In Alaska And Canada Every Summer, Killed By Blood Lost To The Voracious Mosquito.

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Dozens of bears are found dead in Alaska and Canada every summer, killed
by blood lost to the voracious mosquito. The estimated life-expectancy
of a naked man on the tundra in summer is about 15 minutes. In that
time, approximately 250,000 mosquitoes would have drawn enough blood to
kill him.
-- Gus McLeavy, "Day-by-Day Trivia Almanac"

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