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Has anybody noticed weird mosquitos lately?? I've been getting normal bites, but in addition I've been getting weird ones too. swelling, longer symptoms, less itching/ more burning, and they leave white scars. They're not tick bites- I caught one of the suspicious skeeters and they LOOK different. They have bolder white stripes as opposed to the beige normal mosquitoes. Anybody have any thoughts? Am I crazy??
 
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Where are you located?  Florida has seen two new species arrive or at least documented just since 2020.   Do a Google Images search on Culex lactator and Aedes scapularis to see if those look anything like your recent observations.

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This article from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says there are 200 types of mosquitoes living in the continental United States.

The website has pictures of several ones:

https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/about/mosquitoes-in-the-us.html

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I've seen some for years that are black with white stripes that look like this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_aegypti but I don't know if they are the same as what I've seen. I never noticed any difference in any mosquito bites I've ever received.

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Looks a bit like this guy but bolder. Not quite as striking as the aedes aegypti.
Neither of yours either, John, but thanks
 
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