Moskittos are a cautionary tale about the perils of introducing invasive species. They originated with the Chippewa River mosquitos, which were large enough to straddle a stream, pick lumberjacks off logs as they floated by, and drain them dry. They were so big, in fact, that if caught in such a straddle, they could be tied up and used for bridges.
To combat this menace, Paul Bunyan introduced deadly fighting bumblebees from Texas. These pugnacious bees quickly set about battling the mosquitos and gave the lumberjacks a respite.
Alas, it was not to last. The mosquitos and bumblebees eventually made peace and hybridized. Their offspring had stingers at both ends.
Fortunately for humanity, the “moskittos” had inherited the bees’ love of sugar. They flew out to feed on a shipment of sugar on Lake Superior, and gorged themselves until they were too heavy to fly and drowned.
References
Brown, C. E. (1935) Paul Bunyan Natural History. Madison, Wisconsin.
Laughead, W. B. (1922) The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan. Red River Lumber Company, Minneapolis.
A Book of Creatures 
Hey, I remember these bastards! I didn’t know they had a name!
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I didn’t know about them hybridising with bees! The bit about them gorging themselves on sugar is very slightly reminiscent of a silly old story about giant wasps being vanquished by the creation of a giant jam sandwich …
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Miskkittos hybrids of bees and Mosquitoes what a frightening combination
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Is hitting them with a baseball bat still an option?
That’s how one of my friends handled pesky bumblebees.
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We’re gonna need a bigger bat
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Aren’t they bigger?
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Certainly not as big as the mosquitos we get over here! Why, the mosquitos here are so big that…
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…that what? Tell me. I can’t live without it.
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… one of them landed at the International Airport and the attendants pumped 238,604 liters of fuel into it before they noticed its wings were the wrong shape?
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My god.
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(reply to airplane-sized mosquito joke) 🤣🤣🤣
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