If you were on Fear Factor and had to decide between an eagle-sized mosquito drinking your blood or a hot coal thrown on your back, which would you choose? Join Vuk from the Tracing Owls podcast and I as we discuss the tall tale of the Averasboro Gallinipper, a giant mosquito that supposedly tormented the swamps of North Carolina! Tracing Owls on Apple Podcasts Tracing Owls | Podcast on Spotify Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at biarpodcast@gmail.com Sources: Mosquito - Wikipedia Psorophora ciliata - Wikipedia Gallinipper Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Are Gallnippers Giant Mosquitoes? (thoughtco.com) Gallinipper (mythology) - Wikipedia Averasboro Gallinipper | Cryptid Wiki | Fandom NATIVE HISTORY ASSOCIATION - The Great Yellow-Jacket: Origin of Fish and Frogs Averasboro (Town of) - North Carolina History Project Cryptids and Monsters: Averasboro Gallinipper (Giant Mosquito), which was seen as large as a hawk - YouTube Giant insects once covered Earth. Where did they go? - Big Think How Many Mosquito Species Are There? | Ask A Biologist (asu.edu) The Carboniferous Period: When Giant Insects Ruled the Land and Sky - Owlcation
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If you were on Fear Factor and had to decide between an eagle-sized mosquito drinking your blood or a hot coal thrown on your back, which would you choose? Join Vuk from the Tracing Owls podcast and I as we discuss the tall tale of the Averasboro Gallinipper, a giant mosquito that supposedly tormented the swamps of North Carolina! Tracing Owls on Apple Podcasts Tracing Owls | Podcast on Spotify Twitter and Instagram - @biarpodcast Facebook - Bug in a Rug Email us your ideas at biarpodcast@gm...