I guested on Bug in a Rug Podcast to talk about a giant mosquito cryptid!

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 us as we discuss the tall tale of the Averasboro Gallinipper, a giant mosquito that supposedly tormented the swamps of North Carolina!

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Kaitlyn for letting me feature my guest appearance from her show! Everyone knows I love talking about giant insects, and how they totally cannot exist in modern times!

Check out her podcast, Bug in a Rug Podcast ⁠HERE⁠

If you have topic suggestions, or just wanna chitchat, reach out to her on Instagram ⁠@biarpodcast⁠

Check out this episode with a topic suggested by us! (WARNING: VERY GRAPHIC) ⁠Ep. 101 The Murder of Robert Beckowitz⁠

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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