There’s now only one place on Earth without mosquitoes after ‘strange’ sighting is made

Mosquitoes have been seen in a weird place, after it was realised that there is only one place in the world that doesn’t have them.

Sadly, that place is not the UK.

Mosquitos, also known as mozzies, plague our summers like nothing else and bite us until our arms and legs are covered in itchy blotches.

They’re disease carrying bugs that have caused issues around the globe, depositing things like Malaria, the Chikungunya virus and more into the population.

More than one million people die every year from mosquito-borne illness, according to the American Mosquito Control Association.

But oddly, they were never once seen in one country.

While you might be thinking it’s the North Pole or something like that, you’re wrong, but the sentiment is there.

Mosquitos are travelling to areas they have never been to (Getty stock images)

It’s actually Iceland.

The Scandinavian nation has been safe from mozzies because of its cold temperatures, but now that things are heating up thanks to climate change, mosquitos have decided to pay a visit.

Insect enthusiast Björn Hjaltason was the first to spot one, and was so puzzled why what the bug was that he posted to Facebook group ‘Insects in Iceland’.

Calling it a ‘strange fly’ on 16 October, he soon learned it was a female mosquito.

Hjaltason lives in Kjós, and managed to collect the insect.

Then, the Natural Science Institute of Iceland entomologist Matthías Alfreðsson told The Guardian that three mosquitoes were found in red wine ropes, a method used to attract moths.

It was soon revealed that the mosquitos were the Culiseta annulata species, which are less affected by the cold and typically live in the Palearctic region.

They tend to be seen in Northern Africa, Europe, and Asia, as per the National Institutes of Health.

It’s the very same mozzies we see over here.

Iceland is seeing mozzies (Jerry Jian/Getty Stock)

The reason Iceland is seeing them now, is that its now warming up at a rate that’s four times faster than the rest of the northern hemisphere thanks to warm air from the south, per the World Weather Attribution.

Now, all that’s left in the world that won’t see mosquitos is Antarctica.

But that could also change.

According to researchers, plants on the continent are growing more quickly, leading to people fearing that the region is heating up.

Matthew Davey, at the Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban, UK, revealed: "Accelerated expansion is now clearly evident in the region”.

“This research gives us the first comprehensive data set showing how fast and how dense the plant community may expand,” he said.

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