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Mosquitoes have been detected in Iceland for the first time, amid rapid regional warming. Insect enthusiast Björn Hjaltason reported a “strange fly” on Oct. 16 in Kjós; three Culiseta annulata—two females and a male—were later confirmed by entomologist Matthías Alfreðsson after being caught on red wine ropes used to attract moths. The cold-tolerant species commonly breeds in artificial containers, aiding its spread. Iceland, warming four times faster than the rest of the northern hemisphere, may now sustain the insects; Antarctica is now the only location on Earth without mosquitoes. Scientists lauded the citizen-led discovery.

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