What exactly is the purpose of the mosquito?

I found this interesting. Other than that though, it is as ever - to carry on the species I guess.

According to the “Mosquitoes” chapter in Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, by Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), mosquitoes are seen as reincarnations of the dead, condemned by the errors of their former lives to the condition of Jiki-ketsu-gaki, or "blood-drinking pretas".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito

They are a very important part of the food chain. Mosquito larvae are important food for fish and other predatory aquatic animals. Adult mosquitoes are also important food for birds, bats and other arthropods, including dragonflies and spiders.

https://blsgmosquito.wordpress.com/mosquito-information/
https://birdskeeping.com/do-birds-eat-mosquitoes


insected.arizona.edu/skeeterinfo.htm no longer exists