Iceland's frozen, inhospitable winters have long protected it from mosquitoes , but that may be changing. This week, scientists announced the discovery of three mosquitoes — marking the country's first confirmed finding of these insects in the wild.

Mosquitoes are found almost everywhere in the world, with the exception of Antarctica and, until very recently, Iceland, due to the extreme cold. Advertisement

The mosquitoes were discovered by Björn Hjaltason in Kiðafell, Kjós, in western Iceland about 20 miles north of the capital Reykjavík. "At dusk on October 16, I caught sight of a strange fly," Hjaltason posted in a Facebook group about insects, according to reports in the Icelandic media. "I immediately suspected what was going on and quickly collected the fly," he added.

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