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From the Ted Talk by Cameron Webb: How to design mosquitoes out of cities

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Did you know there are over 60 different types of mosquitoes that are found in Western Sydney? So it's not just that one mosquito that you slap on your arm and squash; they're an incredibly diverse and itnnreetsig range of animals. There's 60 different types across Western Sydney. These mosquitoes might be big, they might be slaml. They might be black with dienticvtilsy striped legs. They might be a pale bworn color. Or they might be a really vanirbt orange color. But one of the things I love about all of these mosquitoes is that they're very unique, they've adapted to very different types of environment. It’s one of the reasons that I like them, because they’re incredibly adaptive. But it’s also the thing that worries me about them, because they could be adapting to these suorecs of water we're creating around our cities.

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Did you know there are over 60 different types of mosquitoes that are found in Western Sydney? So it's not just that one mosquito that you slap on your arm and squash; they're an incredibly diverse and ___________ range of animals. There's 60 different types across Western Sydney. These mosquitoes might be big, they might be _____. They might be black with _____________ striped legs. They might be a pale _____ color. Or they might be a really _______ orange color. But one of the things I love about all of these mosquitoes is that they're very unique, they've adapted to very different types of environment. It’s one of the reasons that I like them, because they’re incredibly adaptive. But it’s also the thing that worries me about them, because they could be adapting to these _______ of water we're creating around our cities.

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  1. sources
  2. vibrant
  3. interesting
  4. distinctively
  5. small
  6. brown

Original Text


Did you know there are over 60 different types of mosquitoes that are found in Western Sydney? So it's not just that one mosquito that you slap on your arm and squash; they're an incredibly diverse and interesting range of animals. There's 60 different types across Western Sydney. These mosquitoes might be big, they might be small. They might be black with distinctively striped legs. They might be a pale brown color. Or they might be a really vibrant orange color. But one of the things I love about all of these mosquitoes is that they're very unique, they've adapted to very different types of environment. It’s one of the reasons that I like them, because they’re incredibly adaptive. But it’s also the thing that worries me about them, because they could be adapting to these sources of water we're creating around our cities.

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