The world’s largest statue of a mosquito stands in Komarno. Located approx. 60km North of Winnipeg, Komarno, Manitoba is home to a large mosquito statue. Komarno is the Ukrainian word for mosquito, and the area is home to some of the largest mosquitoes in North America.
A statue of a mammoth mosquito could stand almost anywhere in Manitoba, home to a seemingly infinite number of the biting, buzzing insects. The village of Komarno just happened to think of the idea. Actually, the swampy region may have more of the bugs than anywhere. “You have to take a branch and when you walk, swing branches (and) knock them off your face, your back and your body because they’ll just drive you absolutely crazy,’ says Don Simcoe. This 1990 CBC-TV clip from The National explains that mosquitoes have been pesky already this summer, especially for cows.
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