I'm not sure. I think the abundant snowmelt makes it a great environment for mosquitoes, and the high altitude keeps away most any predators. Besides a few marmots, we saw very few animals during this summit day. Birds, bats, and fish can be predators to mosquitoes, but they don't thrive at those altitudes. There wasn't much diversity in plants either, since not many things grow above tree line. Though the mosquitoes are quite abundant in any elevation of the Wind River Range. Good question, I honestly don't know the answer to it myself.
@@AlsleumMusic Female mosquitoes need to drink/eat blood, where are the mammals for so many to feast on? These questions may never get complete answers. Alexa says it has been a wet summer and mosquitoes are prevalent around livestock watering holes. I'm guessing there are a lot of livestock in Wyoming!?
@@kenbaxter819 Yes, we saw quite a few cows on the bus ride to/from the course. There's also a lot of horses and ranches for those so maybe they get some of their fix there?
