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A mosquito on human skin with text changing across frames: 'I get Mosquito bites', 'Because I am....', and 'Attractive!'

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A mosquito on human skin with text changing across frames: 'I get Mosquito bites', 'Because I am....', and 'Attractive!'

A mosquito on human skin with text changing across frames: 'I get Mosquito bites', 'Because I am....', and 'Attractive!'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive F…

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  • I get Mosquito bites
  • Because I am....
  • Attractive!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709191429091572615663
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:46 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b8/b8f85266353bd6fdf2b0f654c7d9b46a842f51a56bbf8a8561ee4dc5c41beebf.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
b8f85266353bd6fd
SHA-256
b8f85266353bd6fdf2b0f654c7d9b46a842f51a56bbf8a8561ee4dc5c41beebf
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200709191429091572615663
Archive entry
200709191429091572615663.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:46 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709191429091572615663.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709191429091572615663.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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