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__**Sam's Wiki** - The Mosquito__


I am doing mosquitoes because they are little annoying things and I want to try to find out if they do anything good other than leave lumps all over my body.


 * __Mosquito Body Parts__**



__**What it eats**;__ Both female and male feed on plant juices such as nectar and sap. Most female mosquitoes drink on blood too. The females drink on blood so they can make eggs. They bite animals such as mammals, birds, snakes, frogs and insects. The female mosquitoes find their next blood victims primarily through smell.

A mosquito will normaly be found in damp places.
 * __Where it lives__**;


 * __The mosquito's life cycle__**



=Egg= The female mosquito lays her eggs on the water's surface. The eggs will hatch into larvae in about 48 hours. If she drinks more blood, she will be able to lay more eggs.

=**Larve**= The hatching eggs turn into larvae that live in the water, coming to the surface to breathe. The first larval stage is known as the first instar. The length of the first three stages (or instars) is dependent on the species and temperature, with lower temperatures increasing the length of the development stage.

=**Pupa**= The pupae are lighter than water and float on the surface as the mosquito larva metamorphoses (changes) into an adult mosquito in about two days. A surface oil or mmf (monomolecular film) shoud be applied to the breeding site as a means of suffocating the pupa.

=**Adult**= The newly emerged adult must rest on the surface of the water for a short time to allow itself to dry and all its parts to harden before it can fly. This requires still water: Mosquitoes do not breed in fast-moving water. The total time to go through all four stages depends on the temperature and the type of mosquito, but typically takes 14 days or less in warmer weather. They feed mostly in the mornings and evenings and occasionally at night; avoiding the heat of the day. During the day they usually find somewhere cool to rest. Mosquitoes are not strong flyers, they can fly 1- 2 km/ hour

Male mosquitoes are smaller than females. Length varies but is rarely greater than 16 mm, and weight up to 2.5 [|mg].
 * ===__**Mosquito** Predators__=== There are a number of insects and small animals that are natural predators of the mosquito. To fully appreciate these animals it is best to know how they can help to reduce the number of mosquitos. That way, instead of treating them like another annoyance, we can encourage them, to a certain degree, in order to control the pesky mosquitoes. Here is a list of the mosquito’s natural enemies. ||
 * __How big it is :__**
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__**Did you know;**__ 1. That when mosquitoes lay their eggs they join together to make a raft. so they don't sink. 2. Female mosquitoes in flight make a high-pitched buzz, which can interrupt sleep.

17 mosquitoes have voted**
 * __Vote for the next mosquito prime minister!__


 * **__Male mosquito - "Fredrick"__** || __**Female Mosquito - "Jaquito"**__ ||
 * 1. I will not make you itch || I will make you itch ||
 * 2. I won't live long || I will live longer ||
 * **Votes:** 8 male || **Votes:** 9 female ||

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