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New page: The '''mosquito''' is a winged insect of the genus ''Culex''. The female possesses a long proboscis which punctures (not bites) the skin of humans and animals to suck their blood. Such...
The '''mosquito''' is a winged insect of the genus ''Culex''. The female possesses a long [[proboscis]] which punctures (not bites) the skin of humans and animals to suck their blood. Such mosquito 'bites' are a prime cause of the spread of the tropical disease [[malaria]].