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Female mosquitoes need blood meals to make the shells for their eggs
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]].
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.<ref>"Female mosquitoes need blood meals to make the shells for their eggs." [http://www.bugs.org/BUGQuiz/answers/Mosquito_answer.shtml BUGMAN Bug Trivia Quiz]</ref> Such mosquito 'bites' are a prime cause of the spread of the tropical disease [[malaria]].
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[[Category:Insects]]
[[Category:Insects]]