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| − | 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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Latest revision as of 14:35, January 7, 2009
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.[1] Such mosquito 'bites' are a prime cause of the spread of the tropical disease malaria.
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- ↑ "Female mosquitoes need blood meals to make the shells for their eggs." BUGMAN Bug Trivia Quiz