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Strange Facts About Mosquitoes
Strange Facts About Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes kill about 2 million people a year.
The mosquito's visual picture is an infrared view produced by its prey's body temperature.
The average life span of the female mosquito is 3 to 100 days; the male's is 10 to 20 days.
Mosquito adults feed on flower nectar and juices of fruits for flight energy.
The female requires a blood meal for egg development
You will never get bit by a male mosquito. Only the females bite!
Mosquitoes must dilute the blood of their victim with their saliva before they can drink it. It is the saliva that causes the bite to itch
The mosquito matures from egg to adult in 4 to 7 days.
Most mosquitoes remain within 1 mile of their breeding site.
There are 140 different kinds of mosquitoes in the world.
Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide we breath out from our mouths.
Citronella does not repel mosquitoes through its smell. Mosquitoes dislike citronella because it irritates its feet.
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