Mosquitoes belong to the Diptera mosquito family of Insecta, and there are about 3000 species in the world. It is a complete metamorphosis with stinging and sucking mouthparts (complete metamorphosis development is one of the two types of insect metamorphosis. In the individual development of insects, it is called complete metamorphosis through four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult.) Insects.
Why do mosquitoes suck human blood
Mosquitoes can be divided into male and female. The antennae of male mosquitoes are filiform, and the antennal hair is generally thicker than that of female mosquitoes. Usually, females feed on blood, while males suck on plant juice. Blood sucking female mosquitoes are intermediate hosts of dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis and other pathogens.
mosquito
Mosquitoes are distributed on all continents except Antarctica. Among them, Anopheles, Aedes and Culex are the most famous.
Mosquito species
The mouthparts of female mosquitoes are like a needle
Mosquitoes have a short life cycle
Male mosquitoes are like little feather dusters
mosquito larvae
Female mosquitoes suck blood for the development of young eggs