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Mosquitoes

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Latin Name:

Order Diptera

Appearance:

Distinctive from flies because of their long "stinger" and scales on the back and veins of their wings.

Habit:

Found from the tropics to the arctic. Reliant on a water source.

Diet:

Adult female is the only stage that feeds on blood.

Reproduction:

Larvae and pupae live in water, preferably still waters.

 

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