The list given below may surprise many, but all these facts are true, and it will probably help you better know your enemy.
- One mosquito female can lay more than 200 eggs at a time, able to survive for over 5 years.
- The only thing mosquitoes need to complete life cycle is water.
- Different species of mosquitoes bite different creatures: while some prefer humans, others bite birds, horses, and even frogs and turtles.
- Their flying speed is 1.5 mph, with wing beats ranging from 300 to 600 times a second.
- Male mosquitoes only feed on nectar. Those who take blood are females.
- These insects don’t live in grass, although adult insects often rest there by day.
- Mosquitoes bear the biggest responsibility for human death than any other creatures.
- They don’t transmit AIDS. – One mosquito takes around 5-millionths of a liter at a time.
- Mosquitoes can carry over pets’ heartworm, a parasite attacking their major arteries and heart.
- So far there’re over 2500 species known all over the globe, 150 of which occur in the US.
- Mosquitoes are able to fly long distances, with some species’ record being 20 miles.
- Although mosquitoes can’t see well, they can zoom in. Still, they won’t see you if you’re farther than 30 feet away.
- However, mosquito can smell well, feeling you exhaling carbon dioxide from 70 feet away.
- Mosquitoes have quite a long life – females live 3 to 100 days, while males only 10 to 20 days.
- Some individuals are more attractive to these insects than others. Although it’s unclear why, the theory is that it depends on the 300-odd chemicals produced by our skin.