Mosquito - an insect of small size, reaches a length of about 3 millimeters, refers to a family of long-witted Dipterous insects.
Mosquitoes - description
Mosquitoes have a very small body and fairly long legs and wings. Their feature is the presence of an elongated nose, which they pierce the human skin, sucking blood. The color of mosquitoes varies from white to black. The small body is covered with short hairs. The maximum speed that a mosquito can develop is 1 meter per second. The flight and bite process is completely silent. When the mosquito is at rest, its wings do not fold like other insects, but are located at a certain angle to the body. The period of activity of mosquitoes comes in the evening and at night. In the daytime, insects are hiding from sufficiently high temperatures in cool and humid places: these can be forests, a variety of vegetation near water bodies, moist soil.
Types of mosquitoes, habitats of mosquitoes
In total there are about 700 species of mosquitoes. They vary depending on the habitat. In general, mosquitoes prefer a tropical or subtropical climate, but they are often found in temperate climates. The only populated regions of the aforementioned belts, where mosquitoes do not live, are the Pacific Islands and New Zealand. This is due primarily to the origin of these islands.
The development of the mosquito
The birth of a mosquito begins with the phase of development of the egg. A female lays an egg, which gradually feeds on blood. Eggs are deposited preferably in humid, cool places. This may be animal holes or cracks in the soil. Approximately after 8 days the egg passes into the stage of the larva. The main parameter necessary for the development of larvae is the high moisture content of the soil. At the end of spring, the larvae enter the phase of the pupae, and later a large number of adult specimens appear at the same time from these pupae.
In general, it is rather difficult to follow the natural life of a mosquito. All the studies were carried out mainly in the laboratory. Therefore, it is not possible to draw an accurate conclusion about the peculiarities of these insects. Scientists can give only the expected characteristics of the life of mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes - description
Mosquitoes have a very small body and fairly long legs and wings. Their feature is the presence of an elongated nose, which they pierce the human skin, sucking blood. The color of mosquitoes varies from white to black. The small body is covered with short hairs. The maximum speed that a mosquito can develop is 1 meter per second. The flight and bite process is completely silent. When the mosquito is at rest, its wings do not fold like other insects, but are located at a certain angle to the body. The period of activity of mosquitoes comes in the evening and at night. In the daytime, insects are hiding from sufficiently high temperatures in cool and humid places: these can be forests, a variety of vegetation near water bodies, moist soil.
Types of mosquitoes, habitats of mosquitoes
In total there are about 700 species of mosquitoes. They vary depending on the habitat. In general, mosquitoes prefer a tropical or subtropical climate, but they are often found in temperate climates. The only populated regions of the aforementioned belts, where mosquitoes do not live, are the Pacific Islands and New Zealand. This is due primarily to the origin of these islands.
The development of the mosquito
The birth of a mosquito begins with the phase of development of the egg. A female lays an egg, which gradually feeds on blood. Eggs are deposited preferably in humid, cool places. This may be animal holes or cracks in the soil. Approximately after 8 days the egg passes into the stage of the larva. The main parameter necessary for the development of larvae is the high moisture content of the soil. At the end of spring, the larvae enter the phase of the pupae, and later a large number of adult specimens appear at the same time from these pupae.
In general, it is rather difficult to follow the natural life of a mosquito. All the studies were carried out mainly in the laboratory. Therefore, it is not possible to draw an accurate conclusion about the peculiarities of these insects. Scientists can give only the expected characteristics of the life of mosquitoes.
Mosquito bite
No matter how much time and effort was spent on studying the vital activity of insects , a mosquito remains for him the least studied and most dangerous insect. Mosquito bite leads to the transmission of various infectious diseases, such as leishmaniasis, bartonellosis, fever. Sometimes mosquito bites are so dangerous that they can lead to serious complications, fever, loss of consciousness and even death. At best, the victim can get rid of an itchy rash and reddening of the skin. A dangerous mosquito bite is also for animals. In the history there are cases when the herds of animals died as a result of infection of the blood after a mosquito bite .
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