A bit about Mosquitoes.

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Did you know that Mosquitoes are thought to be responsible for the extinction of the Dinosaur and even the fall of the Roman Empire?

Mosquitoes have been around for over 150 million, (yes, that’s 150,000,000) years and have bitten their way throughout history, becoming one of the most annoying pests to humans and animals alike!

The mosquito is a common flying insect known all over the world. Mosquitoes can be found practically in any place of the world except for North Pole and South Pole.

There are more than 2,000 kinds of mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes can fly very fast (from 1 to 1.6 miles per hour).

Mosquitoes are insects which make up the family Culicidae.

They have a pair of scaled wings, an abdomen, a slender body, a proboscis (which they use to suck blood) and very long legs.

The females of most mosquito species suck blood from other animals and use that blood to lay their eggs.

Length varies but is rarely greater than 16 mm (0.6 inch), and weight up to 2.5 mg (0.04 grain).

A mosquito can fly for 1 to 4 hours continuously.

Most species are nocturnal or crepuscular (dawn or evening) feeders.

During the heat of the day most mosquitoes rest in a cool place and wait for the evenings to come out and attack.