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Mosquito
Aedes aegypti biting human.jpg
Aedes aegypti: the vector of dengue fever
and yellow fever
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Culicidae
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Anophelinae
Culicinae

Diversity
43 genera
Larvae of a Culex mosquito

A mosquito is a type of fly. It is the common name of a family of flies in the order Diptera.

The females are ectoparasites: they land on warm-blooded animals, pierce a capillary, and inject saliva to stop the blood coagulating. Then they suck up and eat the blood. Deadly microscopic parasites often live in the saliva.

The males are nectar-feeders, and so are the females. However, in preparation for egg-laying the females turn to blood for its protein.

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