Did You Know?

Some mosquitoes can fly up to 1 mile!

What They Look Like

Mosquitoes are small and thin bugs.

Where They Live

Mosquitoes like warm and wet places.

What mosquito Does

Mosquitoes drink juice from flowers.

Girl mosquitoes bite to get blood.

They can make you itch if they bite.

Some can spread sickness to people.

They are most active at night.

They can be found all over the world.

More About mosquito

Mosquitoes have been around for a long time. They first came about millions of years ago. They live in many places like swamps and ponds. They like to stay where it is warm and wet.

In our lives, mosquitoes can be a bother. They bite and make us itch. Some can even make us sick with germs. It is good to use bug spray to keep them away.

Did you know some mosquitoes can live for a month? They can also fly far to find food. Scientists study them to learn more about how to keep us safe.

How Topics Connect

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What Do These Words Mean?

Culicidae:The scientific family name for mosquitoes.
micropredators:Small animals that feed on larger animals without killing them.
parasitise:To live on or in another living thing and get food from it.
vectors of disease:Organisms that carry and spread diseases to other living things.
protozoan parasites:Tiny living things that can cause disease and live inside other organisms.