Did you know that Mosquitoes are attracted to human breath, as they are
drawn to carbon dioxide, which we release when we exhale.
Did you know that only female mosquitoes bite, as they need protein for their eggs, while male and non-reproducing female mosquitoes feed on nectar from flowers.
Did you know that the itching from a mosquito bite is caused by the mosquito's saliva, which prevents blood from clotting?
Did you know that the deadliest animal on the planet is the mosquito?
Did you know that according to the World Health Organization, mosquito bites kill 1 million people each year, mostly due to diseases like malaria, West Nile virus, and dengue fever?
Did you know that Mosquitoes can fly about 1 to 1.5 miles per hour, and some species can migrate 75 to 100 miles over the course of their life?
Did you know that a mosquito can smell the carbon dioxide you exhale from
about 60 to 75 feet away.
Did you know that Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals in the world,
causing more deaths than any other animal due to the diseases they spread?
Did you know that the full moon can increase mosquito activity by 500 percent, as mosquitoes use visual cues to find their next meal?
Did you know that an adult female mosquito consumes about 5-millionths of
a liter of blood in a single meal?
Did you know that Mosquitoes have been sucking blood and being a nuisance
for at least 46 million years?
Did you know that an adult female mosquito weighs only about 1/15,000
ounce (about 2.0 milligrams)?
Did you know that Mosquitoes need standing water to breed, but it only
takes a few millimeters of water for them to breed?
Did you know that some people are more attractive to mosquitoes than
others, and this attraction is not entirely understood?
Did you know that the Aedes aegypti, also known as the yellow fever
mosquito, is the scientific name for the mosquito that carries the Zika virus?
Did you know that there are at least 2,700 known mosquito species in the
world, with some reports as high as 3,000, and only around 176 species that
live in the U.S?
Did you know that male mosquitoes find female mosquitoes by listening to the sound of their wings beating and can identify the correct species by the pitch of the female's wings
Did you know that Mosquitoes can transmit various diseases such as
malaria, dengue fever, West Nile virus, Zika virus, and yellow fever?
Did you know that the lifespan of an adult mosquito can be as long as 5
months?
Did you know that eggs of floodwater mosquitoes may remain dormant for
several years and hatch when they are covered with water?
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