What is a mosquito?
Q: What is a mosquito?
A: A mosquito is a type of fly that belongs to a family of flies in the Diptera order.
Q: What do female mosquitoes do when they land on warm-blooded animals?
A: Female mosquitoes pierce a capillary, inject saliva to stop the blood coagulating, and suck up and eat the blood of warm-blooded animals.
Q: What type of parasites often live in mosquito saliva?
A: Deadly microscopic parasites often live in mosquito saliva.
Q: What do male mosquitoes feed on?
A: Male mosquitoes are nectar-feeders.
Q: Do female mosquitoes also feed on nectar?
A: Yes, female mosquitoes also feed on nectar.
Q: Why do female mosquitoes turn to blood for its protein?
A: Female mosquitoes turn to blood for its protein in preparation for egg-laying.
Q: Are mosquitoes ectoparasites or endoparasites?
A: Mosquitoes are ectoparasites because they live outside the body and feed on the blood of other animals from the outside.
