Did you know this? Learning with SmileyCat : ) Mosquitos?

Question

Why are female mosquitos the only ones that bite?


Female mosquitoes, like other female animals, lay eggs. They need special nutrition to produce and grow their eggs. Biting and sucking blood from humans and animals gives female mosquitoes the protein they need to make their eggs. Since only the female mosquitoes make the eggs, they are the only ones who need to get protein from blood. Male mosquitoes, on the other hand, feed mostly on nectar, so they don't need to bite.

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Answer 1

yes I did know that, nature is fascinating isn't it? the female of the species are often the dangerous ones, the black widow spider eats her mate after wards, the female lions are the ones that hunt and kill... etc.... watch out for us females ! lol...

Answer 2

I actually did know that. I'm originally from Minnesota, where the mosquito is the official state bird.

Answer 3

Thank you for the information smiley cat:) But i don´t like mosquitoes, they´re bugging me out

Answer 4

i knew that. during the summer there is a huge battle between me and "my mosquitos". they turn me into a mass murderer. if reincarnation exists, in my next life i will be a mosquito and another human mass murderer will kill me.

Answer 5

I knew that female bite,but did not know why.thanksThey love me,they bite me all the time.