2006-08-14 05:12:55 · 16 answers · asked by Mervyn S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No.
In most female mosquitoes, the mouth parts form a long proboscis for piercing the skin of mammals (or in some cases birds or even reptiles and amphibians) to suck their blood. As opposed to a syringe's typically smooth needle, the mosquito proboscis is highly serrated, which leaves a minimal number of points of contact with the skin being pierced — this reduces nerve stimulation to the point where the "bite" is not felt at all, which is generally the case.
2006-08-14 05:16:31 · answer #1 · answered by effin drunk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mosquito is divided into three parts, the head, thorax, and abdomen, much like the grasshopper, or fly is. The head consists of two huge compound eyes, that have numerous lenses all pointed in a different direction. The head has two antennae, which act as "feelers" on the mosquitoes, also helping it sense it's direction. The mouth looks like a tube-like funnel, called the proboscis, which extends down. It is used to "bite" and sip plant juices. It is really like a straw.
The head connects to the thorax with a very thin and short neck. The thorax is shaped somewhat like a triangle, with flat scales forming patterns that can be used by scientists to identify the mosquito. It has strong inner muscles, with six legs coming out. Each leg has a pair of tiny claws, which help to balance the mosquito when climbing, or hanging upside-down on a ceiling.
The wings are located on the thorax. The abdomen is like a long and slender tube. Some mosquitoes have a pointed or rounded end, which also help scientists to identify types of species. There are spiracles along the side of the body which the mosquito breathes through. The abdomen has eight pairs of spiracles, while the thorax has only two. The air flows in through these spiracles and gets to the whole body by way of tubes. Most mosquitoes are from one-eight to one-forth of an inch long. (Three to six millimeters.) The mosquito's wings beat at about 500 to 1,000 times per second, which is extremely fast!
2006-08-17 03:21:56 · answer #2 · answered by juicy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it depends actually, for example your southern mosquitoes have very few teeth and hang mostly around NASCAR tracks and are attracted to chewing tabacco. The Northern Mosquitoes are attracted to wallets and will not stop until the victim is completely drained.
2006-08-14 12:24:57 · answer #3 · answered by Russ D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
true teeth are a feature of vertebrates, starting with the agnathan fishes, so they are not part of insects. But the mouth parts of insects are quite fancy and many can be designed with teeth-like appendages that work in a similar way to the vertebrate teeth. Mosquitoes have a proboscis with a sucking mouth part with its needle like part
2006-08-14 13:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by gopigirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Why would they need them? They are on a liquid diet. They just stick in a needle and suck up the blood. That is not a job for teeth.
2006-08-14 12:18:21 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't have teeth persey. they have one sharp nose like appendage which contains a needle like attachment that peirced the skin and enters they're chemical-spit- to keep the blood from clotting. Then they enter they're nozzle appendage into the bloodstream and drink they're feel until they're done or squashed
2006-08-14 12:19:59 · answer #6 · answered by ~*~marine~*~chick~*~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, 47 of them...really.
2006-08-14 12:18:17 · answer #7 · answered by A*n*o*n*y*m*o*u*s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on which variety.
2006-08-14 12:18:55 · answer #8 · answered by StéphanDeGlasgow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they ave thin pointed suckers that cause the pain
2006-08-14 12:17:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. They only have mouth
2006-08-14 12:25:51 · answer #10 · answered by clubbing_dog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋