2006-12-27 03:02:40 · 8 answers · asked by cathybernales 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes, or at least it's pretty close to biting. They stick their long, thin mouth into your skin sort of like a syringe, and suck blood out. It isn't biting the same way we bite, but it's still done using their mouth so yeah I suppose it is biting.
Oh, and by the way it's only the females that do that. The males just live off nectar or something.
2006-12-27 03:05:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mosquitoes don't actually bite. They insert their proboscis (a long, stra-like nose) into your skin and withdraw blood. They also leave behind stuff as well, which is how you can catch West Nile Virus if you are "bitten".
2006-12-27 11:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by JN 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have allergies to some mosquitoes bites and I welt up.
2006-12-27 11:09:32 · answer #3 · answered by blessedfriend2000 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They pierce the needle like proboscis into the skin.
2006-12-27 19:39:28 · answer #4 · answered by moosa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they poke through the skin with a needle like probe. Then they inject a non coagulant and suck out your blood.
2006-12-27 11:06:08 · answer #5 · answered by It All Matters.~☺♥ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No they inject with a sharp proboscis. They "treat" you to a little anesthetic similar to lidocaine as well.
2006-12-27 11:07:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, they inject a kind of acid that makes burn.
2006-12-27 11:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by RED DRAGON 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, they stab...or prick is a word that could describe it also..
2006-12-27 11:10:40 · answer #8 · answered by chazzer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋