if female mosquitoes eat blood,what do the males eat?

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2007-09-18 12:24:44 · 5 answers · asked by superpoof12002 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

Nectar, just like hummingbirds.

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2007-09-18 12:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by Bohemian_Garnet_Permaculturalist 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋

Male mosquitoes live on plant juice.

2007-09-18 12:39:02 · answer #2 · answered by moosa 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Both live off of plant nectar.

The female needs a protein that it can't make to create the babies. It finds that protein in animal blood.

2007-09-18 12:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by Dan S 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋

This says nectar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito

2007-09-18 12:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by andyg77 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Steak and potatoes

2007-09-18 12:28:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋