THE AMAZING ADVENTURE OF THE MOSQUITO
Mo s qu i t o e s a r e c r ea t u r e s w i t h wh i c h mo s t
humans are fami l iar because of their visits to our
homes during the summer .
D i d you e v e r ge t t he c han c e t o l ook a t a
mosquito closely? If not, look at the picture on the
previous page and we can study it together . Do you
know why the abdomen of this mosquito is red? His
abdomen is red because it is fi l led with the blood
of the person on whom the mosquito has landed.
Why do mo s qu i t o e s s u c k b l ood ? Many pe op l e
be l i e v e t ha t t he mo s qu i t o e s f e ed on b l ood . I n
real ity, mosquitoes feed on flower nectar .
The female mosquito is the only one that sucks
blood, and that is for the sake of the eggs that
she carries.
A f t e r l ea r n i ng t h i s , you w i l l p r obab l y v i ew
mosqui toes wi th di fferent eyes . There are things
abou t mo s qu i t o e s t ha t w i l l s u r p r i s e you e v en
more. As you know mosquitoes are creatures that
l ive on land and that fly, but they grow in water
and after they mature, they come out of the water
without even getting wet . Did you ever hear of this
incredible story? If you did not, then read on and
you wi l l be quite surprised.
T h e A d v e n t u r e B e g i n s …
The adventur e o f the sma l l mo squ i t o beg i ns
when t he mo t he r mo s qu i t o l eav e s he r egg s on
ponds or wet l eaves . Yet , she doesn ’ t l eave her
eggs at random. She al igns them neat ly s ide-by-
side. The eggs resemble a raft . Do you know why
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