e xamp l e , you r a rm… T hen , w i t h i t s ne ed l e - l i k e
tube , i t choos e s a su i tab l e spo t f o r i t s e l f . The
needle of a mosquito resembles a syringe and it is
p r o t e c t ed w i t h a s pe c i a l s hea t h . Du r i ng b l ood
suct ion, the needle is released from this sheath.
Many people think that the mosquito pierces the
skin by insert ing i ts needl e into i t , whereas the
mo squ i t o us e s a d i f f e r en t me t hod t o do s o . I t
moves its lower jaw back and forth, just l ike a saw
and, with the help of its lower jaw, cuts the skin.
It inserts i ts needle into thi s opening and when
the needle reaches the blood vessel , i t starts to
suck blood.
D o c t o r M o s q u i t o e s !
You c ou l d a s k , “ Can mo s qu i t o e s be c ome
doc tor s ?” Af ter read i ng th i s page you wi l l say ,
“They real ly are doctors!”
When you get a cut, after a whi le, your blood
stops dripping of its own accord. This is because
blood can coagulate and stop f lowing. Al lah has
created blood with this unique qual ity to protect
human beings . If blood did not coagulate on i ts
own, the tiniest cut on our finger or a wound from
a fal l whi le running could cause you to die since
you wouldn’t be able to stop the bleeding.
Th i s i s qu i te a v i ta l benef i t for us . However ,
mosquitoes might not be too happy about it . Why?
Because, just when the mosquito starts to suck our
b l ood , i t wou l d ha r den and no t go up t he
mosqu i t o ’ s tube . I f th i s we r e so , the mosqu i t o
wou l d no t hav e e x i s t ed , be c au s e none o f t he
mosquitoes would have been able to feed protein
to their eggs. Again, Al lah has created mosquitoes
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