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For the ethnic group, see Miskito

The Mosquito is a member of the family Culicidae; these insects have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halteres, a slender body, and long legs. The females of most mosquito species suck blood from other animals. Size varies but is rarely greater than 15 mm (0.6 inch). Mosquitoes weigh only about 2 to 2.5 mg (0.03 to 0.04 grain). They can fly at about 1.5 to 2.5 km/h (0.9 to 1.6 mph) and most species are nocturnal.

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My homework: build 15 "houses" for my 1500 mosquitoes that will be used to learn more about dengue virus. #science #virus #ph
benblumberg (Ben Blumberg) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:25:53 -0000
My homework: build 15 "houses" for my 1500 mosquitoes that will be used to learn more about dengue virus. #science #virus #ph
HeadlinesIndia.com: Mosquitoes breeding in over 51,000 Delhi houses: http://bit.ly/6x9k0T
Get2knowIndia (Sandeep Sharma) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:06:16 -0000
HeadlinesIndia.com: Mosquitoes breeding in over 51,000 Delhi houses: http://bit.ly/6x9k0T
Fucking mosquitoes. They've managed to permeate their way through my tights and attack. Now my legs are covered in welts.
catharinatwice (Catharina Bymakos) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:49:29 -0000
Fucking mosquitoes. They've managed to permeate their way through my tights and attack. Now my legs are covered in welts.
@Thesmallvoice VERY COOOOL TUSDAY;it's -21deg.C.haberrrha i'd LMAO,but it already froze off,u'a gotta love CANADA Britte side no mosquitoes
BUDDA_64 (richard mason) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:32:04 -0000
@Thesmallvoice VERY COOOOL TUSDAY;it's -21deg.C.haberrrha i'd LMAO,but it already froze off,u'a gotta love CANADA Britte side no mosquitoes
Being eaten alive by mosquitoes makes you feel as if you are a Dinosaur!
morfinrider (Kunal Bhatt) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:31:46 -0000
Being eaten alive by mosquitoes makes you feel as if you are a Dinosaur!
#OMGfacts Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas > true fact
Miss_Goldie (Ashley Goldston) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:12:10 -0000
#OMGfacts Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas > true fact

 
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