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Mosquito

life science Maturity 7-9

A mosquito is a small fly.

Mosquito Tasmania crop.jpg
Mosquito Tasmania crop.jpg
It has long legs and wings. Some drink juice from flowers. Others drink blood to make eggs. This can make you itchy.
Mosquito Netting.jpg
Mosquito Netting.jpg
Do you see them fly?

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File:Mosquito Life-Cycle.svg
Mosquito Life-Cycle.svg
File:Mosquito Tasmania crop.jpg
Mosquito Tasmania crop.jpg
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How to attract mosquitoes.svg
File:Culex mosquito proboscis.jpg
Culex mosquito proboscis.jpg
File:Anopheles stephensi.jpeg
Anopheles stephensi.jpeg
File:Mosquito on marigold flower.JPG
Mosquito on marigold flower.JPG
File:Culex malariager in Dominican amber.jpg
Culex malariager in Dominican amber.jpg
File:Ptychoptera contaminata male Walker 1856 plate-XXVIII.png
Ptychoptera contaminata male Walker 1856...
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Chironomus ferrugineovittatus m.png
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CSIRO ScienceImage 11052 Biting midge on...
File:Dixa nebulosa adult John Curtis British Entomology 409.png
Dixa nebulosa adult John Curtis British...
File:Chaoborus crystallinus male as Corethra plumicornis (Walker Insecta Britanica Vol 3 page 397 plate XXV).png
Chaoborus crystallinus male as Corethra...

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