The Story Of Mosquitoes
http://indi.ca/2010/08/the-story-of-mosquitoes/ (indi.ca)
published: 2010-08-27 05:44:45 ( 17 months ago )fetched: 2010-08-27 07:15:28 ( 17 months ago )
Ah, the mosquito. Bane of my existence. Like Twilight, they both drink blood and annoy. Only female mosquitos bite, and they are basically molesting us, using our blood to trigger their ovaries. Grossly, they need something called a blood meal in order to produce eggs. Males, by contrast, sip flowers and stuff and then buzz around in big orgy parties for the females to fly into and mate. The female mosquito can take in three times her weight in blood, as you may have noticed from slapping them and getting a handful of your own [ ... ]
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