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Culex pipiens
1 cm
moist area in garden
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Project Noah Fact of the Day: Over 3,500 species of mosquitoes have already been described from various parts of the world. The females of many species of mosquitoes are blood-eating pests and dangerous vectors of diseases. ~Wikipedia
Why Mosquitoes Seem To Bite Some People More:
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Common House Mosquito (Culex pipiens) spotted in Western Cape, South Africa by PN user Smith Zoo:
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sorry to hear, yes, I too am not a big fan of the mosquito, always happy to find a jumper spider that caught one!
Great shots on a creature I so despise! I know they have a place here and serve a purpose, but man, I just don't like them. We are having a real problem with West Nile Virus in the states this year!
Spotted on Aug 30, 2012
Submitted on Aug 31, 2012
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