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Mosquito

Culicidae

Description:

Thousands of species feed on the blood of various kinds of hosts, mainly vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even some kinds of fish. Some mosquitoes also attack invertebrates, mainly arthropods. Though the loss of blood is seldom of any importance to the victim, the saliva of the mosquito often causes an irritating rash that is a serious nuisance. Much more serious though, are the roles of many species of mosquitoes as vectors of diseases. In passing from host to host, some transmit extremely harmful infections such as malaria, yellow fever, west nile virus, dengue fever, filariasis, and other arboviruses, rendering it the deadliest animal in the world. ~wikipedia

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JC Garcia
JC Garcia 8 years ago

Thanks for liking.

JC Garcia
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JC Garcia

Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 2, 2015
Submitted on Oct 2, 2015

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