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  2. Aedes - Wikipedia

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    Aedes (also known as the tiger mosquito [1]) is a genus of mosquitoes originally found in tropical and subtropical zones, but now found on all continents except Antarctica. Some species have been spread by human activity : Aedes albopictus , a particularly invasive species , was spread to the Americas , including the United States , in the ...

  3. How to Tell the Difference Between Fleabites and Mosquito Bites

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    Mosquito bites itch for a day or two, but they don’t bleed. (If the mosquito starts feeding and is swatted, blood can splatter, making it look like the bite bled.) Highly sensitive people can ...

  4. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears - Wikipedia

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    Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale is a 1975 children's picture book by Verna Aardema and illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Published in hardcover by Dial Books for Young Readers it is told in the form of a cumulative tale written for young children , which tells an African legend.

  5. Mosquito - Wikipedia

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    Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word mosquito (formed by mosca and diminutive-ito) [2] is Spanish and Portuguese for little fly. [3] Mosquitoes have a slender segmented body, one pair of wings, three pairs of long hair-like legs, and specialized, highly elongated, piercing-sucking mouthparts.

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  7. List of insect-inspired songs - Wikipedia

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    Song is about the life cycle of the serpentine leaf miner, and inspired by co-writer Lewis' fascination with this insect. [30] Flohwalzer: Siphonaptera: traditional many artists Classical: Simple piano piece, also known as 'the Flea Waltz'. Butterfly: Lepidoptera: Robert Uhlmann: Smile.dk: 1998 Eurodance / bubblegum pop: I wanna be a one day ...

  8. The bite is on: What to know about the viruses mosquitoes are ...

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    How to prevent mosquito bites The best way to avoid mosquito bites is to use bug sprays with DEET. The CDC also recommends Picaridin (known as KBR 3023 and icaridin outside the U.S.).

  9. Malaria - Wikipedia

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    The life cycle of malaria parasites: Sporozoites are introduced by a mosquito bite. When they reach the liver, they multiply into thousands of merozoites. The merozoites infect red blood cells and replicate, infecting more and more red blood cells. Some parasites form gametocytes, which are taken up by a mosquito, continuing the life cycle.