The weather is getting hotter day by day, and it is finally the season that we like mosquitoes~ However, some mosquitoes are happy, and some are worried.
Our presence is the least viewed by humans. They always complained that not only did we “buzz” all the time, but we also had red, itchy swellings on our skin after a bite. More importantly, humans see us as “health killers” that carry germs and spread diseases.
Do you also think that we mosquitoes all suck blood?
Do all mosquitoes suck blood?
Not all mosquitoes suck blood.
In fact, we male mosquitoes are vegetarians, do not suck blood, we only feed on the nectar of plants and the juice in the fruit, stems and leaves.
Why don’t our male mosquitoes suck blood?
We male mosquitoes do not need to feed on blood because we do not need the protein and iron that blood provides.
The blood-sucking mosquitoes are all female mosquitoes. Although they are sometimes vegetarian, after we get married, we must suck the blood of humans or animals to promote ovarian development, lay eggs, and reproduce our next generation.
And our male mosquitoes have a very short life. They will die about 7-10 days after mating under natural conditions, and the burden of the next generation of offspring will fall on the mosquito mother.
Are all mosquitoes male as long as they don’t suck blood?
When it comes to this, some people may ask: Since your male mosquitoes do not suck blood, as long as they do not suck blood, they are all male mosquitoes?
maybe!
Like our distant relative, the giant mosquito, their females don’t suck human blood.
Although the big mosquitoes are big and seem to be scary, in fact, whether they are male or female, their mouthparts have been degraded, and they will neither bite people to suck blood nor transmit diseases.
Who are attracted to female mosquitoes?
Now that so much has been revealed, let me tell you who are attracted to female mosquitoes.
1. People who sweat a lot, their sweat contains a lot of amino acids, lactic acid and ammonia compounds, mosquitoes are very sensitive to this.
2. People with large lung capacity naturally breathe deeply and exhale more carbon dioxide, which is easy to attract mosquitoes.
3. People who wear dark clothes are vulnerable to mosquito bites because the color of their clothes has no reflective effect on mosquitoes.
4. People who wear makeup often, most of the cosmetics contain stearic acid, so people who wear makeup are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes than those who don’t wear makeup.
5. People who love to drink and eat meat will also become susceptible to mosquito bites after drinking alcohol and eating beef and mutton.
6. For people with high body temperature, the body temperature of pregnant women is higher than that of non-pregnant women.
Now you know that we male mosquitoes have always been misunderstood?
Post time: Jun-27-2022