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2 All mosquitoes need water to _____ 4 Both male and female mosquitoes feed off nectar from plants but only females need ______
7 When a female feeds on blood their ______ expands and can hold up to 3 times its own body weight in blood
10 Animals without a backbone or bony skeleton
11 Mosquitoes belong to the ______ Culicidae (from the Latin word 'culex' meaning 'gnat')
13 When biting with their proboscis, they stab two tubes into the skin: one to inject an ______ that inhibits blood clotting; the other to suck blood into their bodies 14 Feeding behaviour
15 Malaria parasites attach themselves to the gut of a female mosquito and enter a ______ as she feeds
19 Female mosquitoes tend to lay their eggs in ______ water, even very shallow puddles are suitable
21 Only ______ mosquitoes bite humans 22 In some cases, such as in yellow fever, a virus enters the mosquito as it feeds on an infected human and is transmitted via the mosquito’s ______ to a subsequent victim 23 Deadliest animal in the world 24 Group of mosquitoes
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1 'Mosquito" is spanish word for 'little ______'
3 Mosquitoes are as old as the _____
5 3 species of mosquito transmit ______, Anopheles, Culex and Aedes
6 ______ is needed for all mosquito species to complete their life cycles
8 Most common mosquito-borne disease 9 ______ mosquitoes are the only species known to carry malaria
12 An elongated sucking mouth part that is typically tubular and flexible
14 Mosquitoes use exhaled ______ dioxide, body odours,temperature, and movement to home in on their victims
16 Average life span is 2 weeks to 6 ______
17 Females need to feed on blood as they require the extra ______ to be able to lay eggs
18 Mosquitoes are small _____ belonging to the order Diptera (flies)
20 Four life stages: eggs, larvae, ______, adult
21 Mosquitoes are a reliable source of _____for thousands of animals, including birds, bats, dragonflies, and frogs
25 The flapping of their ______ makes the irritating buzzing sound that we hear at night