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1. Basir won the naming contest. Thanks to all that voted! 2. We still need entries and recipes for the cookbook. To find more info go down a couple of posts. 3. I have become a smorgasborg of sorts for the local mosquito population. One of the disadvantages of no air is open windows. They hunt me out in my sleep and feed away. Ugh!  4. Did you know that only the female feeds on you? 5. The mosquito's visual picture, produced by various parts of its body, is an infrared view produced by its prey's body temperature. 6. The average life span of the female mosquito is 3 to 100 days; the male's is 10 to 20 days. (No wonder I am so eaten up!) 7. Depending on species, female mosquitoes may lay 100 to 300 eggs at a time and may average 1,000 to 3,000 during their lifespan. 8. Most mosquitoes remain within 1 mile of their breeding site. A few species may range up to 20 miles or more. 9. There are over 170 described species of mosquitoes from North America. Several species have been accidentally introduced from other parts of the world. 10. Depending on temperature, mosquitoes can develop from egg to adult in as little as 4-7 days. 11. Presently, the cues used by mosquitoes to find their hosts are poorly understood. Carbon dioxide (CO2), heat, octenol and light have been shown to be attractants. Other compounds tested such as lactic acid also have proved to attract certain species of biting insects. 12. You're more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume bananas. Biting activity increase by 500 times when there is a full moon. A mosquito's wings beat 500 times a second. 13. Mosquitoes prefer children to adults, and blondes to brunettes. (I am a redhead... hmmmm) XOXOXOX |
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