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What are the names of the male and female mosquito?
The male mosquito is called a "drone," while the female mosquito is simply referred to as a "female mosquito."
Is anopheles mosquito male or female?
Anopheles is a genus and they have both males and females. However, as with all mosquitoes only the females suck blood.
Why female anopheles mosquito is responsible to transfer plasmodium in humanbeing and why not in the male?
Male (and female) mosquitoes feed on flowers. However, it is only the female mosquito which bites humans. "She" does this in order to obtain proteins from the blood plasma, which she needs for her eggs. (The male mosquito does not need these proteins, hence it does not bite the human.) Since the female mosquito is the only one being exposed to human blood, it is the only one which will transmit its contents, including malaria. :)
What disease is cause by mosquitoes that swells the legs?
Filaria The male anopheles mosquito causes the legs to swell. The female mosquito causes malaria while the male causes Filaria
Do both female and male mosquito bite?
No. Only the girls.
What is a sporogamy?
Sporogamy refers to the formation of spores by the fusion of male and female spores. It generally takes place in the gut of the female anopheles mosquito.
Does male anopheles mosquito cause fever?
yes
Does a male mosquito bite a human?
Every mosquito can bite and pierce human skin. When feeding on human blood, mosquitoes pierce the skin and trigger histamines in the body.
Why female mosquito is more dangerous than male mosquito?
'cause females bite, but males don't.
Why is female mosquito more dangerous than male mosquito?
'cause females bite, but males don't.
What happens if male mosquito bite?
a male mosquito can bite you, but they tend to bite animals. Usually large ones like horses
What is the Name of male malaria causing mosquito?
malaria is caused by the Protozoal species, Plasmodium. It is spread by the female mosquito of several species of the Anopheles genus. Male mosquitoes do not take a blood meal as only the female requires a blood meal in order to support procreation.
