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Do mosquitoes eat algae

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No, a normal mosquito would not eat algae. They mostly feed on the nectar's of flowers, as well as fruit juices. The female mosquito will feed on the blood of humans and other such mammals because it contains the nutrients required for her to reproduces and lay eggs.

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Yes, they do. Mostly mosquito larvae eat them though.

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