The function of the proboscis of a mosquito is that of a probe to reach vessels under the skin of the host during the blood-sucking action. The protruding proboscis of mosquitoes can help identify the host from a distance.
Mosquito larvae plays an integral role in the aquatic food chain by being a nutrient packed food source for fish and other aquatic animals.
It's actually the main part of the animal's life! As for many insects, the mosquito's adulthood is a short-lived phase purely for reproduction.
mosquito larva live anywhere in water
Mosquito need to reproduce to survive...larva is one of the steps of this process.
Mosquito larvae are just named according to the species of mosquito, ie - 'Culex larva'.
A mosquito larva is called a wriggler because when you see it in water it distinctively wriggles.
20 days
The adult mosquito lays it's eggs in water. The egg hatches into a larva, and the larva feeds on organisms in the water. Then when the larva matures into a mosquito, the mosquito flies around and feeds on organism's blood.
Yes it is
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tumbler
Yes.
The mosquito emerged from it's larva on the surface of the pond.
wrigglers or wigglers