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I found this website on the topic - http://www.gi.Alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF7/723.html
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n these ecology-minded days, we are constantly reminded that everything has its place, and to disturb a single thread in Nature's fabric is to risk unraveling us all. Every link in the food chain is vital, we learn. Yet, during the moist days of early summer, it is difficult to find even the most dedicated environmentalist who will stand up for the pesky mosquito. Who needs it? What is it good for? Why was it ever invented? Even people who enjoy the graceful flight of swallows admit the birds can eat other insects--and note that mosquitoes are eager to dine on nestling swallows. A rather sketchy off-the-cuff sampling of opinions from several experts within the university system reveals that nobody is really sure what would happen if all the mosquitoes on earth were to disappear overnight. Since we'll never know, I'd like to list just a couple of the more interesting comments that I received. Dr. Richard (Skeeter) Werner, an entymologist with the Institute of Northern Forestry, feels that the mosquito probably plays its most important function as an aquatic link in the food chain of fish while it is still in its larval and pupal stages. Dr. Mark Oswood, a biologist with the University's Institute of Arctic Biology, agrees that the aquatic stages of the mosquito are probably when they are the most valuable in the animal food chain, and he also includes wading birds such as cranes as animals whose diets they supplement. Mosquitoes are also important pollinators, as a large part of their diet consists of plant nectar. But as a product in the animal food chain, Oswood puts the matter into neat perspective when he says that mosquito larvae might be pictured as: "small machines that transform algae, bacteria and organic matter into compact packages of protein." I forgot to ask what they transformed my blood into.
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How do mosquito get its food?
mosquito Net Manufacturers
What kind of symbiotic relationship do a frog and mosquito have?
A symbiotic relationship implies that both species need each other to survive and benefit each other in different ways. A mosquito eats from a man or animal, and man needs the mosquito to maintain ecosystem balance as one of the lower members of the food chain.
What is the scientific name for a food chain?
A food chain is a sequence of nourishment, from the organism upon which all others depend, the base of the food chain, which is almost always a green plant that creates it own food by means of photosynthesis, and then proceeds to the herbivore that eats the plant, and the carnivore that eats the herbivore, and any other creatures that are involved in this process, such as a larger carnivore that eats a smaller carnivore, etc. Food chains can be quite long. Think of the mosquito that drinks the blood of a human being who eats innumerable plants and animals that are grown and raised on farms. And then the dragonfly can eat that mosquito. And perhaps a bird will eat the dragonfly. And perhaps a fox will eat that bird. You see how complicated it can get.
How does the mosquito benefit?
Bird food! :-)
What is a mosquito favourite food?
Humans
Can a mosquito eat human food?
No
What food does mosquito have?
human blood
What is the function of the larva of the mosquito?
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.
What was the reason the narrator in top of the food chain give for originally spraying the DDT?
In "Top of the Food Chain," the narrator explains that he originally sprayed DDT to combat a devastating mosquito infestation that was threatening public health and comfort. At the time, he believed the benefits of controlling the mosquito population outweighed the potential environmental risks. However, he later reflects on the unforeseen consequences of this decision, highlighting the complex and often detrimental impact of pesticide use on the ecosystem.
Mosquito what are the food they eat and how?
they eat u
Position does tiger mosquito have in a food web?
no.
What is a mekong food chain?
A Mekong food chain is a food chain of the Mekong region
