Mosquitoes: Mosquitoes it is only female mosquitoes that seek animals out for their blood, which they need in order to reproduce.
Standard Common Name: Mosquitoes
Number of Species: 350 Size ranged 4mm – 6mm.
Distribution: Mosquitoes are found throughout Australia.
Habitat: Mosquitoes often live in urban areas.
Feeding and Diet: The female mosquitoes eat animal blood.
Life cycle: A few days after a blood meal, female mosquitoes lay about 200 eggs on any water surface-even small water bodies such as bottom trays of pot plants are suitable. Most species produce egg ” rafts” where many eggs are cemented together, floating until they hatch after two to three days. Although they live in water, the larvae known as ” wrigglers” breathe air and come equipped with their own snorkelling equipment. Attached to their abdomen is a siphon, which they use when they come to the surface to breathe. Females live for about a month while males often live for only a week, during which they feed on nectar.