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Many of us regard the mosquito as a pest. Indeed, a
mosquito bite ___1___
be painful and irritating. ___2___ a mosquito bites, it
pierces its powerful
feeding tube ___3___ the skin of its victim. The
mosquito would then mix ___4___ saliva with the blood. This is
___5___ to prevent
the
blood from clotting. The mosquito would normally
suck up blood as ___6___ as two to three times its own
weight. However, ___7___ all mosquitoes bite. In fact,
___8___ the
female of the species sucks blood as they need the
protein ___9___ their eggs.
Male mosquitoes live mainly ___10___ plant juices or
nectar from flowers.
Mosquitoes detect their victims ___11___ the carbon
dioxide that people
and animals breathe ___12___. Although holding your
breath may not
___13___ these creatures from detecting your
___14___, you
can
still reduce the risk of ___15___ bitten. The mosquito
appears to be attracted
___16___ dark-coloured clothing. Thus, by
___17___ light coloured clothing, you would probably be bitten
less. You could try wearing light
coloured pants ___18___ of jeans the next time you
___19___
a
mosquito-infested place. Surprisingly, the mosquito
is also attracted to ___20___ like cologne or aftershave
lotion. No one really knows why this is so. |
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Many of us regard the mosquito as a pest. Indeed, a
mosquito bite can
be painful and irritating.
When a mosquito bites, it
pierces its powerful
feeding tube into the skin of its victim. The
mosquito would then mix its saliva with the blood. This is
done to prevent
the
blood from clotting. The mosquito would normally
suck up blood as much as two to three times its own
weight. However, not all mosquitoes bite. In fact,
only the
female of the species sucks blood as they need the
protein for their eggs.
Male mosquitoes live mainly
on plant juices or
nectar from flowers.
Mosquitoes detect their victims
by the carbon
dioxide that people
and animals breathe out. Although holding your
breath may not
prevent these creatures from detecting your
presence, you
can
still reduce the risk of
being bitten. The mosquito
appears to be attracted
to dark-coloured clothing. Thus, by
wearing light coloured clothing, you would probably be bitten
less. You could try wearing light
coloured pants instead of jeans the next time you
visit
a
mosquito-infested place. Surprisingly, the mosquito
is also attracted to scents like cologne or aftershave
lotion. No one really knows why this is so. |
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