Saturday, August 13, 2022

9 Interesting Facts About Mosquitoes, The most dangerous Creatures in the World


 
According to National public health agencies, and the World Health Organization, mosquitoes are the most dangerous in the world. They kill 400,000 people a year and sicken hundreds of millions more.

Quoted from Treehugger dot com, here are the interesting facts that you did not know about mosquitoes.

1. Mosquitoes Sniff Out Their Victims

Natural body odors and the carbon dioxide humans exhale excite and attract mosquitoes, which is why we so often hear them buzzing around our heads.

 In fact, they can sniff out a host from 100 feet away.

2. Male Mosquitoes Don't Bite

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says only female mosquitoes bite.

 They rely on the protein from blood meals to produce their eggs, but they also drink it to stay hydrated.

 3. They Become Better Hunters When Infected

Female mosquitoes are already unquenchably bloodthirsty,

but researchers have found that those infected with the dengue virus, which they can transmit to humans, are even hungrier for the red stuff. 

The virus equips them with the perfect cocktail for blood consumption:

4. Mosquitoes With Parasites Are Even More Bloodthirsty



Not only do parasites live and feed on mosquitoes, but the clever moochers can also manipulate their host's behavior to increase their odds of spreading.

Research has shown that mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite want longer and more frequent blood meals than noninfected mosquitoes, all to better the chance of obtaining a human host.

5. Their Spit Leaves Skin Itchy



When a mosquito sets her sights on a target, she hones in, divebombs, and inserts her microscopic proboscis into the victim's skin.

As she sucks blood, she leaves behind a dollop of saliva, which serves as an anticoagulant (to prevent clotting) so that she may feast more efficiently.

6. Not All Mosquitoes Can Carry West Nile Virus



Of the thousands of known mosquito species, West Nile virus has been found in just around 65 of them. The virus usually cycles between Culex mosquito species and common urban birds,

 like robins, northern cardinals, and house sparrows. Nearly 80 percent of people who are infected with the virus will not show any symptoms,

which range from mild irritation and stupor to coma and death.

7. They May Be the Reason Alexander the Great Died



Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire, never lost a battle and is considered to be one of history's most successful commanders,

but he is thought to have ultimately been defeated at the age of 32 by a mosquito infected with West Nile encephalitis

8. They're Quite Slow

Vicious as the man-eaters may be, they move at a surprisingly pokey pace. The average mosquito weighs 2 to 2.5 milligrams, seemingly enabling them to fly swiftly,

but not so.7 Instead, they fly at speeds between 1 and 1.5 miles per hour, making them one of the slowest flying insects of all. A dragonfly, for comparison, can go about 35 miles per hour.

9. Mosquitoes Are the Deadliest Animals in the World



Beware the dangers of tigers, sharks, and snakes? Nay,

fear the mosquito, the most lethal creature on the planet. 

More deaths are caused by mosquitoes than any other animal

 A single malarial mosquito can infect more than 100 people.

 According to the World Health Organization, malaria kills a child every minute in Africa.



Those are 9 interesting facts about mosquitoes, animals that are categorized as the most dangerous in the world and happen to be around us. Thank you for visiting this blog, don't forget to leave a comment. Thank you

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1.      The source of content https://www.treehugger.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-mosquitoes-4863639

2.      Pictures are taken from google

 

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