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by zulfee on October 30th, 2006

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WHY DOES A FEMALE MOSQUITO FEED ON HUMAN OR ANIMAL BLOOD WHEREAS A MALE LIVES ON SUCKING FROM PLANTS. IS THEIR A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT OF THE FEMALE MOSQUITO TO FEED ON BLOOD?

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  • by Anonymous on October 30th, 2006

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    Mosquitos eat plant nectar. Females need protein to propagate. Males don't have the apparatus to drink blood.

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  • by Esteban-- Smart ass Pumpkin on October 30th, 2006

    Esteban-- Smart ass Pumpkin

    It just goes to show you that woman will suck the life out of you.

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  • by Roger Kovaciny on November 1st, 2006

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    The female has longer sucking apparatus than the male and at some point in their history--like many other creatures--discovered vampirism. A mosquito after a blood meal will typically lay about 200 eggs, but if she is only able to get plant sap may only lay 10. They can go many generations without needing blood, I don't know how many.

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