The reason why only female mosquitoes suck blood

by Dawn R. Cole

SCRATCHING THE SURFACE: WHY FEMALE MOSQUITOES NEED BLOOD The world is populated with roughly 3,000 species of mosquitoes. Both sexes are actually nectar feeders but in many species, the female members are capable of he...read more

by Jordan Dickie

The Reason only Female Mosquito Sucks Blood: The female mosquito is the only one of the Culicidae family that consumes blood because, unlike other parasitic creatures that survive exclusively on the fluids of livin...read more

by Michael Totten

Blood is not a primary component of a mosquito's diet. In fact, almost the entire diet of male and female mosquitoes alike consists of nectar, a fact which many plants take advantage of in order to cross-pollinate. The mal...read more

by Jeff Casto

I've heard it said that the female is the most deadly of all biological species. This is certainly true of mosquitoes, because only the female mosquito bites. Male mosquitoes are not able to bite because they have a differ...read more

by Adewale Olowode

Generally speaking,mosquitoes are not the best insects to have around.Though beneficial for their pollination activities, the female anopheles mosquitoes have been a complete nuissance to mankind for over 2000 years! Event...read more

by CeeGunn

The reason female mosquitoes need blood is to produce fertile eggs. A adult mosquito's life span lasts approximately two weeks. After the female mosquito has mated with the male, she goes in search of a blood meal. ...read more

by Rex Trulove

Like most true flies, mosquitoes require a great deal of protein in order to breed. This is particularly true of females. However, since the species has a short life, much of it aquatic, evolutionary processes took a s...read more

by Kathy Stemke

Have you ever wondered why the 3,000 species of dangerous female mosquitoes bite some people more often than others? And why are those welts so doggone painful? FOOD SOURCE The females are the egg producers and need b...read more

by Laureen Manera

Mosquitoes are one of life's minor annoyances (unless you live in a place where malaria and other serious insect-borne diseases are rampant- then they can be deadly) yet can be intriguing creatures when studied. Many pe...read more

by Carole Borthwick

Did you know that only female mosquitoes suck blood? She bites to suck your blood! When she bites. We smack and then scratch. If she dodged your attempt to squish her, (and they usually do), please realize - her co...read more

by Karen Ellis

The female mosquito needs blood to produce fertile eggs. Since the male, does not, he has no need for mammalian blood nor to bite. A blood meal is required for each batch of eggs the female lays, and she lays multiple ba...read more

by Scott Heritage

Many people despise mosquitoes and will kill them whenever they get the chance to. They are responsible for countless deaths in humans and spread a myriad of diseases. What a lot of people don't tend to know however is tha...read more