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The mosquito is a vector, meaning that it carries a disease-causing organism from one animal to another. Learn about the mosquito's need for blood to assist in egg production with help from a teacher in this free video on mosquitoes and insects.
The reason that mosquito bites cause a reaction is due to the enzymes in their saliva. Discover why a mosquito bite only lasts for a brief moment with help from a teacher in this free video on mosquitoes and insects.
The female mosquito sucks blood to get iron and protein so that she can properly form the eggs that she lays. Find out how the blood that mosquitoes suck can carry diseases with help from a teacher in this free video on mosquitoes and insects.
Mosquitoes are strong evolutionarily, and they exist all over the world, except for Antarctica. Discover why mosquitoes are often found in areas that are moist and have a lot of water with help from a teacher in this free video on mosquitoes and insects.
Mosquitoes are usually found close to water, and the Asian Tiger mosquito has shown up all over the world. Find out why certain mosquitoes travel to places that they don't belong with help from a teacher in this free video on mosquitoes and insects.
Mosquitoes affect humans in that they are pests, they cause itching, and they spread diseases. Discover how mosquitoes can be responsible for the West Nile Virus and malaria with help from a teacher in this free video on mosquitoes and insects.
Mosquito eggs take about a week to hatch, after which the adult mosquito lives anywhere from three to 100 days. Discover more about the mosquito's life cycle with help from a teacher in this free video on mosquitoes and insects.
A few different types of mosquitoes include ones that need to lay eggs in flooding areas, mosquitoes that are called anopheles and mosquitoes that lay their eggs anywhere. Learn about the different things that various mosquitoes do for the environment with help from a teacher in this free video on mosquitoes and insects.
Insects are small invertebrates that can be real pests. Including flies, mosquitoes, bees and wasps, bugs tend to annoy humans with their bites, stings and buzzing. However, each insect plays an important role in nature, whether it be to pollinate flowers, produce honey or prey on other pests. All in all, some insects can be quite beneficial to nature's cycle. In this free video series, a teacher provides information on mosquitoes, mosquito bites and the lives of mosquitoes. Find out where mosquitoes get the diseases they carry, where mosquitoes live, and learn about the effect of mosquitoes on human life. Discover interesting and helpful facts about mosquitoes in these free videos.
Janice Creneti Janice Creneti has a bachelor's degree in secondary science education and biology from Boston University. She has been teaching for more than 20 years. She currently teaches at Lakewood High School in Tampa, Fla.dkdk
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