Mosquitoes
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Identification:
Adult mosquitoes have a grayish colored body and have white stripes going across the abdomen, they are covered in silver, green, or bluish iridescent scales. Their body is narrow, long thin legs, a long nose (proboscis) that is used for feeding, and one pair of transparent wings.The larvae live in areas with standing water and have a large head and thorax and a worm-like abdomen.
Habitat:
Mosquitoes need water to breed. Adult mosquitoes lay eggs in stagnant water, they will also use slow moving water, soil that stays moist or leaf litter that stays moist.Mosquitoes Image Gallery
