While males lack a strong proboscis to pierce skin, they do have bushy antennae which allows them to detect the pheromones released by female mosquitos. Beyond the peculiarities and interesting ...

A mosquito’s proboscis — the elongated part of its mouth it uses to bite humans — has two tubes. One tube is used for sucking blood from humans. The other injects saliva into the bite.

They can extract blood using specialized mouthparts called proboscis which can pierce the host’s skin. Conversely, male ...

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It sounds plausible that garlic — a plant known for its pungent odor — would repel mosquitoes.

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