Mosquitoes
Family Culicidae
Appearance
- 5mm in length.
- "Delicate" looking; long, spindly legs; long, thin abdomen.
- Greyish in colour.
Lifecycle
- Eggs laid in water, singly or in rafts. Hatch within a few days.
- Larvae are aquatic and never leave the water.
Habits
- One of the few British flies to bite humans.
- Only the females bite. They must have a blood meal before they can lay fertile eggs.
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