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Mosquito Bites Human

Close-up of a female mosquito (Aedes sp.) biting a human. Female mosquitoes have a long proboscis adapted for piercing skin in order to feed on blood which is necessary to the female's reproductive cycle. The males of the species do not feed on blood and therefore do not transmit dangerous viruses. This mosquito was photographed on Grand Manan Island off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada.

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Image Size: 4500x3000 / 6.0MB; fauna animal animalia wildlife wild life insect hexapoda hexapod bug insecta arthropod arthropoda pterygota invertebrate bite biting biting insect insect pest pest vector transmit transmitting suck sucking blood sucking blood sucking insect feed feeding eat eating blood female mosquito aedes sp. mosquito aedes sp aedes proboscis piercing skin pierce
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Close-up of a female mosquito (Aedes sp.) biting a human. Female mosquitoes have a long proboscis adapted for piercing skin in order to feed on blood which is necessary to the female's reproductive cycle. The males of the species do not feed on blood and therefore do not transmit dangerous viruses. This mosquito was photographed on Grand Manan Island off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada.