File:WLA hmns close crop of mosquito.jpg

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Vampire Mosquito

Only the female mosquito drinks blood, which she needs for her eggs to develop. Her abdomen can swell tremendously as she drinks. When she is full she'll fly off to find a small pool of standing water in which to lay her eggs, up to 300 of them.

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This photo of item # [1] at the Houston Museum of Natural Science was contributed under the team name "etee_in_Space_Ceetee" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009.
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