Peak mosquito activity is at dawn and dusk. When a mosquito bites, saliva is injected into the victim to help extract the blood. This is what causes the itching sensation and potential disease transmission. The annoying mosquito whine is made by their wings, which beat up to 500 cycles a second, and allow them to fly up to 150 miles during their lifetime. In one field study, the flight and biting activity of mosquitoes increased by more than 500 percent on nights with a full moon.
Mosquitoes are true survivalists.
They've been spotted as high as 14,000 feet, and as low as 3,750 feet below sea level. Male mosquitoes never suck blood. Females feed on blood only to obtain protein for egg production. There are approximately 2,700 species of mosquitoes in the world. It s just about time to celebrate the birth of a nation.