The bream are eaten by bass, bass are eaten by gar fish, and gar fish are eaten by the alligator. If you visit the park in the buggy summer months, you can make a blood donation to the park's food chain. There are 68 species of mosquitoes in Florida and 1,500 world-wide. The itch from a mosquito bite is caused by an anti-coagulant left by the mosquito after she bites you. This substance stays under the skin for a few hours until it is absorbed by the body.
Mosquitoes bite to get the protein in blood to form their eggs.
Male mosquitoes feed on flowers and fruits, extracting the sugar from them. Most are more active in the early morning hours or at dusk. But anytime will do if a feeding opportunity is near. This beautiful yellow, white, and black spider spins its golden web into intricate patterns in the hammocks of the Everglades. The fine web traps unsuspecting flying insects.