Both females and males drink nectar, but only females bite and drink blood. Drinking the blood is required in order to lay eggs. The mosquito finds its victim, or host, by sensing the warm moist air around the body. The proboscis has several parts. In the center are two very slender tubes.
Saliva flows through one tube into the bite.
Blood is sucked into the mouth through the other. They often have two pairs of thin, transparent wings and are the only type of insects with stingers. Honey bees make wax and shape it into honeycombs. Hundreds of six-sided cells are created. The cells are used to store honey and pollen, some cells are used by the queen for eggs.