Biology

• Mosquitoes like all insects are composed of a head region, thorax, and abdomen

• All insects have three sets of legs

• Insects can have one set of wings or two sets of wings, mosquitoes belong to the group of insects called diptera (which means two wings)

• Most have a hard exoskeleton (no bones) made out of a material called chitin

• Insects do not have lungs - breathe through spiricles, similar to pores

• Mosquitoes begin life in the water 

 

 

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