They can ruin a picnic in the park, a camping trip with friends, or even a weekend in your humble abode! There are an incredible number of them, and they attack in a swarm wherever you go. Mosquitoes are the worst thing about summer. Why do they always have to bite and why do the bites itch so much? It's time to get some answers! Mosquitoes are ancient inhabitants of our planet, having appeared 50-100 million years ago. They turned out to be an extremely adaptive species. They live on all continents, except perhaps Antarctica, and in any climate. There are about 3,000 species of mosquitoes worldwide. By the way, did you know that not all mosquitoes drink blood? Only females feed on it, while males prefer nectar. The good news is that they are easy to tell apart! Other videos that might interest you: Mosquitoes Are Much More Dangerous Than You Think • Mosquitoes Are Much More Dangerous Than You Think ; 10 Insect Bites You Need to Know How to Recognize • 10 Insect Bites You Need to Know How to... ; If You Have This Plant in Your Home, You'll Never See Mice, Spiders, or Ants Again! • If You Have This Plant in Your Home,... ; Timestamps: Why They're a Miracle of Nature 1:00 Angry Female Mosquitoes ???? 1:55 The Life of a Mosquito 3:09 How Do They Find You? 4:17 How Mosquitoes Drink Blood (Some of Them Have Teeth! ????) 6:22 Do They Use Anesthetic? Seriously? 7:00 Why Do They Need Blood? 8:05 #mosquitoes #insects #brightside OVERVIEW: The mosquitoes are easy to tell apart! The males are slightly smaller than the females. And if you see a mosquito with strange fluffy antennae, do not rush to swat it - it is a male, and it will not bite you under any circumstances. The lifespan of a mosquito is about 1 or 2 months. For a female. Males live much less: about 2 weeks. Do not build your house next to a stagnant body of water if you do not want an invasion of mosquitoes! Contrary to popular belief, mosquitoes do not look for prey near light sources. To be honest, only a few of their species drink human blood at all. They have many ways, but most often they use aromas. More precisely, they "scan" the air for your body heat and the only substance that any living creature produces constantly: carbon dioxide, or CO2. Mosquitoes remember the smell of particularly aggressive prey and avoid it for 24 hours. In other words, if a mosquito tries to bite you, and you brush it away or try to swat it, then next time it will choose a different victim! You are being jabbed with not one, but six needles! Some of them have sharp teeth that pierce the skin. The mosquito injects saliva inside you immediately after it bites you. Saliva consists of more than a hundred different components, most of which are organic substances - enzymes. Other components act as a local anesthetic. Females need blood for the growth of eggs. More precisely, they need a lot of protein and iron, which are found in huge quantities in the blood. Music: Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Subscribe to Bright Side: http://goo.gl/DgUonf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is life! on Youtube: https://bit.ly/2tKobHX Take and do Children https://bit.ly/2H5MVlY Stock materials (photos, videos and others): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More cool articles and videos on http://adme.ru/