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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: Martin Jones on 27/05/2008 21:02:10

Title: What do male mosquitoes eat?
Post by: Martin Jones on 27/05/2008 21:02:10

Martin Jones asked the Naked Scientists:

If it's only the female mosquitoes that bite, what do the male mosquitoes eat?

Love your show,

Martin Jones, in Ottawa, Canada

What do you think?

Title: What do male mosquitoes eat?
Post by: blakestyger on 27/05/2008 21:45:47

They eat nectar from plants - only the females eat blood. Virtually every animal has a host mosquito that lives on it.