MOSQUITO METAMORPHOSIS

Believe it or not, this annoying little blood-sucker is way more amazing than we give it credit! Explore the weird, incredible life cycle of the mosquito…..but don’t forget your bug-spray.

True/False

Male mosquitoes require a blood meal to reproduce.

False

Mosquitoes can carry and transmit human diseases.

True

Mosquito larvae breathe using gills which pull oxygen from the water.

False

There are four stages in complete metamorphosis.

True

Vocabulary List

  • Ectoparasite: A parasite that lives and feeds on the exterior of its host species
  • Metamorphosis: A process by which an animal changes after birth or hatching through a series of abrupt and conspicuous changes
  • Incomplete metamorphosis: The life-cycle of certain insects, such as the dragonfly, which does not include a resting pupal stage
  • Molt: To shed an outer layer such as skin, exoskeleton, hair or feathers

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