think of all the mosquitoes gray buzz and spoil the rest man?Not at all.In the world there are more than 2,500 species of insects.
drink human blood, not all species of mosquitoes.Some of them prefer to "hunt" for horses and birds, while others prefer the blood of frogs and lizards, there are those who eat only blood of dragonflies.And some types of mosquitoes do not drink blood.The colors of these insects is also very different.Stunningly beautiful views of the family Sabetes These mosquitoes.It has emerald azure color and legs of these mosquitoes are decorated with fluffy brushes.Pomp and brightness outfit just to match the environment: sabetes are found in Paraguay and Guiana.There are species of mosquitoes bright red, piercing orange, yellow and black.However, in Russia, they are not found.Mosquitoes are very fond of heat and humidity, so the greatest diversity of species found in the tropics.Types of mosquitoes in Russia represented only 120 names.Most of all in our country, mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles.They are found everywhere except the Far East, and is a distributor of malaria.Yet we can meet friendly Tipulidae, biting Culicidae and some other family, not eating blood.
species, genera and families
mosquitoes - are the closest relatives of baleen flies.They are found almost all over the world.You can not find the mosquito except in the territory of the permafrost.All types of mosquitoes (photos can be found on specialized resources) can be separated by just a few families:
- mosquitoes present.This family Culicidae often referred to as blood-sucking or kulitsidami.Females of these species of mosquitoes feed on blood (not necessarily human), and males - nectar.Perhaps because of his addiction to intoxicating nectar, full of vitamins, males usually look bigger and different from females huge mustache.The color of these species of mosquitoes can be anything: it all depends on their habitats.
- Tipulidae, or crane fly, causing panic in the majority of urban dwellers.They suddenly fly out the window and hang from the ceiling, or kicking his long legs, or a ridiculously fly out of the grass.Yes, it is their quite unfairly called malarial mosquitoes.In fact, crane-fly - the most harmless species of mosquito.Some of their family eats only dew or nectar, and the other ... does not take any water or food.They even do not have the proboscis.The larvae of these mosquitoes have a huge mouth with which they are happy to gnaw the roots of plants.Adults are not very swift, so they often fall prey to birds.In order to save his life, crane-fly enemy left his foot, but the fly alive.If you see just above the grass like a circling mosquito, almost touching the belly of the earth, know that it is the female lays eggs.
- family of moth flies are very unpleasant variety.This mosquitoes - small, fluffy bloodsucking creatures able to infect human leishmaniasis or fever mosquito.These serious diseases can still be found in Asia, Africa and other countries with a tropical or subtropical climate.Fortunately, within the Russian mosquitoes are not found.The same family of moth flies are completely harmless.These types of mosquitoes got their name because of the strong similarities with tiny butterflies fluffy.
- Mote family or Simuliidae, 1500 represented the views.They bite hurt, live in running water or next to it.
- chironomids are known to many fishermen as a "joker" - they do not bite.
There tolstohobotnye mosquitoes, midges and gall midges, mosquitoes and limonidy mushroom, fruit and earth gnats.Each family has a thousand species.Each of them has its own habitat.
