Do mosquitoes really bite?
By Xavier Bage
@franxav (13603)
India
August 4, 2022 1:55am CST
Working in the garden and its vicinity has become a nightmare for me recently. It being the rainy season it's damp everywhere. It is the most suitable condition for mosquitoes to breed and multiply. As soon as I go anywhere near their domain they come in hordes and begin their " kissing" campaign on my skin.
You would hear more people speak of mosquito bites. But do these singing creatures really bite. Researchers tell that they don't really bite. They inject their saliva into our tissues, which causes swells on our skin, which in turn itch. In fact, they pierce six needles into our body and one of them a prosbocis reaches our blood vessel and sucks the blood.
Whatever may be the mechanism of mosquito " bite" they are definitely painful and in many cases harmful, as they can give us malaria, dengue, zika parasites and who knows what they are capable of spreading among humankind.
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15 responses
@josie_ (9763)
• Philippines
4 Aug 22
We are so used to phrases like "I got bitten by a mosquito", we don't give them a second thought, even if it is scientifically impossible. But when you consider the alternative that is more factual, "I got suckled by a mosquito"...people might think you are a pervert or degenerate.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Aug 22
That is definitely what I'd think if someone said they got suckled by a mosquito! 
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
4 Aug 22
Mosquito in the houses really is disturbing whether or not it is injecting to suck the blood.
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@zhangxueying (2945)
• China
27 Aug 22
I try not to go to the grass and rarely go to the park, so I won't be bitten by mosquitoes. I spend most of my time at home or in the office of the company. When I sleep at home, I put the mosquito repellent incense in the mosquito repellent incense container and plug in the electricity.
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@franxav (13603)
• India
28 Aug 22
Many in our state use this kind of repellent but I use only a mosquito net.
@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
4 Aug 22
Yep they dont bite they sting.
And yea they can cause really bad itch and also virus.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (13701)
• Philippines
21 Aug 22
@franxav yea you are right but most people commonly saying bite
@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
4 Aug 22
Yes they are rotten creatures..they sting and spread disease.
@gnatsmom (2336)
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8 Aug 22
I hate mosquitos. We have a problem with them here. I try to keep citronella burning when I am outside. Whether they bite or inject, they are evil pests that cause great pain and discomfort. I must keep them away from me.
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
4 Aug 22
They are vampires lets just be happy they are small. Imagine them the size of cows
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@Beestring (13320)
• Hong Kong
4 Aug 22
Mosquitoes are irritating and may cause harm to the body. I often use an electronic expeller in summer.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Aug 22
If any creature uses his/her mouth on me, and it hurts, then they are definitely biting me and deserve the fate I deal out to them. (I didn't like it when my girlfriend bit me for fun. To me, that isn't "fun".)
Mosquitoes used to like me a lot. But after the doctor diagnosed me with hyperthyroidism and I started taking meds for that, mosquitoes don't bother me anymore. I'm very happy about that.
