To begin with, it should be reported that the majorityinsects have a short lifespan. Usually it's a year or even less! For example, how do you think how many live a black cockroach? A little - about forty days. The housefly is from one decade to a month, and ants-workers are already six years old! But this is, rather, an exception to the rules than the norm. However, these insects are usually of no interest to anyone, since they do not cause pain to a person, which means they are less visible. Everyone is interested in another question - how much does a mosquito live?
To not be weary of long expectations, we will answerimmediately: these bloodsuckers live from one decade to two months. In this case, females live longer than males, strictly speaking, as it happens in humans. It turns out that the same mosquito simply physically can not constantly torment us, not letting us sleep at night. In the end, he will die for natural reasons. And this can not but rejoice, is it not? However, we left the topic ... Let's take a closer look at the question of how much a mosquito lives, and consider all its life stages.
Who does not know, mosquitoes experience exactly four periods of their short existence:
- development in the egg;
- stage of the larva;
- pupation;
- Imago.
All periods of the mosquito's life, except for the stage of the imago, pass directly into the water. How does this happen and how many mosquitoes live in these periods?
Eggs
The females of these bloodsuckers make the masonry up to three hundred (!) eggs in standing ponds - lakes, swamps, puddles, water on leaves, in "eggplants" filled with water, and so on ... First the eggs are white, but very soon they darken. The duration of this stage is about a week.
Larva
Then there are larvae hanging down headsunder the water. They breathe with the help of hollow tubes. They feed on bacteria and other microorganisms, which are attracted to them by means of fan-shaped appendages. In this state, the insect spends up to four moults.
Pupa
The next metamorphosis lasts from two to fivedays. The new tubules, which are necessary for the respiratory processes of the pupa, are discharged to the surface of the water. It is in the pupa that a full-fledged mosquito is formed - imago.
This is an adult mosquito, conducting the rest of itsliving in the air. Interestingly, the males are always the first to hatch, which form whole swarms for meeting with their "brides". In addition, the males are "vegetarians" (feed on floral nectar), and the females are "predators". They suck the blood of animals and humans.
So, the average period of life of bloodsuckers - threeof the week. Interestingly, the duration of the existence of this species of insects is influenced by both the temperature and the surrounding environment, because if you kill the bloodsucker, it’s no longer a tenant! The availability of food also directly affects their lifespan. Many people are not jokingly wondering how much a mosquito lives after a bite made by a man ... Friends, we answer: exactly as much as he is destined to live in nature, namely, about a month! A mosquito doesn’t care who bites, the main thing is to be able to do this as profitably as possible, preferably until the belly is filled with red delicacy so that the insect can barely fly!
