Mosquitoes in Massachusetts are abuzz these days.

Mosquito season is underway, and those little buggers are more than just an annoyance-- they can spread deadly diseases. There’s very little about mosquitoes that most would consider “fun”, so we’ll just call these facts.

• Only female mosquitoes bite. Male and female mosquitoes feed on fruit and plant nectar, but females require the protein found in blood to develop eggs.
• They can drink up to 3 times their body weight.
• There are over 3,500 species of mosquito; about 175 are found in the U.S.
• Female mosquitoes can lay up to 300 eggs at a time.
• Mosquitoes spend their first 10 days in water. During this time, larvae develop into pupae, which develop into adult mosquitoes.
• Females beat their wings up to 500 times per second; males pick up on the high frequency when looking for a mate.
• Mosquitoes use heat sensors around their mouth parts to sense the body heat of potential hosts.
• Mosquitoes are considered the deadliest “animal” in the world. Over 1 million people worldwide die every year from mosquito-borne diseases.

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