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Why does the female Anopheles mosquito feed on human blood?


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Female Anopheles Mosquito:

  1. In addition to transmitting encephalitis and filariasis, Anopheles is the sole known vector of malaria.
  2. Water with a lot of plants is often the site where eggs are laid on top of the water.
  3. The male Anopheles does not consume blood as the females do. They sip nectar from flowers using their proboscis.
  4. Because they utilize the protein and iron in our blood to produce their eggs, only female mosquitoes feed on human blood.
  5. The iron and protein in human blood, help them produce eggs.
  6. Female mosquitoes feed on human blood because of this.
  7. After a successful mating, female mosquitoes must lay eggs, and they feed their eggs animal blood substances like fibrinogen, etc.
  8. They require blood for the development of the eggs.

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