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Anophelinae Culicinae Toxorhynchitinae

Mosquito (from the Spanish and Portuguese meaning "small fly") is a common flying insect in the family Culicidae that is found around the world. There are about 3,500 species of mosquitoes. They are vectors for a number of infectious diseases that kill millions of people per year.

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Sucking Up To Survive

Sucking Up To Survive

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Shrink a human being down to the size of an insect, and you would no longer be able to sip lemonade from a straw. The forces that hold liquid together would simply be too great to overcome at that tiny scale.





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West Nile virus infection may persist in kidneys years after initial infection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study shows that people who have been infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys for years after initial infection, potentially leading to kidney problems. The research, which appears in ...


UCSB scientists show that female fruit flies can be 'too attractive' to males

Scientists show that female fruit flies can be 'too attractive' to males

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Females can be too attractive to the opposite sex -- too attractive for their own good -- say biologists at UC Santa Barbara. They found that, among fruit flies, too much male attention directed toward attractive ...



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