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Mosquito

Mosquitoes have a small and slender body with the size of 3 mm to 6 mm. The
average weight of a mosquito is 5 mg. As an insect, they also have three segments on
their body. They have two large eyes, antenna, mouth and a proboscis. This tube-like
proboscis is used to pierce the host’s skin and suck their blood. The antenna on their
head is used to detect the odor of the host and also the breeding sites. They have six
legs and two wings attached on their thorax. Their abdomen is the place where they
store the blood and their eggs.
Mosquitoes actually feed on nectar and plant juices. Some species of
mosquitoes suck blood because they need its nutrients to produce eggs. In fact, some
species does not suck blood at all. Only female mosquitoes suck blood, the male does
not need it at all. Female mosquitoes can live for 42 to 56 days while male mosquitoes
only live for 10 days. During this time, a female mosquito is able to produce 100 to 200
eggs. There are around 2.700 species of mosquitoes in the world. It is believed that they
have a cosmopolitan distribution, which means that they can be found anywhere in this
world. Some species who live in a tropical regions are active for the entire year and
those who live in cold regions will go through a hibernation process. They suck blood
from various kinds of hosts such as vertebrates, mammals, reptiles, birds, fish,
amphibians and also humans.
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Pigeon

Pigeon refers to all birds of the family Columbidae and order Columbiformes.
They consist of 310 species. Some people may also know them as “Doves”. There is
no clear distinction between the use of the word “pigeons” and “doves” until today. But
generally, the word “Pigeons” is used to address the species known as the Rock Dove,
while the word “Doves” is used to address a pigeon that is white.
Pigeons exhibit various size and color based on their species. The smallest
species may have the size of 15 cm and weight 30 g, while the largest species can grow
up to 75 cm with the body weight of 2 kg. Some of their color are: pale gray, white,
brown, reddish and black. Most of them have two black bars on their wings. They have
a small head with short beak. Their body is compact with two large and muscular wings
and two short legs on it.
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