Male Mosquitoes: Unique Facts and Their Role in Nature (English

Did you know that male mosquitoes do not bite us humans, and male mosquitoes are part of a mosquito species that has biological characteristics and behavior that are very different compared to female mosquitoes, which we as a general public often assume are all bloodsuckers, even though what actually happens is that male mosquitoes do not bite us humans or animals at all because these insects do not have the mouth structure needed to penetrate the skin and suck blood.

Hello #amazingnature friends, wherever you are, this time I'm back in this beloved community. It's been almost a month since I've shared a blog post in this extraordinary community.
I liken myself to a traveler. Even though a traveler is very happy and happy living in a foreign country, his hometown is the most comfortable place he misses. That's how it is with me, wherever I share my blog, it's ultimately this community that I miss the most.

In this post, I want to share a simple blog about interesting facts about male mosquitoes.
So, keep following my blog to see some pictures and short articles about these insects.

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like a traveler, even though a traveler is very happy and also happy living in a foreign country, but his place of origin is the most comfortable place that he misses, that's what it's like with me, wherever I share my blog and in the end it's this community that I miss the most. and this time I want to share a simple blog about interesting facts about male mosquitoes.	Como un viajero, aunque un viajero es muy feliz y también feliz viviendo en un país extranjero, pero su lugar de origen es el lugar más cómodo que extraña, así me pasa a mí, dondequiera que comparta mi blog y al final es esta comunidad la que más extraño. Y esta vez quiero compartir un blog sencillo sobre datos interesantes acerca de los mosquitos machos.

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Today I had the opportunity to accompany my uncle on a trip to the plantation, as usual when I am on the plantation I will take a little time to look for some pictures that I can share with this beloved community.	Hoy tuve la oportunidad de acompañar a mi tío en una excursión a la plantación. Como de costumbre, cuando estoy en la plantación me tomo un tiempo para buscar algunas fotos que pueda compartir con esta querida comunidad.

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Then, when I was resting in a makeshift place, my body was surrounded by a group of mosquitoes that were so annoying, that I decided to light a cigarette, because lighting a cigarette in a situation like this is not a bad thing, I think 😃	Entonces, mientras descansaba en un lugar improvisado, mi cuerpo fue rodeado por un grupo de mosquitos tan molestos que decidí encender un cigarrillo, porque encender un cigarrillo en una situación así no es mala idea, creo 😃

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But at that time I noticed that not all mosquitoes bite me, and after I looked for information that male mosquitoes are part of a mosquito species that has biological characteristics with very different behavior compared to female mosquitoes. The most reasonable reason that I concluded at that time, all these mosquitoes swarmed me because they felt threatened when they were perched on wild leaves, and at that opportunity male mosquitoes with female mosquitoes would mix where the female mosquitoes smelled my body odor then bit me, while the males they returned to their original place, perched on wild leaves.	Pero en ese momento me di cuenta de que no todos los mosquitos me picaban, y después de buscar información descubrí que los mosquitos machos pertenecen a una especie con características biológicas y un comportamiento muy diferente al de las hembras. La razón más razonable a la que llegué entonces fue que todos esos mosquitos me rodeaban porque se sentían amenazados cuando estaban posados en hojas silvestres. En esa ocasión, los mosquitos machos y hembras se mezclaban, y las hembras percibían mi olor corporal y me picaban, mientras que los machos regresaban a su lugar de origen, posados en las hojas silvestres.

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But at that time I noticed that not all mosquitoes bite me, and after I looked for information that male mosquitoes are part of a mosquito species that has biological characteristics with very different behavior compared to female mosquitoes. The most reasonable reason that I concluded at that time, all these mosquitoes swarmed me because they felt threatened when they were perched on wild leaves, and at that opportunity male mosquitoes with female mosquitoes would mix where the female mosquitoes smelled my body odor then bit me, while the males they returned to their original place, perched on wild leaves.

Pero en ese momento me di cuenta de que no todos los mosquitos me picaban, y después de buscar información descubrí que los mosquitos machos pertenecen a una especie con características biológicas y un comportamiento muy diferente al de las hembras. La razón más razonable a la que llegué entonces fue que todos esos mosquitos me rodeaban porque se sentían amenazados cuando estaban posados en hojas silvestres. En esa ocasión, los mosquitos machos y hembras se mezclaban, y las hembras percibían mi olor corporal y me picaban, mientras que los machos regresaban a su lugar de origen, posados en las hojas silvestres.

My friend...
The primary energy source for male mosquitoes comes from natural sweet fluids such as flower nectar, plant sap, and fruit juice.
These insects play a vital role in maintaining ecosystem balance in the wild. Besides serving as pollinators while searching for food, male mosquitoes also serve as a vital food link for other predators such as bats, dragonflies, and spiders.

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Regarding the main characteristics of male mosquitoes, there are several prominent physical characteristics, including the shape of the antenna, where the antenna on male mosquitoes looks much thicker and hairier than female mosquitoes. Next is body size, where in general the body dimensions of male mosquitoes tend to be smaller and slimmer than female mosquitoes of the same species. Finally, we can distinguish female mosquitoes from male mosquitoes by their eating patterns, where male mosquitoes are herbivores that consume carbohydrates from plants as fuel to fly and survive.	En cuanto a las características principales de los mosquitos machos, existen varias características físicas destacadas, incluyendo la forma de las antenas, que son mucho más gruesas y peludas que las de las hembras. A continuación, está el tamaño corporal, ya que, en general, los mosquitos machos tienden a ser más pequeños y delgados que las hembras de la misma especie. Finalmente, podemos distinguir a las hembras de los mosquitos machos por sus hábitos alimenticios: los machos son herbívoros que consumen carbohidratos de las plantas como combustible para volar y sobrevivir.

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Regarding the main characteristics of male mosquitoes, there are several prominent physical characteristics, including the shape of the antenna, where the antenna on male mosquitoes looks much thicker and hairier than female mosquitoes. Next is body size, where in general the body dimensions of male mosquitoes tend to be smaller and slimmer than female mosquitoes of the same species. Finally, we can distinguish female mosquitoes from male mosquitoes by their eating patterns, where male mosquitoes are herbivores that consume carbohydrates from plants as fuel to fly and survive.

En cuanto a las características principales de los mosquitos machos, existen varias características físicas destacadas, incluyendo la forma de las antenas, que son mucho más gruesas y peludas que las de las hembras. A continuación, está el tamaño corporal, ya que, en general, los mosquitos machos tienden a ser más pequeños y delgados que las hembras de la misma especie. Finalmente, podemos distinguir a las hembras de los mosquitos machos por sus hábitos alimenticios: los machos son herbívoros que consumen carbohidratos de las plantas como combustible para volar y sobrevivir.

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The difference between male and female mosquitoes is crucial in the context of public health, especially regarding the spread of diseases like malaria and dengue fever.
And honestly, I personally find it very difficult to distinguish between the two without looking closely. I used to think that all mosquitoes were bloodsuckers. But now I realize that male mosquitoes don't bite humans or animals at all because they lack the mouthparts necessary to penetrate the skin and suck blood.

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Regarding the role in the ecosystem as well as reproduction, male mosquitoes play a vital role in the sustainability of the population of their species where the main biological task of males is to detect the presence of females using their sensitive antennae and perform mating reproductive success, this determines the regination of mosquito populations in a habitat. While in a broader environmental context the habit of male mosquitoes that move from one flower to another to suck nectar helps the pollination process of certain plants, although they are not as popular as bees or butterflies. In addition, the biomass produced by larvae and adult male mosquitoes provides a source of nutrition for aquatic and air ecosystems where small fish eat mosquito larvae while birds and predatory insects prey on adult mosquitoes creating a natural food chain balance.	En cuanto a su papel en el ecosistema y la reproducción, los mosquitos machos desempeñan un papel vital en la sostenibilidad de la población de su especie. Su principal función biológica es detectar la presencia de hembras mediante sus antenas sensibles y asegurar el éxito reproductivo, lo que determina la regeneración de las poblaciones de mosquitos en un hábitat. En un contexto ambiental más amplio, el hábito de los mosquitos machos de desplazarse de flor en flor para succionar néctar contribuye a la polinización de ciertas plantas, aunque no son tan populares como las abejas o las mariposas. Además, la biomasa producida por las larvas y los mosquitos machos adultos constituye una fuente de alimento para los ecosistemas acuáticos y aéreos, donde los peces pequeños se alimentan de las larvas, mientras que las aves y los insectos depredadores se alimentan de los mosquitos adultos, creando así un equilibrio natural en la cadena alimentaria.

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Regarding the role in the ecosystem as well as reproduction, male mosquitoes play a vital role in the sustainability of the population of their species where the main biological task of males is to detect the presence of females using their sensitive antennae and perform mating reproductive success, this determines the regination of mosquito populations in a habitat. While in a broader environmental context the habit of male mosquitoes that move from one flower to another to suck nectar helps the pollination process of certain plants, although they are not as popular as bees or butterflies. In addition, the biomass produced by larvae and adult male mosquitoes provides a source of nutrition for aquatic and air ecosystems where small fish eat mosquito larvae while birds and predatory insects prey on adult mosquitoes creating a natural food chain balance.

En cuanto a su papel en el ecosistema y la reproducción, los mosquitos machos desempeñan un papel vital en la sostenibilidad de la población de su especie. Su principal función biológica es detectar la presencia de hembras mediante sus antenas sensibles y asegurar el éxito reproductivo, lo que determina la regeneración de las poblaciones de mosquitos en un hábitat. En un contexto ambiental más amplio, el hábito de los mosquitos machos de desplazarse de flor en flor para succionar néctar contribuye a la polinización de ciertas plantas, aunque no son tan populares como las abejas o las mariposas. Además, la biomasa producida por las larvas y los mosquitos machos adultos constituye una fuente de alimento para los ecosistemas acuáticos y aéreos, donde los peces pequeños se alimentan de las larvas, mientras que las aves y los insectos depredadores se alimentan de los mosquitos adultos, creando así un equilibrio natural en la cadena alimentaria.

Alright, my friends, those are some pictures and short posts from me on this simple blog. I hope you all enjoy and are entertained by what I share. I also want to thank all of you who have taken the time to view and read my blog to the end.

Please leave comments, support, and feedback, which means a lot to me so I can make this blog even better in the future.

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That's all for now.
Greetings everyone.
See you on my next blog.

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Photography	Suku Aedini
Photographer	Hive account@antonydossantos

About the author

Maulizar Mawardi or better known as Hive account@antonydossantos. I am a student. Like taking pictures, but not a professional photographer, insect lover, nature lover, looking for momentum is my hobby.

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Male Mosquitoes: Unique Facts and Their Role in Nature (English - Español)

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