Understanding Mosquitoes

The mosquito is an amazing, beautiful and (sometimes) deadly creature. It's also one that billions of people throughout the world interact with on a daily basis, whether they like it or not. So let's learn more about mosquitoes and try to understand them a little better.
Click on this amazing photo of a mosquito's eyes, taken using an electron microscope, to check out more incredible shots of insects up close.

Life Cycle

Click on the image below to watch a short video on the lifecycle of a mosquito then study the images below for more information.
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Click here for more information about mosquitoes from National Geographic Kids or check out these fun facts from Science Kids.

More on Habitats

Now that we understand a little more about their natural lifecycle, lets' take a look at their habitat - where they live.
Natural Habitats
PLANTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BREED MOSQUITOES
 Compiled By : Mosquito Lady Consulting

Human Habitats

Do any of these problem areas look familiar?
What could you do in and around your house or classroom to help reduce or remove habitat for problematic mosquito species?

Living with (fewer) Mosquitoes

Were you inspired by our wonderful guest speaker Ibu Trudy Rilling-Collins? Keen to learn more about how we can minimise the negative human impacts of mosquitoes, without doing harm to our planet? Here's a little more from Ibu Trudy. What are you going to do around your home?