culex+salinarius

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CULEX SALINARIUS

====Culex salinarius is a mosquito that is found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. Larvae are found in freshwater that contains a great deal of emergent and decaying vegetation. The common name is mosquito. Their specific location is from Idaho to Maine, southern New Mexico to Florida, Mexico and Bermuda. The cell type is eukaryote. The reproduction is sexual. Also the Culex salinarius is a heterotroph. The mosquito feeds on blood from humans and animals. A few of its predators are bats,dragon flies,frogs and any type of small birds. The larvae are present from late spring to fall. Mosquitoes have a lot of upper and lower head hairs. The mosquito is susceptible to extreme cold and is killed off by severe winters. Culex live in woods mostly near freshwater such as lakes, ponds or rivers. The mosquito enters hibernation in late fall. Hibernation is taken place in natural shelters such as muskrat huts and animal burrows. Culex salinarius don't produce much body fat but often pester hunters in duck blinds during the month of November. The females can become active at the first sign of mild weather and may also seek a blood meal during the January thaw. This insect is not endangered because each year in the spring, summer, and til late fall the mosquito multiply rapidly. Although a lot of them die in the winter the adults go into hibernation and reproduce year after year. Its a never ending cycle and the same thing is going to happen for many years.====

order Diptera
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