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Discover the surprising truth about mosquitoes, the deadliest creatures on Earth. Weighing only 0.0025 grams and measuring an average of 16mm long, these insects use sensors to locate their victims by detecting body heat. Female mosquitoes draw blood—not for food, but to reproduce, posing serious health risks by spreading diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever, resulting in millions of deaths annually. Learn how their unique biology and dangerous impact on ecosystems make them a significant threat, and find effective repellents to protect yourself.
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THE TRUTH ABOUT MOSQUITOES www.bushman-repellent.com
A mosquito weighs 0.0025 grams On average they are 16mm long www.bushman-repellent.com
Mosquitoes use sensors around their mouthparts to detect the warmth of your body and the blood inside it… www.bushman-repellent.com
…they then land on you and locate the best capillaries to ‘tap’ into! www.bushman-repellent.com
Depending on which species a mosquito takes between 0.01ml and 0.001ml of blood per attack… www.bushman-repellent.com
…so on average it’s estimated that it would take 1 million bites to drain your body dry of blood www.bushman-repellent.com
Mosquito saliva contains some of the same ingredients as rat poison www.bushman-repellent.com
A mosquito flaps its wings up to 600 times a second www.bushman-repellent.com
Male mosquitoes locate females by the sound of their wings www.bushman-repellent.com
Only the female mosquito sucks blood It’s not for food It’s to reproduce www.bushman-repellent.com
After you’ve been bitten it can take up to 10 minutes before an itchy lump appears! www.bushman-repellent.com
If disturbed while feeding a mosquito will return several times until she is full of blood www.bushman-repellent.com
Mosquitoes generally fly below 25 feet However, they have been found 8,000 feet up in the Himalayas www.bushman-repellent.com
Encephalitis Lymphatic Filariasis Yellow Fever Dengue Fever Diseases Spread by Mosquitoes Malaria Nile Fever Ross River Fever www.bushman-repellent.com
Mosquitoes are responsible for a child dying every 30 seconds… www.bushman-repellent.com
…so in the time it takes you to read this slideshow mosquitoes will be responsible for the deaths of 6 more children! www.bushman-repellent.com
3,000 people died yesterday, 3,000 people will die today and 3,000 people will die tomorrow… www.bushman-repellent.com
…all in all mosquitoes will be responsible for the deaths of 1 million people this year… www.bushman-repellent.com
…that’s the population of San Jose, California www.bushman-repellent.com
…it’s widely accepted that mosquitoes have killed more people than all the wars that have ever been fought… www.bushman-repellent.com
…more controversially some people believe that 50% of all the people that have ever lived have been killed by mosquitoes! www.bushman-repellent.com
Mosquitoes don’t just kill humans, almost nothing is safe! They’ve even killed two Killer Whales in captivity! www.bushman-repellent.com
…and six penguins at London Zoo www.bushman-repellent.com
Mosquitoes kill dogs and cats by giving them heart worm www.bushman-repellent.com
…and kill horses by giving them EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus) www.bushman-repellent.com
Alexander the Great is believed to have died of malaria in 323 B.C. www.bushman-repellent.com
There have been other famous people who have contracted malaria including American presidents Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy… www.bushman-repellent.com
Mosquitoes have been around since the Jurassic period. So they are about 210 million years old... www.bushman-repellent.com
…and they’re here to stay! The best way to avoid being attacked is to use the best repellent available! www.bushman-repellent.com
Find out more at… Find out more at… www.bushman-repellent.com Thank you!
