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1 sty 2005 · As a group of kids play hide-and-go seek at dusk, the threat of mosquito bite is close at hand. Learn why mosquitoes need mammal blood and discover the hidden world of the tiny insects with an annoying buzz. Great book.
A droning buzz. Something else is looking for the boy. The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food—blood—to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body.
The boy listens. The girl is getting closer. Suddenly, there's another sound. A droning buzz. Something else is looking for the boy. The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food—blood—to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body.
1 lut 2006 · The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food—blood—to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body. Black-and-white photographs...
Mosquito Bite was inspired by the image that appears on the cover, an electron micrograph taken by Dennis Kunkel. The title came to me in a flash while looking at this picture of a mosquito posed on human skin.
The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food—blood—to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body. Black-and-white photographs show the children's game of hide-and-seek, while astonishing micrographs show Culex and her world as seen through an electron microscope.
The seeker is a mosquito, Culex pipiens, and her search is a matter of life and death. She must find food—blood—to nourish the hundreds of tiny eggs inside her body.
