RANDOM MUSINGS FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL

10/08/2015

THINGS I LEARNED THIS WEEK

Male mosquitoes don't bite you - only females.  Males spend all their time taking nectar from plants.  Only the females have a snout with which to bite.  Their saliva has an anti-coagulant in it so they can draw blood easily.  So, if you see a mosquito flying around your patio, don't swat it until you check to see if it is male or female.

I could make some offhand demeaning comment about how similar humans and mosquitoes are with respect to the sexes . . . but I fear I would get bitten.

^o^

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