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Culex pipiens is the common house mosquito—the one that tries to bite you at night and wakes you up with its dreadful buzzing. The typical behavioural pattern of this nocturnal pest is to come into our houses and attack us between sunset and sunrise. A single Culex pipiens, eager to get enough blood to lay its eggs, can ruin your night with multiple bites: the female of the species needs this blood meal to complete her biological cycle. Like those of other mosquito species, the larvae of Culex pipiens are aquatic and can develop anywhere water collects, in any kind of container, gutter or structure. Consequently, mosquitos are found everywhere. Moreover, they can inhabit either clean or polluted waters, even cesspools and poorly maintained sewers.
Curiously, in today’s media-saturated world, we are easily alarmed by the transmission of exotic viruses like Zika but have failed to notice that this mosquito and another of the same genus—Culex perexiguus—have been spreading West Nile virus in Andalusia and nearby regions since at least 2010. In Spain, West Nile virus has been affecting horses since at least 2010 and cases in humans were reported in 2010 and in 2016. Continuous outbreaks throughout Europe—in countries such as Greece, Romania and Italy—have claimed dozens of lives.
In various parts of the world, Culex species have been responsible for spreading encephalitis, including the Saint Louis and Japanese variants (the latter causes more than 50,000 cases and 10,000 deaths each year). These mosquitos are also responsible for the spread of West Nile virus, which has affected more than 40,000 people in the United States since it first reached the country in 1999. The common house mosquito also spreads filarial worms—including Dirofilaria immitis, which affects dogs—and several Plasmodium species that cause avian malaria.
Culex pipiens is a very adaptive species. Some of its ecological forms prefer to feed on birds at northern latitudes but are more likely to bite humans at latitudes farther south. The mosquito’s appetite can also vary depending on where the larvae develop. For example, mosquitos that mature in an underground environment where organic matter is present will be more likely to feed on humans than on birds. Because of this plasticity, the common house mosquito can act as a bridge vector, spreading viruses between different animal species—including humans.
Sea Rim State Park, Port Arthur, Texas
I'm reaching back a ways on this one, but I had never shared it on Flickr. This was taken with my Fuji bridge camera during my first year on sharing photos online, also during the same week that a large group of people from the old site of Webshots moved to Flickr. I was on this trip when the news broke. I spent the night on the beach and fought off a zillion mosquitos. I wouldn't do that again, especially now that we are fighting the Zika virus and other maladies from mosquitos these days. I'm glad I was there at sunrise on this morning though.
Pleš (German Plöss, or Plöß) is a municipality part of Bělá nad Radbuzou in Okres Domažlice in the Czech Republic in the west Bohemian. Pleš was once the highest settlement (765 meters) in the district Bischofteinitz and has been a deserted village since the 1960s.
The old Rössler Villa is the only surviving building and was initially used as a forester's lodge and is associated with the smuggler Josef Zíka, who was a forester in Plöß. The house was redesigned after the fall of the Berlin Wall into a guesthouse with boarding house.
This image is from a meadow just behind the boarding house.
Text adapted from Wikipedia.
plain of bagan in the golden land aka myanmar, formerly burma
view across this sacred landscape seen
from high on dhamma ya zi ka pagoda
bagan - added to unesco world heritage site list in 2019
Pleš (German Plöss, or Plöß) is a municipality part of Bělá nad Radbuzou in Okres Domažlice in the Czech Republic in the west Bohemian. Pleš was once the highest settlement (765 meters) in the district Bischofteinitz and has been a deserted village since the 1960s.
The old Rössler Villa is the only surviving building and was initially used as a forester's lodge and is associated with the smuggler Josef Zíka, who was a forester in Plöß. The house was redesigned after the fall of the Berlin Wall into a guesthouse with boarding house.
This image is from a meadow just behind the boarding house.
Text adapted from Wikipedia.
I wish I could say that the mosquitoes were bad this day, but the only thing this photo proves is that they weren't.
The things we put up with to pursue a hobby.
Reflection Lakes, Mount Rainier National Park.
Die Tigermücke gelangte als blinder Passagier von Fahrzeugen die aus Norditalien kamen, ins Tessin.
Sie kann zwar das tropische Dengue-, Chikungunya- und Zika-Virus von einer infizierten auf eine noch nicht-infizierte Person übertragen. Die Gefahr ist jedoch klein. In der Schweiz (und auch in Deutschland) gab es bisher noch nie einen solchen Fall.
Testreihe sterile männl. Tigermücke:
www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/versuch-im-tessin-10-000-sterile-...
Hausmittel gegen Mücken:
www.geo.de/natur/nachhaltigkeit/17117-rtkl-insekten-diese....
Built during the collective standby period, the ZK-01 or ZiKa was built by the Spacenaut Reform Project. The main function of the grunt unit was to maintain safe escort of various frigates and carriers of essential goods to the Spacenauts outside the UEF boundary lines. The Kampfer features dual shields, that hold boosters to allow for high speed maneuverability, armoured to the head lunar plating that most small arms cannot breach. The head features a commander antenna, in the form of a horn. Visibility is limited to the single mono-eye used as a camera in the pilots cockpit. Units predominately feature either a machine gun or a long range rifle, as these suits are meant to hold back pirates and other enemy Kampfers from destroying their precious cargo aboard.
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-I've had this sitting around for far too long. Only now since I've moved have I had the time to photograph it.
-Modeled slightly after a Zaku, while maintaining the remnants of the SKu-lll.
-Goddamn did it fall over while I was taking photos.
-I plan on making a custom version of this in a colour, with fold out shields for wings. :3
Head borrowed from Soren.
I hope this did not have Zika !
Zika virus /(ZIKV) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae and the genus Flavivirus, transmitted by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti and A. albopictus.
The infection, known as Zika fever, often causes no or only mild symptoms. Since the 1950s it has been known to occur within a narrow equatorial belt from Africa to Asia. In 2014, the virus spread eastward across the Pacific Ocean to French Polynesia, then to Easter Island and in 2015 to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, where the Zika outbreak has reached pandemic levels.[citation needed]
Zika virus is related to dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses. The illness it causes is similar to a mild form of dengue fever, is treated by rest, and cannot yet be prevented by drugs or vaccines. There is a possible link between Zika fever and microcephaly in newborn babies by mother-to-child transmission, as well as a stronger one with neurologic conditions in infected adults, including cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome.
In January 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued travel guidance on affected countries, including the use of enhanced precautions, and guidelines for pregnant women including considering postponing travel.[ Other governments or health agencies soon issued similar travel warnings, while Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Jamaica advised women to postpone getting pregnant until more is known about the risks.
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President Barack Obama convenes a meeting on the Zika virus, in the Situation Room of the White House, Jan. 26, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Ecologist
Argentine and Brazilian doctors suspect mosquito insecticide as cause of microcephaly
www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2987137/argentine...
Tech Times
Larvicide Manufactured By Sumitomo, Not Zika Virus, True Cause Of Brazil's Microcephaly Outbreak: Doctors
www.techtimes.com/articles/133548/20160214/monsanto-larvi...
Enough of these poisons, our families deserve a good and healthy life. I very much hope that governments get to the bottom of this problem quickly and find out the true reason for these infant deformities. It won't be eradicated fast, but action must be taken fast and this disease must be eradicated once and for all.
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My trusty Fujifilm X100T survived the family reunion and cruise, plus a visit to Zika Central (Wynwood area of Miami).
On this featherless Sunday, I present the Honey Bee which are very much endangered in this world plagued with indiscriminate use of pesticides. Just recently, a panic by a southern state caused by the hysteria over the Zika-carrying mosquito accidentally killed millions of bees by spraying a very potent insecticide over a large area with the use of aircraft.
Canon EOS 40D, EF100mm f/2.8 USM, Sigma EM-140 DG Ring flash, f/13, 1/250, ISO 100