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Culex is a genus of mosquito, and is important in that several species serve as vectors of important diseases, such as West Nile virus, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis and avian malaria.
The adult mosquito can measure from 4â10 millimetres (0.16â0.39 in), and morphologically has the three body parts common to insects: head, thorax, and abdomen. As a fly, it has one pair of wings.
Scientists at the University of California, Davis and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), have identified nonanal as a compound that attracts Culex mosquitoes. Nonanal acts synergistically with carbon dioxide.
This photo is for Ann. She was wondering what a Mosquito Magnet was, so I thought I'd post a picture of ours, as well as an explaination as to how they work. After a couple of years of operation - we can actually sit outdoors and not swat at the pesky critters. Princess Lodges, as well as other tourist establishments around the state of Alaska, use these wonderful and silent machines to keep their guests comfortable while they enjoy the magnificent scenery that sourrounds them.
*** The Mosquito Magnet works by copying the characteristics that attract mosquitoes to animals. It does this by giving off carbon dioxide. The way it gives off carbon dioxide is by having the propane from the tank hit a catalyst that causes the gas to become heat, water vapor, and most importantly, carbon dioxide. However, that isn't all that's needed to attract mosquitoes. There's a cartridge that mimics the sweat and breathing of a mammal. When placed upwind from the breeding ground of the mosquitoes, such as a pond, these scents will attract the pests. When the mosquito comes near the Mosquito Magnet, it gets sucked up by a vacuum inside the power head and into the mosquito bag. The mosquitoes will die of dehydration in the bag.
Crane fly (Tipulidae). Megistocera sp.; female (not described). (ID by Pjotr Oosterbroek. See commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Megistocera_at_Kadavoor.jpg for identification efforts.)
This little bugger had been flitting around me most of the evening. Eventually landed inside my iced-tea glass, so I covered the glass to prevent escape.
These shots were through the side of the glass, sorry the glass was so dirty on the outside.
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Culicomorpha (Mosquitoes and Midges)
Family Culicidae (Mosquitoes)
Genus Toxorhynchites
Species rutilus (Elephant Mosquito)
Found on the wall of a state park Clavus toilet. Beauty is where you find it. Magnification is about 1.5X.
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August 13, 2019; Leon County, Woodville, Florida
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Lightly armed and with armour trimmed down for speed, the Mosquito scout mech is designed for swift recon missions. Unlikely to survive a pitched battle, its suprising survivability comes from its ability to outpace heavier mechs, and even other most mechs in its weight category.
The Mosquito prototype under restoration engine-less, this is a superb museum staffed by really great people who are more than willing to share their time and tell stories of the aircraft.Got a great tour of the aircraft and a wonderful insight into the history of the aeroplane.
In September 1939 the de Havilland Aircraft Company established the Mosquito design team in Salisbury Hall, the prototype Mosquito, E0234/W4050, subsequently being built in the adjacent buildings.
When Walter Goldsmith, a retired army major, purchased Salisbury Hall, he soon came to realise that it had been used by de Havilland during the war. On contacting Bill Baird, then in charge of PR at de Havilland at Hatfield, he discovered that the company had used it as the design centre for the Mosquito, and that Baird had squirrelled the original prototype away in the Fiddlebridge stores, just off the airfield at Hatfield. Having resisted several calls to burn the aircraft, Baird was delighted to find someone who could offer the old aircraft a home. de Havilland carried out basic restoration work at Hatfield, and Goldsmith accepted the aircraft back at Salisbury Hall in 1959.
I was stupid enough to wear shorts while hiking to the Hungarian Falls. The mosquitoes sure took advantage of that and showed no mercy. I had to race back to my car as soon as I got this shot.
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I took another jeep adventure yesterday over Mosquito Pass (13,185' (4019m)) in the Colorado Rockies. The 4-wheel drive guidebook lists it as the highest pass road in Colorado open to travel.
It was a fun trip, but the road was slow, rough and 4-wheel drive only. Most of these roads are old mining roads/trails from a century ago.
This view is near the top. That's the town of Leadville below, which sits at 10,200' (3110 m). Off in the distance is the mighty Sawatch Range.
After Elba, it was wedgies along the highway until sunset outside North Loup.
We stopped for the bridge shot outside Cotesfield shortly before the end of the chase. While waiting for Sam, who had hit a slow order a few miles back, we found ourselves being eaten alive by mosquitos. It was bad--and I mean bad. I don't think I've ever been in the middle of a mosquito cloud like that.
I soon realized that as long as I was there, I was going to get bit, so instead of constantly swatting, I held my hand out to try to capture a glimpse of what we were dealing with. This is just a handful of what felt like hundreds around us. Pun intended.
After what felt like an eternity, we got our shot and grabbed a couple more down the road before calling it a night. I'm sure it will get uploaded at some point, but it didn't make the cut for this batch.
Was it worth it for the shot? Probably not. Was it worth it for the memories? Absolutely.
Mosquitos outside Cotesfield, Nebraska, July 5, 2024.
Mosquito PR MK.34 (Merlin)--Perman Collection Image--Please tag these photos so information can be recorded.---Note: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum