I think they are called mosquito hawks. My parents always called them that. I have seen one, with a mosquito in tow. Not sure of their exact name though. They frequent my house, cause nobody can keep the doors closed.

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Yes this is my left arm and yes it drove me crazy trying to get that shot while watching him bite me.

Tiger Mosquito, possibly Aedes albopictus aka Stegomyia albopictus. Pereybere Mauritius, October 2012.

Beautiful Mosquito Creek in Banff National Park, flowing between evergreen forest and mountains.

Female biting mosquito on a sun chair. This one was buzzing me whilst I was taking some dewdrop shots

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mosquito net above my bed. i swear it makes for better sleep.

Zanzibar, Tanzania

This is a mosquito larva in a tub of water sitting in my backyard. Note the syphon protruding from its tail end. The mosquito swims in the water by wriggling its body and returns to the surface, placing its syphon at the surface of the water, to breathe.

De Havilland Mosquito, Yorkshire Air Museum, England, 2004

Mosquito Larvae

de Havilland Mosquito

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Probable male Culex sp.

Chapel-Mosquito Loop

Formation flight featuring FHCAM's de Havilland Mosquito and Messerschmitt Bf 109.

The Hispano canon, while not used universally in aircraft (it was also used to shoot aircraft down!), was popular for use in aircraft because it was comparatively light. (The difference between a canon and a machine gun, for those not in the know, is that the rounds from a canon explode on impact.) The repeating mechanism on the Hispano was gas-operated. When the projectile passed a port cut into the barrel, the hot gas entered a chamber where it pressed against a piston. The piston was connected to a rod running back down towards the rear of the gun, that unlocked the bolt or breech-block, which was then driven backwards allowing the next round to be fed into the breech. The chamber containing the piston and rod can be seen on the top of this gun.

*Cova de Sa Figuera - Mallorca (Agosto 2010)

I truly despise these insect and with a very strong passion. This pain in the butt had been buzzing around everyone for some time before I was able to knock him out of the air.

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Jerry Yagen's de Havilland Mosquito FB.26 KA114 is planned to make it's first appearance at Classic Fighters airshow 2011

A common mosquito seen on the walls of my home....the poor thing was patient enough to pose for me....

This is an insect repellent of the liquid that works to the mosquito very much.

Made in Thailand.

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Mosquito Beach at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore from Pictured Rocks Boat Cruise aboard the Miners Castle

de Havilland Mosquito

A bit of research indicates that this may be a male mosquito, about 3/4" in length overall but which species I know not.

Mosquito Bomber which is being restored,

Windsor, Ontario Canada

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