How many teeth does a mosquito have?????

by saranya 2010-01-28 19:39:18

Yes , Mosquitoes hav 47 teeth!!!!!

They hav proboscis, the flexible cutting instruments, They are also called teeth.

The proboscis on a mosquito is actually a complicated structure, which has six main parts, 4 areas of sharp, flexible cutting instruments (teeth), and two tubes; one which draws blood from the host and the other other which delivers an anti-clotting enzyme to the wound. The teeth are used to cut into the skin and produce an increased amount of blood flow, certainly more than a simple needle injection.

On the 4 areas which contain teeth, there are a total of 47

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