Mosquitoes
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Perhaps some of you are confused whether a mosquito is an
animal or not. A mosquito is an insect, and the last time I checked, (Since I was
also curious) insects are considered animals, so yes, a mosquito is an animal.
Insects belong to the largest phylum of the animal kingdom
and are called arthropods. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, insects
are members of the Arthropoda phylum and make up 84 percent of all the known
animals on Earth.
Mosquitoes carry more than a hundred potential fatal
diseases including malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, encephalitis, filariasis
and elephantiasis. Even today, they kill one person every twelve seconds.
References:
What is an Insect? (n.d.). Retrieved May 8, 2015, from https://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/4h/unit1/intro.htm
Lloyd, J., & Mitchinson, J. (2006). The book of general ignorance. New York: Harmony Books.
GeographyBlog. (n.d.). Retrieved May 6, 2015, from http://geog-ashu.blogspot.com/2010/04/driest-place-on-earth.html
