can transmit Zika
virus, West Nile virus, Chikungunya virus, dengue, and malaria to humans,
is there such a thing as a beautiful mosquito? photograph alapi973/Flickr, well I guess that there is if you look at Sabethes cyaneus, a tropical breed of mosquito that can certainly be called
eye-catching, found
in the tropical forests of central and South America, the Sabethes mosquito is
an elusive breed famous for its iridescent blue colour and feather-like paddles
formed by elongated scales, located on the tibia of each middle leg,
“The
mosquito responds to the tiniest of movements and to changes in light
intensity,” wildlife photographer Gil Wizen recently told BBC.
“This means you must stay very still while attempting to photograph it, and
also be prepared for the mosquito’s escape if using a flash. Fortunately, you
are never alone with a single mosquito, because usually there are dozens of
them hovering over your head.” like in the
more than 3,300 known species of mosquito in the world, only the females
blood-feed, only they only do it when they are about to produce eggs. The rest
of the time, they feed on nectar. Whenever they feed, the hind legs arch
forward, not as a pose, but because the legs are sensory, they detect movement
and allow the insect to flee in case of danger, despite its undeniable beauty,
it’s worth remembering that the Sabethes is still a mosquito, therefore a
vector of tropical diseases like yellow fever and dengue fever, beautiful perhaps, but deadly!
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