Why are mosquitoes called bloodsuckers?



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Why are mosquitoes called bloodsuckers? and got a better answer

Response from Нина[+++++]
Um, maybe because they suck blood?

Response from 0[+++++]
Um, maybe because they suck blood?

Response from 0[+++++]
Call x abominations.

Response from 0[+++++]
Call them simply, vile.

Response from 0[+++++]
I call them Putin's chicks.

Response from 0[+++++]
it's the males that feed on sap, and the females only feed on blood, otherwise they won't reproduce. so now when you kill them you'll know who you're pissing on

Response from 0[+++++]
Only the females suck blood, the males drink nectar

Response from 0[+]
drink blood

Response from 0[+++++]
Insects are often distinguished by the design of their mouthparts. Well, it is in mosquitoes that this very mouth apparatus sucks. And mosquitoes suck blood, yeah. I realize, of course, that the question is meant as a joke, but nevertheless:.

Response from 0[+]
How can I find you? I just can't write under mine anymore, the limit

 

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