Thorax - chest Mosquitoes are insects Their bodies are in three parts:1 Head Thorax Abdomen - stomach Abdomen They have six legs and two wings They have two feelers for touching, smelling and feeling Can you name these insects? Join the word and the picture ant bee beetle butterfly fly grasshopper ladybug praying mantis How are Mosquitoes born? The female mosquito lays her eggs in water After a few hours the larvae hatch They are called ‘wrigglers’ They hang upside down in the water They breathe through a long tube 1 Wriggler Tube Abdomen Thorax Head The larva grows bigger It stops eating and forms a pupa The pupa slowly changes into an adult mosquito The pupa splits open and the new mosquito climbs out and flies away Label the lifecycle pictures: 1 Mosquitoes live for or weeks Mosquito Lifecycle What mosquitoes eat? Adult mosquitoes suck up flower nectar Female mosquitoes drink blood from people or animals to help them make new eggs Mosquitoes can carry diseases which make people sick Malaria, Ross River Fever, Dengue Fever How can we stop mosquitoes biting us? coil net spray Make sure there is no water left around where mosquitoes can breed How many? Number Word four Draw legs on this insect: Draw spots on the ladybird: Label the parts of the mosquito: wings eye mouth feelers