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1. kho (kho@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 21-Jul-2023 02:58:01 JST kho
   An arthropod everyone hates - mosquitoes.
   
   The slender, elongated body of the adult is covered with scales as are the veins of the wings. Mosquitoes are also characterized by long, fragile-looking legs and elongated, piercing mouthparts. The feathery antennae of the male are generally bushier than those of the female. The males, and sometimes the females, feed on nectar and other plant juices. In most species, however, the females require the proteins obtained from a blood meal in order to mature their eggs. Different species of mosquitoes show preferences and, in many cases, narrow restrictions as to host animals.
   
   There are three important mosquito genera. Anopheles, the only known carrier of malaria, also transmits filariasis and encephalitis.
   
   The genus Culex is a carrier of viral encephalitis and, in tropical and subtropical climates, of filariasis.
   
   The genus Aedes carries the pathogens that cause yellow fever, dengue, Zika fever, and encephalitis.