The Evolution of Mosquitoes

Female mosquitoes live for only a short time after they mate. A female mosquito can have a few groups of babies without mating again. Mosquitoes grow through four separate periods of growth. These periods are called the egg, lava, pupa and adult. This whole process takes about one to two weeks. When the female mosquito is ready she lays her eggs. Different kinds of mosquitoes lay their eggs in different places. But all mosquitoes need toLay their eggs in some kind of water. Most eggs hatch in about two days. Then the baby mosquitoes are called lava. During this stage the larvae grow. They lose their skin four times. After their fourth malt a larva begins the pupal stage