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The unique design of the common mosquito is so amazing that it could not have happened by accident. It is perfectly designed by our Father in heaven.

The Mosquito

There are some 10 trillion mosquitoes buzzing about the United States every year. That is 10 million million buzzing annoying critters to slap and scratch at. That is about 41,000 mosquitoes per each person in the United States. Only the female mosquito bites. She will generally bite one to four times during her short lifetime.

There is no hiding from these insects. There are 2,700 varieties of mosquitoes in the world. They can be found living in a variety of climates. They are found from Alaska to Brazil, and will survive temperatures from 100 degrees to below freezing. Mosquitoes are found at many different altitudes, from sea level to 10,800 feet.

An average mosquito weighs roughly 2 - 2.5 mg. Mosquitoes have small, slender, long wings that make flying very difficult. They are unusual among flies because they have small scales over most of the wing veins. These small scales help counteract the difficulty of flight by eliminating drag.

Male mosquitoes never suck blood. Males and non-reproductive females feed on plant nectar. Only the egg laying female mosquito will bite to draw blood. The blood is provides the necessary protein to enable the female to lay eggs. The average "serving" of blood taken by a mosquito is around 5 millionths of a liter, or 5 microliters. Mosquito saliva contains anti-coagulants to prevent the host's blood from clotting. A mosquito, gorged on blood, performs the extraordinary aerodynamic feat of flying off carrying a load twice its own weight. To do so, it beats its wings more than 300 times each second.

Mosquitoes fly at an estimated velocity of 1 - 1.5 miles per hour. The mosquito eggs can remain dormant for over a year, and will hatch when flooded by water. The adult mosquito lives for roughly 15 - 65 days. A mosquito can detect a host from up to 75 - 100 feet away. Mosquitoes locate their prey by multiple means. They use vision, infra-red radiation detection, carbon dioxide sensing, and lactic acid emitted by hosts.

A mosquito bite tip: The itchy raise red bump left after a mosquito bite is an allergic reaction. It is a reaction to the anti-coagulants injected during the bite. These foreign proteins cause the allergic reaction. Often, if you let the mosquito bite for a time it will remove the anti-coagulant with the blood. There will be minimal swelling or itching at the site .Soooo stop slapping! Let them bite. Then you won't have those ugly, itchy, red bumps.

Sources: Hodgepodge Two | Our Amazing World of Nature - Reader's Digest | Microsoft(R) Encarta(R)

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

Joseph Addison

 

 RIDDLES

1. Why it is impossible to send a telegram to Washington today?

2. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?

3. What is it that no man ever saw and which never was but always will be?

4. Why does a dog bite its tail?

5. What looks like half an apple?

6. What 3 letters change a girl into a woman?

7. What happened when the wheel was invented?

8. Why is it easy to weigh a fish?

9. Why does a bike rest on its leg?

10. Why is the letter E like Death?

11. What goes up but never comes down?

RIDDLES with answers:

1. Why it is impossible to send a telegram to Washington today? Ans : Because he is dead.

2. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become? Ans : Wet.

3. What is it that no man ever saw and which never was but always will be? Ans : TOMORROW

4. Why does a dog bite its tail? Ans : To make both ends meet.

5. What looks like half an apple? Ans : The other half.

6. What 3 letters change a girl into a woman? Ans : AGE.

7. What happened when the wheel was invented? Ans : It caused a revolution.

8. Why is it easy to weigh a fish? Ans : Because it has its own scales.

9. Why does a bike rest on its leg? Ans : Because it is too tyred.

10. Why is the letter E like Death? Ans : Because it is the end of 'LIFE'

11. What goes up but never comes down? Ans : Age."

Source: Shared by Juggy via HUMOR Digest

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The auditor had requested the 67-year-old woman to appear because she claimed seven dependents. He noted last year, she had claimed only two.

"It's quite simple," explained the matron. "The cat had kittens."

The auditor explained that while kittens may indeed be expensive, they cannot be claimed as dependents.

"Why surely you must be mistaken young man," she replied. "I've been claiming their parents for a good number of years now."

Source: wit-wisdom@xc.org (RichardWimer@xc.org)

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A burglar, needing money to pay his income taxes, decided to burgle the safe in a store. On the safe door he was very pleased to find a note reading: "Please don't use dynamite. The safe is not locked.  Just turn the knob."

He did so. Instantly a heavy sandbag fell on him, the entire premises were floodlighted, and alarms started clanging. As the police carried him out on a stretcher, he was heard moaning: "My confidence in human nature has been rudely shaken."

(Shared by Nancy Carson via Keith's
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A recent college graduate took a new job in a hilly Eastern city and began commuting each day to work through a tiring  array of tunnels, bridges and traffic jams.  To make the task less onerous, he invited several of his coworkers to share the ride.  He soon found, however, that the commute continued to get more stressful, especially the trips through the tunnels.  He consulted the company doctor.
    
"Doc," the frustrated commuter complained, "I'm fine on the bridges, in the traffic, in the day and at night, and even when Joe forgets to bathe all week long.   But when I get in the tunnels and I've got those four other guys crowded around me in the car, I get anxious and dizzy and feel like I'm going to explode.  What's wrong with me?"
    
Immediately the doctor announced he had identified the ailment.  "You have what is known as Carpool Tunnel Syndrome."

From : A Time to Smile zphhumor@info.harpercollins.com

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After the church service, a little boy told the pastor, "When I grow up, I'm going to give you some money." "Well, thank you," the pastor replied.

"But why?" "Because my daddy says you're one of the poorest preachers we've ever had."

At Sunday school they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Tommy, a child in the kindergarten class, seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though he were ill, and asked, "Tommy, what's the matter? "

Little Tommy responded, "I have a pain in my side. I think I'm gonna have a wife."

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TRUE FACT ...

Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day.

SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University

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