Q: Are they eusocial?
A: No. Solitary. As in, each mosquito lives for itself. There’s no hive, no queen, no ritual society. They mate, feed, lay eggs, and die.
Q: What are their mating habits?
A: Males form swarms, usually at dusk. Females fly through these swarms and mate mid-air with a chosen male (sometimes more than one). Males live only to mate, then die. Females, after mating, go in search of protein-rich blood—not for themselves, but to nourish their eggs.
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Q: Are they intelligent?
A: Yes. They sense CO₂, heat, sweat, and movement to find you. They can remember human scents and prefer some individuals over others. They use multiple sensory systems in parallel to target and land. They have evolved to evade swatting—they track airflow and leap away just in time.
Q: Do they sleep?
A: Yes—diurnal mosquitos (like Aedes aegypti) tend to rest at night. Nocturnal mosquitos (like Anopheles) rest during the day. Their “sleep” is more like inactive resting states, often in cool, humid places.
Q: Why are they so evolutionarily successful?
A: Because they: Use stealth and sensory integration, exploit a universal resource (blood), evolve rapidly, outpacing pesticides and traps, and benefit from climate change and urbanization.