Summer is coming, with the buzz of mosquitoes, "before you hear the mosquitoes hear their sounds". But did you know that the largest mosquito in the world is not the one that is now playing a symphony next to your ear, but the golden-bellied giant mosquito that is distributed in the forests of Malaysia?
How big is it? Take out a one-dollar coin and lay it flat in the palm of your hand. That's right, a golden-bellied giant mosquito is the size of a one-dollar coin when it is put down. Imagine a dragonfly-sized mosquito beating a gong and drum next to you. But fortunately, this type of mosquito has been converted to Buddhism, only eat vegetarian and not eat meat, it not only does not suck blood, but even has the reputation of "mosquito predator". Why? Referring to the natural law of "big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp", the golden-bellied giant mosquito will prey on other types of mosquito larvae in the larval stage. The golden-bellied giant mosquito adheres to the principle of "Originally born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other?" "The great righteousness of exterminating relatives has greatly reduced the number of blood-sucking mosquitoes in the living area."
The contribution of the golden-bellied giant mosquito as a "beneficial insect" is not only this, it has even been used to combat the frightening dengue fever. Dengue fever is caused by the dengue virus, an acute infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes. In the 20th century, dengue fever has been a major epidemic in the world, with millions of cases, especially in Southeast Asia. Using existing research on the A. ambulatory mosquito eater, Associate Professor Serrigar, an entomologist at The University of Science Malaysia, has proposed to eliminate the dengue virus by moving the A. golden-bellied mosquito to the city and preying on the poisonous mosquito.
During the larval stage, a single larvae of the golden-bellied giant mosquito was found to eat up to four hundred other types of mosquitoes. Associate Professor Serigal's research also mentioned that the larvae of the golden-bellied giant mosquito especially like to eat the larvae of the black-spotted mosquito with dengue virus, which is just conducive to eliminating dengue fever. When the golden-bellied giant mosquito grows up, it no longer eats as much as it did when it was a child, and the menu has become eating mountain nectar in the mountain forest. Does the world's largest mosquito, the golden-bellied giant mosquito, also have its cute side? Just don't say it here, go spray dew and insert mosquito liquid~