Who does not like summer: the sun, the sea, the beach ... Romantic natures will prefer the riverbank, communication with nature, a special color of the sky, songs by the fire, the smell of smoke and baked potatoes ... Summer residents complain about weeds, drought, moles and inexorably scorching sun. Beauty! For residents of the metropolis, this is a walk through the concrete jungle in search of a cool corner or an expedition to discover new, unknown faces of the city.
However, summer cottages and avid townspeople, summer nights, real, Gogol's, are overshadowed by our smaller arthropod brothers: mosquitoes. They break through the barrier of the mosquito net, get used to the fumigators, even fumigating the apartment with smelly spirals does not help from them ... In the morning everything will itch: the stomach, back, little finger, and the sole of the foot, which is most unpleasant.
Mosquitoes, or rather, mosquitoes, now cause nothing but petty annoyance and hostility. Much more emotions will be caused by an unknown insect, similar to a large mosquito, crawling on a blanket, or, even worse, already on your hand. “Malarious,” flashes through your head, and you are already dancing a jig-jerk with frantic cries, and fall asleep in the morning, clutching a smoking stick in your hand. In fact, a large mosquito does not mean malaria. So, if you see an insect that looks like a big mosquito, - do not rush to kill the baby. Maybe it's just ...
Long-legged mosquito
Long-legged mosquitoes (they are also called karamors) are a whole (very numerous, by the way) family, whose representatives live everywhere. The centipede looks really frightening: a long body (from a couple of millimeters to six centimeters), a terrible chest shape, huge legs (as you might have guessed), an elongated stigma, and not just a stigma, it's a whole snout! By the way, karamors are champions. These are the largest mosquitoes in the world. He moves awkwardly, not dodging his arm / newspaper / fly swatter. I hasten to reassure everyone whom the centipede scared: he does no harm. In the early stages, it eats nectar or does not eat anything at all in the later stages, in contrast to the mosquito we know, who needs blood to breed a new generation of the same annoying monsters.
Mosquito Dergun
Another insect similar to a large mosquito is a mosquito-dergun, or bloodworm, known to all fishermen and people involved in aquarium fish. That's who annoys summer residents, tourists and bards who gather at the picturesque shores of ponds and rivers. In the twilight you can hear a thin squeak: it is the Derguns that soar up, then pebble down. A distinctive feature of this family is the forelimbs, very thin, long. Mosquitoes push them forward and jerk them, which is why they are called jerks. These are light green, green or brown-green large mosquitoes. The photo may not delight you, but your hostility will decrease when you find out that these creatures are harmless: they cannot bite.
Do not rush to kill!
So, we have found out that an insect that looks like a big mosquito that you met in the lap of nature, whether in a cottage on the seashore, in a stuffy high-rise building, is unlikely to harm your health. Love and protect every living creature, because man is the king of nature, and therefore a wise, judicious and generous ruler.