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To: one_less who wrote (469813)	4/8/2009 2:31:20 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575036

Mosquitoes have teeth the same way a saw has teeth. The 47 "fact" comes from Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts which says: "the flexible cutting instruments are teeth." Meanwhile: "Mosquitoes don't have teeth. The females “bite” with a long, pointed mouthpart called a proboscis. They use the serrated proboscis to pierce the skin and locate a capillary, then draw blood through one of two tubes. Read more: "Mosquito Facts \| Mega-Catch™" - megacatch.com Source and further information: megacatch.com "Does a mosquito have teeth? No. A mosquito has a proboscis, which is a long, pointed mouthpart used to pierce the skin. It contains two tubes; one for injecting saliva and one for drawing blood." Source and further information: mosquitoworld.net; SD