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To: one_less who wrote (469867)	4/8/2009 4:46:21 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1574685

Nonsense, that isn't even about mosquitos. You are dishonoring every argument you could make about any topic by discrediting yourself in this way. The source document I used was not written for sixth graders, it was written for persons in an advanced study of entomology. They use the term tooth and teeth repeatedly. They go into great detail in describing the structures and functions, so there should be no confusion between teeth of other creatures and teeth of mosquitos. That allegation was just CJs lame attempt to cover his error. If you look at the source document you will see elaborate drawings developed for advanced level of study Yes, you're right to a degree. The mosquitoes don't have mandibles nor do they have teeth. They have what's called a proboscis which is injected into their victims and allows them to suck their blood. While the proboscis is serrated like a knife in order to pierce the skin, you would hardly call them teeth. Now had you thought this thing through you would realize that mosquitoes don't chew; they pierce and suck. And nature is rarely inefficient when it dispenses tools to its beings and rarely does it over-equip those beings. "As with many members of the mosquito family, the female is equipped with an elongated proboscis that she uses to collect blood to feed her eggs." en.wikipedia.org So you need to apologize to CJ. Pronto!