While watching t.v., a solid white mosquitoe landed on my arm and bit me. Everything on it was white; its wings, legs, etc. I caught in and put in in a jar, just in case. I have never seen a mosquitoe like this. Does anyone know what type of mosquitoe this could be, and if i should be worried since it bit me?
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Smart lady--catch it put in jar--just in case--I do the same thing with wood ticks. I put them in jar with a little alcohol--my guess is it's probably just an albino or a young one--not sure what say beyond that--I'm not a doctor maybe try http://www.webMD.com or http://www.mayoclinic.com/ you could always call a local university and ask for an expert in the biology department. maybe Google "white mosquito" or "mosquito identification." Hope it's not serious. Try not to worry it's probably nothing. Good Luck :-)
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Why do mosquitoes seem to bite some people, but not others? This phenomenon is not completely understood. Mosquitoes are attracted by the carbon dioxide that we - and other animals - exhale. They may also be attracted by various odors - perfume, perspiration, lactic acid, detergents - that combine in unique ways to make one victim more attractive than another as a meal. Because dark colors absorb heat and lighter colors tend to reflect heat, mosquitoes also tend to be more attracted to victims dressed in darker clothes. Also, some people react more violently to the bites than others and only appear to be bitten more often.
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i know for the white bass and large mouth and walleye if any!!! id for sure try a bullet blade (there called alot of different things... the ones i got were called Zonars) !!! ,,,  http://www.in-fisherman.com/reference/weekly_tip/IFD_tip_FreshwaterDrumA.jpg  ... in the picture its the lure on the top left looks just like the pic pretty much... i was just introduced to those this year by a random fisherman who was pulling them out left and right using one... and saw i was having no luck... i was using twisters.. rapalas.. live bait... all of the above.. and i finally ran over to the bait shop and picked up a few of these and nailed white bass and large mouth in the same spot i wasnt catching them B4..but the picture is what they look like not sure what there called in ur local bait shop.. but they were killer... Ive found out that white bass LOVE Silver!!!
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I found this site, it has links to pretty much any kind of bite you want to see as well as links to other webpages as well.  However, if you know what kind of insect bite it is, you might want to go to google.com and do an image search using the type of insect and bite as key words.
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If you're talking about what I think you are, then it is not dangerous at all. It can spray a nasty vineger stuff to scare off predators, which would hurt if you get it in your eyes. But the only thing that really needs to be afraid of that is a cricket.\n\n\nHeh, sorry, wrong picture. I was in a hurry to get to school. So yeah, it sprays from a gland at the base of the tail. It's called a vinegarone, or sometimes a whipscorpions. Whipscorpion can sometimes give you the wrong thing though, like the picture I gave earlier. Try the other link or look up some more.
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Yeah I had a pet rat and i picked it up and it got scared, so it bit me. They are not that bad, they are red for about maybe a day and they are about 1/2 an inch apart, If you got bit by a mouse or a rat that was just in your house, not a pet, then you should probably go see a doctor. But unless it had a disease or somethin you should be okay.
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Whatever bit him it was nasty. Since there is no anti-venom it really doesn't matter. Get your brother in law to see a doc asap. He's unlikely to die of a bite but secondary infections could be lethal. More likely the longer he goes without treating it the more scarring and other possible damage that can be done.
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Are you sure it wasn't an insect of some type, like a stick insect or even a dragon fly? They can grow quite large sometimes. Either that or some bast@rd was playing a sick joke on you.....!\n\nsee the site below - there are some HUGE stick insects on there!!
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OK, mosquitoes... \n            prepare to be repelled!!!!! \n\n            Use Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets...Best thing ever used in \n            Louisiana...just wipe on & go...Great for Babies \n\n            Bob, a fisherman, takes one vitamin B-1 tablet a day \n            April through October . He said it works. He was right. \n            Hasn't had a mosquito bite in 33 years. Try it. \n            Every one he has talked into trying it works on them. \n            Vitamin B-1( Thiamin Hydrochloride 100 mg.) \n\n            If you eat bananas, \n            the mosquitoes like you, - something about the banana oil \n            as your body processes it. \n            Stop eating bananas for the summer and the mosquitoes \n            will be much less interested. \n\n            This is going to floor you, but one of the best \n            insect repellents someone found (who is in the woods \n            every day), is Vick's Vaporub. \n\n            Plant marigolds around the yard, the flowers give off \n            a smell that bugs do not like, \n            so plant some in that garden also to help ward \n            off bugs without using insecticides. \n\n            "Tough guy" Marines who spend a great deal of time \n            "camping out" say that the very best mosquito \n            repellant you can use is \n            Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil mixed about \n            half and half with alcohol. \n\n\n\n            One of the best natural insect repellants that I've discovered \n            is made from the clear real vanilla. This is the pure Vanilla that is sold in Mexico. It works great for mosquitoes and ticks, \n            don't know about other insects. \n            When all else fails--get a frog \n\n\n\n            Fight West Nile...pass this along to \n            all your friends in skeeter land!!!
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spider bite not mosquito.\nProbablt just a common spider , nothing to worry about unless it gets worse.\njust put some ointment on it.
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How High ?\nI used to stay in 5th floor and mosquitos still can suck your blood.\nI'm then move to 12rd floor. Amazingly, there was no more mosquitos problems.\n\nHow long do they live ?\nAverage 1 week for the female mosquitos ( those suck our blood ). \nOf course, for some species, they can live up to 1 month.\n\nDue to mutation, their eggs can stay alive up to several months without water (some species).
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What an interesting question.  I would say no for a couple of reasons.\n\n#1) Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide (CO2) which comes when an animal exhales.  They can sense it from quite the distance and this is how they home in on you.  \n\n#2) If mosquitoes were attracted to the warmth, we would see them on freshly killed animals.  This is not the case.  \n\n#3) The final reason I can come up with is the fact that without any circulation, the mosquito would have no luck getting any blood when its mouthparts slipped through the skin.\n\nOf course, I am only using my experience to justify these answers.  Let's do a test!!
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very funny.\nreally a dumb mosquito.
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Just a little FYI.  ANY food that comes from plants, such as flour, corn(even canned) pancake mix, bread, etc. will have small traces of bugs in it.  Disgusting, I know, but this is mandated by the US FDA.  A certain percentage of bugs and debris are allowed into our food.  I don't remember what the percentage is right now, though.  I saw this on dateline a while back.
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It sounds like a jumping spider. If it is a hairy matte black then Im sure it is. They are mostly harmless prefering to leave you alone and eat houseflys. They are not generaly agressive unless provoked.
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it might be a brown recluse spider bite.  keep a watch on it.  if it continues to get infected you will have to go to the doctor.  let someone older look at it please.
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Well, the picture doesn't give a good sense of scale, but it looks like a wolf spider.  There are many varieties of Wolf spider, and they can be found all over North America.  Their bites can be painful (like a bee sting), but are otherwise harmless.