Green Bell Mosquitoes (Dergun Mosquitoes)

The mosquito zoomer is a small insect of the Diptera order. Learn it among others. mosquito species can be on the characteristic sound during the flight. The bells flap their wings so often that sometimes this figure reaches 1000 times in 1 second.

Special features

The bells are mosquitoes green, body size does not exceed 1 cm. Sometimes the color has a gray, yellow or black tint. The family of derguns includes more than 3000 species. These are fairly hardy individuals, which can be found almost anywhere in the world. They are representatives of the largest population of Antarctica.Also, green mosquito larvae are able to survive high temperatures, heat, frost and complete drying. They have an amazing ability to survive.

In literary sources, this species can also be found under the name of durguns or chironomids. Derguns began to be called because of their particular behavior. These individuals never lean on their front legs. During landing, the bell is placed on the hind limbs, and the front are always directed upwards. As a result, the body is constantly twitching. For this green mosquitoes and got their second name. Chironomids is the Latin name of representatives of dipterans.

Interesting!

The Antarctic bell has a dark color and has no wings. The color of the body contributes to the fact that the sun's rays are not reflected and warm the insect.

Komar-dergun may have different external features. Such diversity is due to the wide habitat of individuals. Considering the photo of the mosquito of the bell, you can note the different shape of the head, the characteristics of the aircraft, different length of antennae, but otherwise body structure the same as all his fellows.

Green bell mosquitoes

Life cycle

Mosquito dergun has a very short life cycle. Most of its individuals spend in larval stage. After reaching adulthood, adults can live for about 2–3 days.

Ringing larva leads an active lifestyle. It is found in any type of reservoir, manure, on trees, as well as many other wet substrates. Most of the individuals feed on the filtrate of sludge plants.

Adult female dies immediately after laying eggs. The place where the protagonist of the genus makes laying is silt. A distinctive feature of the laying of green mosquitoes is that all eggs are dressed in a common gelatinous mass. After the birth of the larvae become red. This is due to the presence of hemoglobin, which allows representatives of the bell-ringers to live even in conditions with a limited amount of oxygen.

Interesting!

During the test, dried green mosquito larvae were sent to space on the outside of the ISS. As a result, 80% of individuals survived.

The life span of mosquitoes males reach 2 years, but this is in rare cases. Most jinglets die a few days after growing up.This is due to the lack of formation of the oral apparatus, which does not allow imagoes of derguns to consume any food. Sometimes the bell ringer at the stage of an adult insect uses honeydew or floral nectar as a power source, which makes it possible to prolong their life.

Mosquito life cycle

The benefits and harm to humans

Green mosquitoes do not pose a direct threat to humans. They are not able to bite him and thereby deliver discomfort. But a large number of representatives of this family can still cause some inconvenience. The bells live in large swarms, so it’s very unpleasant for a person to meet them. They climb into the face, eyes, nose, ears.

The callers deliver a particular discomfort to the inhabitants of the Azov Sea. Insect populations in this region are very large, which is associated with numerous estuaries and other water bodies.

But the larvae of derguns are more popular and can even be useful. They are actively used as food for aquarium fish. They are also an important link in the food chain for many birds, fish and small amphibians.

Interesting!

In Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region of Ukraine, a monument to a mosquito-bellsuit has been erected.These insects are venerated in this area due to the fact that they contribute to the restoration of the therapeutic mud of the region. Their catch is prohibited at the legislative level.

But even in these regions, the problem with the number of mosquitoes does not occur every year. The life cycle of insects depends largely on climatic conditions, therefore, not every warm period can be observed large hordes of sturgeons.

To protect themselves from them, people use ordinary mosquito repellent. Green insects will not be able to overcome the barrier of mosquito nets and will also lose spatial reference points when exposed to strong odors.

Thus, the dermunets mosquito is a completely harmless creature that cannot harm a person. Large populations of this family allow you to maintain harmony in the natural environment, because eat mosquitoes many representatives of the animal world.