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What's To Love: Mosquitoes Bite
On Animal Planet's "What's to Love?," Mosquitoes kill more humans than any other insect, as they spread a variety of diseases. Only female mosquitoes bite, because they need a special protein to lay eggs.
Added: May 4, 2009
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Runtime: 01:01
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