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Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by lifestyle1(m): 4:07pm On May 18, 2013 |
Only the male mosquitoes do that cos they don't suck blood. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Nobody: 4:09pm On May 18, 2013 |
gluv01:best indian film av eva watched lol. ![]() |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by gluv01(f): 4:11pm On May 18, 2013 |
murimoney: best indian film av eva watched lol. Right...if the word 'bestest' existed. Love 'em Indian movies |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Nobody: 4:11pm On May 18, 2013 |
The only mosquito that busy in the ear is the female mosquito which has plasmodium that transmit malaria. They breed on clean waters in a pond around d house or flowers containing water. They fly mostly at nite and are attracted to a person breathing out heavy CO2 and a person sleeping with a blue cloth. They hardly ever perch a person wearing a white cloth. The buzzing is to gauge ur depth of sleep so they can bite with easy. They operate at a temperature above room temperature and will die off if room temperature goes less than 5 degrees Celsius. It has a life span of six days within which they die off after biting you. Some how if u are beaten 170 - 200 times by a female mosquito without treatment for malaria then u are said to be in high immune to malaria. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Deiok(m): 4:12pm On May 18, 2013 |
i so much hate that sound especially when you slap your ear especting to kill them. |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Deiok(m): 4:13pm On May 18, 2013 |
i so much hate that sound especially when you slap your ear trying to kill them. |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Nobody: 4:18pm On May 18, 2013 |
gluv01:i wuld watch it ofa n ofa again if i still av it! ![]() |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by echibuzor: 4:19pm On May 18, 2013 |
knockturnal: Its a way of determining if the victim is awake or sleeping. if u dont respond by slapping at them, then they know its safe to feast on your iron rich blood! Ur Signature is hilarious man.. Perfect word gan ni |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by coolzeal(m): 4:19pm On May 18, 2013 |
Oh! man, i wish i know why but that sound is disgusting and annoying. |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by smile4kenn(m): 4:20pm On May 18, 2013 |
Once, a mosquito tells a story to a lizard about the farmer digging yams. The lizard was shocked at the long story told to her and had put some sticks into her ears to avoid listening to the story. Due to its bad mood, the lizard did not notice her friend Python. Python was hurt and went to the Rabbit’s cave by mistake. Rabbit got scared and ran from the snake out of fear. A crow sees the rabbit running in the forest and thinks that something dangerous is going to happen, and it screams. The monkey hears the crow screaming and by mistake makes the dead limb from the tree branches fall on an owl, which dies. The mother owl, knowing that the baby owl is dead, droops into sorrow and refuses to call Sun to come out in that morning. The root cause for this problem was investigated by the Lion, and they all found out that the mosquito was responsible for all this. Later, the problem was properly solved by the Lion, but the mosquito feels guilty of being the cause of a big problem. Hence, it always reaches everyone’s ears to ask whether they are still angry. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Theben(m): 4:20pm On May 18, 2013 |
Humans talk Goats bleat pigs grunt Dogs bark Insects(hexapoda) which mosquito happen to belong also have their unique sounds. I believe the sound is what you translate as buzz. |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by davida222(m): 4:22pm On May 18, 2013 |
Its vry simple, let me tell u a story. Well Mate i think u got a lot of scientific answers .now m gonna tell u a story which is popular in our area. once up on a time a mosquito had a boyfriend and once they were wondering through the forest and a quarrel started between them and mis.mosquito wanna brake- up...mr.mosquito cried and cried and cried a lot and said sorry...but She don`t wanna hear a single word from the apologetic mr mosquito and she flied away.for two or three weeks they didn`t see each other and mr mosquito committed suicide..;(..unknown abt her x- boyfrnd`s death ms.mosquito felt sorry for her deeds and went in search of her boyfrnd..bt found him nowhere .then she began to ask abt him to every one she saw..now also the mosquitoes are searching for their best half asking to everyone they see.. got y dey r buzzing near your ears? ..so plz try not to hurt them if they don`t bite you..they are just searching for their spouse.. piss out |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Nobody: 4:23pm On May 18, 2013 |
macfarland: They operate at a temperature above room temperature and will die off if room temperature goes less than 5 degrees Celsius. It has a life span of six days within which they die off after biting youcome to my area n see miracle mosquitoes! ![]() |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by donlyone(m): 4:25pm On May 18, 2013 |
Actually they saying "YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE" in a strange accent.
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Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by daik(m): 4:25pm On May 18, 2013 |
They buzz so that they make front page on Nairaland. |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Amozism: 4:49pm On May 18, 2013 |
They make the sound with their wings and they are after the ear wax. Interestingly on the piano the key of the sound made by a mosquito is on key C... |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by ezeagu(m): 4:50pm On May 18, 2013 |
If I remember correctly, the noisy one is male, and the one that draws blood is female. |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Nobody: 4:50pm On May 18, 2013 |
gluv01: murimoney: best indian film av eva watched lol. murimoney: best indian film av eva watched lol. murimoney: best indian film av eva watched lol.Then you guyz are yet to see "My name is Khan" My Name is Ijogz and I am not a terrorist ![]() |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by collynzo2(m): 4:56pm On May 18, 2013 |
The male mosquitoes do it to distract the person, while the female ones suck his or her blood. |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by WackyJ1(m): 5:02pm On May 18, 2013 |
honeric01: They only do that if you have no part of your body exposed for them to suck from. This is the thing is discovered too on one day that i was able to successfully cover every inch of my body, they immediately went to my ears and i could not rest again. The mosquitoes i believe do that to frustrate you. The Human that does not want the mosquito to eat, him too will not also sleep. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by ikedaniel15: 5:02pm On May 18, 2013 |
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Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by kwajahafiz(m): 5:02pm On May 18, 2013 |
ear wax bro...clean them babies out, and u ll never hear anothe pip, or buzz from the blood suckers. |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by gluv01(f): 5:02pm On May 18, 2013 |
Ijogz K: Then you guyz are yet to see "My name is Khan"looking it up already ![]() Funny you |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Nobody: 5:02pm On May 18, 2013 |
Ijogz K: Then you guyz are yet to see "My name is Khan"yea u ryt lol. my name is khan and am not a terrorist. autistic guy! ![]() |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Magdalee(f): 5:04pm On May 18, 2013 |
Just checking to knw if u're dead or alive ![]() |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by ikedaniel15: 5:05pm On May 18, 2013 |
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Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Mayor21(m): 5:06pm On May 18, 2013 |
Aboby go chau dog 4o4!:-(:-):-D;-)8-):-| |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Ruq: 5:12pm On May 18, 2013 |
Crap! but i think biology told us its the male squitos that buzz when they lookin for a Hump mate. Thats why they buzz and just so ya know its the females who suck your flippin blood. They also spread the malaria ish. |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by OlaAjia(m): 5:14pm On May 18, 2013 |
lobito 007: Attention Entomologists: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz Around Human Ears? Your question is thought provoking...at least, it provoked my thoughts and allowed me to do my little search on Google. From an old research done at Cornell, it turns out there is more complexity to the mosquito buzz than meets the ears. Check the video out yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=F9uVyCInhhI |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by Marvis4real(f): 5:21pm On May 18, 2013 |
ojofu: they wanna make sure that you are asleep so that they can have their meal in peace.exactly! |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by segebobo: 5:24pm On May 18, 2013 |
Why do mosquitoes buzz in your ears? The short answer: They can't help it. Mosquitoes' wings make that annoying buzz or whining sound whenever they fly. When they circle your head, looking for a place to land and bite, their buzz sounds louder whenever they're close to your ear. Both male and female mosquitoes buzz, since they both have wings, but you probably won't notice the whine of the males, because they don't want to drink your blood. So they stay away from your ears, eating nectar, while the females come near to annoy you. Scientists have discovered that the buzz of mosquitoes is more than just a way to annoy you. It's actually important to help them find suitable mates. Since female mosquitoes are larger, they flap their wings slower, and males know it. They use the distinctive pitch of the females' buzz to recognize them. Louis M. Roth, who studied yellow fever mosquitoes for the U.S. Army during World War II, noticed that males ignored females whenever the females were quietly resting, but whenever the females were flying, and therefore buzzing, the males wanted to mate with them. The males even wanted to mate with recordings of female mosquitoes or tuning forks that vibrated at the same pitch. Dr. Christopher Johnston of Baltimore, Maryland had already discovered how mosquitoes can hear, almost a hundred years before. He found that they have an organ in their antenna, which was named the Johnston organ after him. It allows them to recognize the buzz of other mosquitoes. It took other scientists to discover exactly what made the sound. Though you hear the buzz whenever mosquitoes fly, it's not actually caused by the wings beating against the air. There's an organ at the base of the wings which scrapes and makes the sound when the wings move. British entomologists A. E. Shipley and Edwin Wilson published a paper describing it in 1902, which they called "On a Possible Stridulating Organ in the Mosquito." Stridulating means to make noise, and the toothed organ they found made noise as it rubbed against itself, while the wings moved. By the middle of the 20th Century, scientists had figured out that mosquitoes have special organs to whine or buzz as they fly, that other mosquitoes can hear the noise, and that the buzz of female mosquitoes makes males want to mate with them. It wasn't until more recently that researchers Gabriella Gibson and Ian Russell discovered that mosquitoes actually change their buzz to "sing" to each other before they mate. They discovered that when males and females flew nearby, they altered the pitch of their buzz to match each other, and if they matched well enough, they mated. Cornell researchers tried the same experiment with mosquitoes which carry the dangerous disease dengue, and found the same thing. As scientists learn more about why mosquitoes buzz, they may be able to use that knowledge to help keep them from mating. Fewer mosquitoes mean fewer mosquito bites, and fewer diseases being spread. For example, in this article, researcher Lauren Cator suggests that if scientists can make sterile male mosquitoes who "sing" to females just as well as fertile males, the females will choose the sterile males, and won't produce fertile eggs. There are a few myths about the mosquitoes you hear buzzing near your ears. Some people say that mosquitoes which buzz, don't bite. Well, that's true. As long as they're buzzing, they're flying, so they won't bite you. But as soon as they land, look out! Does anybody actually enjoy the sound of mosquitoes buzzing? Apparently, teenagers do! With what scientists are learning about mosquitoes, I suppose it's fitting that teenagers are using an electronic sound called a mosquito buzz as their mating "call." Cornell researchers have found out that mosquitoes not only buzz in your ears, they buzz in each others' "ears" too www.mosquitoreviews.com/mosquitoes-buzz-ears.html |
Re: Why Do Mosquitoes Buzz In Our Ears? by jmoore(m): 5:42pm On May 18, 2013 |
It is a female thing, the anopheles mosquitoes is female. Maybe they are "gossiping" ![]() 2 Likes |
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