What is the biggest mosquito?
Mosquitoes are everywhere here in Cambridge Mass. Some can barely be seen. Others are quite big. Have you seen monster-sized mosquitoes this year?
If you are wondering if the mosquito below is the biggest mosquito, the answer is no. It is larger than many – one of the largest, in fact. This photo is of a lowly Psorophora ciliata mosquito, which met its untimely demise indoors. A male mosquito can live an average of one week inside your home. Females will find a delicious blood meal in your home, but she will be unable to live long after biting you. Three weeks at most.