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One of the largest mosquitoes in North America, with shaggy legs covered in dark and pale scales. It delivers an exceptionally painful bite and breeds in temporary rain pools after heavy storms. Its larvae are predatory, feeding on other mosquito larvae in their shared breeding habitat.
Did You Know?
It is so large and bites so aggressively that early American settlers gave it the folk name 'gallinipper,' meaning something that nips gallon-sized bites.