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The adults do not feed, and draw food from the larvae, which accumulate stores throughout their developmental stage. The female then catches an insect, most commonly the mosquito, and lays a batch of eggs on it.

The adults do not feed, and draw food from the larvae, which accumulate stores throughout their developmental stage. The female then catches an insect, most commonly the mosquito, and lays a batch of eggs on it.

The insect lands on a host, and the L1 larvae then hatch on the host, and quickly penetrate the skin.  They then undergo a transformation to L2, and then subsequently to L3.  The larve fully mature, and the move to the ground to pupate.  Then then emerge later as adults.

The insect lands on a host, and the L1 larvae then hatch on the host, and quickly penetrate the skin.  The larvae undergo a transformation to L2, and then subsequently to L3.  The larvae fully mature, and then move to the ground to pupate.  They then emerge later as adults.

It is a '''4 month''' life cycle.

It is a '''4 month''' life cycle.

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