Talk:Mosquito

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After "piercing-sucking mouthparts" add "(also known as a proboscis)" ~2026-23265-86 (talk) 03:05, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Edited. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:39, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi! I'm on a team of college students adding a wikipedia article regarding Mosquito Proboscis-Inspired Needles for a class term project. We are looking to link to our page inside of "In human culture" with a subheading titled Biomimicry. Syrup273k (talk) 19:07, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]