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Instead of a single siphon tube for breathing (like most larvae) pupae have two siphon tubes, that are now located on the back of the "head" of the pupa. These are known as 'trumpets. ' Pupae do not eat or go through a molting process; they only breathe air and change inside their casing.
- What is a respiratory trumpet?
- At which stage of life does a mosquito respire through respiratory trumpet?
- How do mosquito larvae breathe?
- Why the larvae of mosquitoes are called wriggler?
What is a respiratory trumpet?
: either of the two trumpet-shaped projections that bear the thoracic spiracles in the pupae of mosquitoes and midges.
At which stage of life does a mosquito respire through respiratory trumpet?
Mosquito pupae, commonly called "tumblers," live in water from 1 to 4 days, depending upon species and temperature. The pupa is lighter than water and therefore floats at the surface. It takes oxygen through two breathing tubes called "trumpets." The pupa does not eat, but it is not an inactive stage.
How do mosquito larvae breathe?
The larvae require air to breathe and have a specialized body part called the “siphon” that they use to breathe air at the water's surface. The siphon uses the water's natural surface tension to attach for a breath. A few species have adapted their siphons to penetrate hollow aquatic plant stems.
Why the larvae of mosquitoes are called wriggler?
Egg - Larvae - Pupae - Adult. Adult mosquitoes lay eggs on the water's surface and hatch into larvae, commonly called wrigglers - they look like little worms wriggling at the water's surface. Larvae need stagnant (or still) water to survive.
