Some amazing mozzie facts

• A mosquito can fly an estimated 1 to 1.5 miles per hour
• Mosquitoes can dash between raindrops and even fly backwards
• Mosquito is the Spanish name for little fly
• Biting increases by a massive 500 times when there is a full moon
• The wings of a mosquito beat 500 times a second
• A mosquito can smell a crowd from 20 metres away
• A mosquito can detect a moving target at 18 ft away
• Mosquitoes fly a huge 150 miles in their lifetime
• The average mosquito weighs in at a tiny 2 to 2.5 milligrams
• Mosquitoes’ bodies are divided into three parts and they have six jointed legs. They also have scales on their wings