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example, your arm… Then, with its needle-like
tube, it chooses a suitable spot for itself. The
needle of a mosquito resembles a syringe and it is

protected with a special sheath. During blood
suction, the needle is released from this sheath.
Many people think that the mosquito pierces the
skin by inserting its needle into it, whereas the
mosquito uses a different method to do so. It
moves its lower jaw back and forth, just like a saw

and, with the help of its lower jaw, cuts the skin.
It inserts its needle into this opening and when
the needle reaches the blood vessel, it starts to
suck blood.

Doctor Mosquitoes!

You could ask, “Can mosquitoes become
doctors?” After reading this page you will say,
“They really are doctors!”
When you get a cut, after a while, your blood
stops dripping of its own accord. This is because

blood can coagulate and stop flowing. Allah has
created blood with this unique quality to protect
human beings. If blood did not coagulate on its
own, the tiniest cut on our finger or a wound from

a fall while running could cause you to die since
you wouldn’t be able to stop the bleeding.
This is quite a vital benefit for us. However,
mosquitoes might not be too happy about it. Why?
Because, just when the mosquito starts to suck our
blood, it would harden and not go up the

mosquito’s tube. If this were so, the mosquito
would not have existed, because none of the
mosquitoes would have been able to feed protein
to their eggs. Again, Allah has created mosquitoes

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