What is the purpose of the red liquid from mosquito abdomens?

Subject: What is the purpose of the red liquid from mosquito abdomens?

Date: Sun Feb 28 21:46:50 1999
Posted by Linda
Grade level: undergrad School: USYD
City: Sydney State/Province: nsw Country: australia
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 920260010.Zo

Message:


When looking at videos of a mosquito biting another organism, 
when reaching the end of it's bite, a drop of red liquid forms 
on the end of the abdomen of the mosquito which later falls onto 
the bitten person.  What is this red stuff and why does it 
happen?

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