In warmer climates
they live shorter lives
but lay more eggs.
Adult females usually
lay between 40 and
400 eggs at one time.
It usually takes about
10 days for the eggs to hatch.

When the eggs hatch
the larvae (sometimes
called wrigglers
because they are so
active) come out.
Larvae eat very small aquatic animals. They
are able to breath
through a tube in their abdomen which they
keep above the water.
The larvae molt 4 times.

After the fourth molt
they are called a
pupa (also called a
tumbler). The pupae
do not eat. They stay
in this stage for 2
days.

Then they emerge as
the adult mosquito.
The adult mosquito is usually no bigger
than 15mm and
weights about 2-
2.5mg. It usually
takes about 2 weeks
for the egg to
become an adult
mosquito. The adult
life span for males is
2 to 3 weeks and
females can survive
up to 3 to 4 months.