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Safari Ltd. Mosquito Life Cycle - 4 Mini Insect Figurines Toy Set for Kids

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Safari Ltd. Mosquito Life Cycle - 4 Mini Insect Figurines Toy Set for Kids

Four Mosquito Stages: Includes 4 figurines showing floating egg rafts, larva, pupa, and an adult mosquito, creating a clear visual sequence of the major developmental stages in the Culicidae life cycle.
Dimensions: The adult mosquito figure measures 4 inches from wingtip to wingtip, with magnified details for easier viewing. The set also includes egg raft, larva, and pupa stages for sequencing activities, insect study, and classroom science.
Build Habitat Scenes: Pair the figures with pond models, cards, books, drawings, craft materials, or classroom displays to create wetland scenes, insect habitats, and small-world demonstrations of mosquito development.
Classroom And Project Uses: Use the set for Montessori materials, homeschool science, insect study, sequencing activities, habitat dioramas, biology lessons, classroom displays, crafts, and nature-study projects.
Durable PVC Figures: Made from BPA Free PVC for Ages 4+, the four compact pieces are suited to repeated classroom, project, collection, and imaginative play use while remaining easy to arrange together between activities.

Mosquitos begin life in the water, where their eggs are laid in floating rafts. The larvae that emerge feed on organic material in the water while developing into pupae. Days later, an adult mosquito emerges from the water, waits for its wings to dry, and flies off. Mosquitos go through a radical transformation, spending three out of four stages living in water. As adults, only females drink blood; males are only interested in mating. These flexible figures show how mosquitos advance through extremely distinct stages. The adult measures 4 inches from wingtip to wingtip, so all the details are magnified. Mosquitos have pestered the rest of the animal kingdom since at least the Cretaceous period, and they sometimes became trapped in amber. Today, over 3,000 species live worldwide, and they arenâ€™t very picky eaters. Not only do mosquitos feed on human blood, but they also bite birds, mammals, and even other insects. Because they transfer diseases like West Nile and Malaria, they are considered the deadliest creatures on Earth. Interestingly, only the females have a taste for blood; males drink from flowers, and are therefore pollinators.