How much blood does a mosquito take in a meal?

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How much blood does a mosquito take in a meal?

Mosquitoes can take in anywhere from 0.001 to 0.01 milliliter of blood. For its size, that would be the equivalent of a person drinking as much as in a bathtub.

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