The life cyle of mosquitoes

They have the ability to ruin a summer evening with their blood-thirsty ways. George Novak gets up close with mosquitoes. These close up images were taken at 5x optical magnification. The extreme close up images at 10x optical magnification using a Nikon microscope lens mounted on to the camera. The images were taken under controlled environmental conditions.

No matter of the water quality mosquitoes start their life cycle in the water. After the mosquito hatches from the egg turns into a larvae, feeding on bacteria, unicellular organism or organic matter. Photo / George Novak

Image 1 of 6: No matter of the water quality mosquitoes start their life cycle in the water. After the mosquito hatches from the egg turns into a larvae, feeding on bacteria, unicellular organism or organic matter. Photo / George Novak

Protest on Hewletts Road
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Protest on Hewletts Road

More than 2500 people have marched on State Highway 2 and Hewlett’s Road after gathering at Whareroa Reserve this morning to join a national day of disruption launched by Te Pāti Māori to coincide with Budget day.

Brazil floods
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Brazil floods

South Brazil is experiencing severe flooding. Rio Grande do Sul State disaster. Photo / Jeff Botega, @jeffbotega.

David Seymour goes into the blue at Mount Maunganui
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David Seymour goes into the blue at Mount Maunganui

Act party leader David Seymour was taking off just as the party was dropping in the polls. Seymour took to the skies in a classic Boeing Stearman bi-plane ahead of a public meeting at the Classic Flyers Aviation Museum in Mount Maunganui on Wednesday night. At the same time, the latest 1News Verian poll suggested Act was down two percentage points.

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