Why do bug bites itch so much? What causes that?!
Question:
Why do bug bites itch so much? What causes that?
Answers:
I do not know for ALL bugs...
- but for mosquito's - that straw thing that comes out of their mouths?
It actually is two straw things - the first goes in your skin and injects their saliva - this helps your blood not to clot in that spot -it is also the chemical reaction that makes you itch!
They inject their saliva so the second straw like thing can suck up the blood and get stored in their bellies with no problem.
Female mosquito's do not feed on blood for food - the blood nourishes their eggs. A typical mosquito lives two weeks - about the same time it takes for the egg to go through the pulpa stage...
Hope this helps!