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Feb. 28th, 2008 02:33 amNow, I will *kill* AND maim anyone who takes these arts. Anyone. Don't care how long I've known you, don't care what our relationship is....this is a very special set to me, and it was a gift (in a way, I did request it) from a friend who put a LOT of work into the set. The very least I can do is pimp her out some, and besides! I wanna show off!!
Only female mosquitoes bite animals to get blood needed to produce eggs. Male mosquitoes do not bite, but both the male and female feed on the nectar of flowers for food. In most female mosquitoes, the mouth parts form a long proboscis for piercing the skin of mammals (or in some cases birds or even reptiles and amphibians) to suck their blood. As opposed to a syringe's typically smooth needle, the mosquito proboscis is highly serrated, which leaves a minimal number of points of contact with the skin being pierced — this reduces nerve stimulation to the point where the "bite" is typically not felt at all. The females require protein for egg development and laying, and since the normal mosquito diet consists of nectar and fruit juice, which has no protein, most females must drink blood to lay eggs. Males differ from females, with mouth parts not suitable for blood-sucking.
The female mosquitoes locate their next blood donor victims primarily through scent. They are extremely sensitive to the carbon dioxide in exhaled breath, as well as several substances found in sweat and various body odours. They are believed to be able to track potential prey for tens of meters. Some people attract more mosquitoes than others, apparently based on how they "smell" to a mosquito. Mosquitoes can also detect heat, so they can find warm-blooded mammals and birds very easily once they get close enough. Repellents like DEET work by disorienting the mosquito as it gets close to its potential next meal but do not kill mosquitoes.
That's Song, my girly at WWS. There's some drama surrounding her right now, or, I highly suspect there will be very soon :|
If you'd like to Contact Houkie in regards to getting your own artwork done, she takes commissions on a purely one by one basis; meaning that she doesn't have a quote for a price until you guys work out the details behind the work. This is all hand drawn and just c'mon? what more could you want?!
Houkie contacts: mudpuppie@gmail.com, LJ is Houkie, if you're on WWS she plays Sphinx, Gemini, Kestrel, and Seafra. goo. give her monies!
Only female mosquitoes bite animals to get blood needed to produce eggs. Male mosquitoes do not bite, but both the male and female feed on the nectar of flowers for food. In most female mosquitoes, the mouth parts form a long proboscis for piercing the skin of mammals (or in some cases birds or even reptiles and amphibians) to suck their blood. As opposed to a syringe's typically smooth needle, the mosquito proboscis is highly serrated, which leaves a minimal number of points of contact with the skin being pierced — this reduces nerve stimulation to the point where the "bite" is typically not felt at all. The females require protein for egg development and laying, and since the normal mosquito diet consists of nectar and fruit juice, which has no protein, most females must drink blood to lay eggs. Males differ from females, with mouth parts not suitable for blood-sucking.
The female mosquitoes locate their next blood donor victims primarily through scent. They are extremely sensitive to the carbon dioxide in exhaled breath, as well as several substances found in sweat and various body odours. They are believed to be able to track potential prey for tens of meters. Some people attract more mosquitoes than others, apparently based on how they "smell" to a mosquito. Mosquitoes can also detect heat, so they can find warm-blooded mammals and birds very easily once they get close enough. Repellents like DEET work by disorienting the mosquito as it gets close to its potential next meal but do not kill mosquitoes.
table artwork by houkie (sphinx) · coding by kahilli (musa)
That's Song, my girly at WWS. There's some drama surrounding her right now, or, I highly suspect there will be very soon :|
If you'd like to Contact Houkie in regards to getting your own artwork done, she takes commissions on a purely one by one basis; meaning that she doesn't have a quote for a price until you guys work out the details behind the work. This is all hand drawn and just c'mon? what more could you want?!
Houkie contacts: mudpuppie@gmail.com, LJ is Houkie, if you're on WWS she plays Sphinx, Gemini, Kestrel, and Seafra. goo. give her monies!
