Mosquito

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"Bloody blood sucking blood suckers."

- Maxwell

Mosquitoes are small insects that spawn from ponds at dusk and night in Marsh biomes.They are fast-moving and aggressive, attacking anything nearby. Mosquitoes take one blast from the Ice Staff to be frozen.

Although they deal a relatively small amount of damage, these insects are usually found in groups and can quickly drain away health. They have a small red blood sac which grows with each successful attack. When the sac is full, the Mosquito will explode, killing the Mosquito but causing additional damage to the player.

Mosquitoes will not spawn during Winter, due to their pond being frozen over.

Hunting
The most effective way to deal with Mosquitoes is to capture them in a Bug Net. When it is used this will turn the insect into an inventory item, although it has no use in crafting. Due to their fast flying speed, Mosquitoes are difficult to hit with melee weapons. Holding the attack button is recommended because the game automatically targets the Mosquito.

The Mosquitoes' "aggro" range is about two Berry Bushes' width, so be wary of building camps or taking allies near their ponds at night.

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill Mosquitoes when playing with characters with a default damage modifier.The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.

Trivia

 * Mosquitoes were added in A Little Rain Must Fall.
 * Mosquitoes originally spawned from the same ponds as Frogs, but now each spawn from separate, different colored ponds (mosquito ponds are darker).
 * Mosquitoes and Frogs are natural enemies, much like Merms and Pigs, and will fight if they encounter each other.
 * Mosquitoes may spawn if the player hits a frog, close to their pond.
 * Before the "All Well That's Maxwell" update, mosquitoes didn't drop anything.

Bugs

 * Whenever you move out of loading range of a live mosquito that is in your chest, or if you log in and have a live mosquito in your inventory, you will still hear it's "buzzing". To fix this, simply pick up and place the mosquito back in the same slot.

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