How Fast Is Mosquito Flight?

Mosquitoes fly at about 1 metre per second — wings beating 800 times per second to do it. The high-pitched whine you hear at night is literally the wingbeat frequency translating directly into sound.

Only female mosquitoes bite — males eat only nectar. The blood meal is needed to develop eggs, not for the mosquito's own survival.

• Same as walking pace
• Wings beat 800 times per second