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Updated: 03/20/2013 08:54:01AM
Big bug,
all hype
PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
The Psorophora ciliata (also known as the gallinipper) is one of Florida’s largest mosquitoes known for its size and bite. The larvae consumes smaller mosquito species. Activity may increase during the rainy season, experts say.
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Reports of an upcoming “giant mosquito” invasion in Florida are being blown out of proportion, local experts say.
The Psorophora ciliata or more commonly known as the gallinipper is one of the largest species of mosquitoes in Florida and indigenous to the east coast of the United States. It can grow up to 20 times the size of a normal mosquito.
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