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Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible

Why Did God Make Mosquitoes? Lesson 129

Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible

Eryn Lynum

Education For Kids, Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Why in the world did God make mosquitoes? Let’s look past the itch and glimpse God’s good designs and purpose in an insect with a biteful reputation.

Here’s our trail map:

  • How Are Mosquitoes Born?
  • Why Do Mosquitoes Suck Blood?
  • Why Did God Make Mosquitoes?
  • How Do Mosquitoes Show Us God’s Goodness?

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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:

“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” Genesis 1:31 (NIV)

“God said, ‘Look, I have given you all the plants that have grain for seeds and all the trees whose fruits have seeds in them. They will be food for you. I have given all the green plants as food for every wild animal, every bird of the air, and every small crawling animal.’ And it happened.” Genesis 1:29-30 (NCV)

“Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” Romans 8:20-22 (NLT)

“...I am making everything new!...” Revelation 21:5 (NIV)

“The Lord is good to everyone.

He showers compassion on all his creation.” Psalm 145:9 (NLT)

Terms Learned in This Episode:

  • Larva: A baby insect.
  • Mosquito Wriggler: The larva stage of a mosquito.
  • Siphon: The breathing tube at the end of a mosquito larva’s body that allows it to breathe while underwater.
  • Pupa: A juvenile insect. The life stage before growing into an adult.
  • Mosquito Tumbler: The pupa stage of a mosquito.
  • Protein: Tiny building materials in living things that help bodies grow, repair themselves, and do important jobs.
  • Pollinator: A creature that helps spread pollen, which helps plants grow.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Have you ever collected toad eggs and hatched tadpoles or watched baby ladybugs hatching from eggs?

0:07.0

That's what my family has been doing this week.

0:10.0

It's the perfect season for nature study and we invite you to join us for Magnify,

0:15.0

a wild and wonderful summer adventure by Nat Theo.

0:19.0

Discover God's creation right where you live as you find frogs,

0:23.6

butterflies, animal tracks, birds, and so much more. Become a junior naturalist for God's kingdom.

0:31.1

Join today at Nattheo.com slash magnify to access the full summer guide and tune in for live video classes where you will learn from me and share your discoveries with other students. Don't wait, join today, start exploring, and get ready for our live video classes in Magnify at nattheo.com slash magnify or the link in our show notes.

1:05.2

Hello, world, wake me up to another good, good morning time to go.

1:12.1

Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world?

1:14.7

Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast.

1:16.8

I'm your host, Aaron Linem. I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author, and I am so excited to dive into God's written word, the Bible, and his created world with you.

1:28.2

What would you think of your

1:31.3

adventure?

1:32.3

What would you think if I told you that I once raised baby mosquitoes?

1:46.5

Mosquitoes are not exactly what we think of as great pets.

1:50.9

But last summer, I raised quite a few of them, accidentally.

1:56.0

And as I watched those baby mosquitoes, I learned a lot about them.

2:02.5

And do you know what happens when we learn a lot about a creature? Especially a creature that we might not like very much? We can find things to

2:09.9

appreciate about them. And we can see God's design, even in a creature like a mosquito. That's exactly what we are doing today as we discover and learn to appreciate blood-sucking mosquitoes.

2:24.5

Here is our trail map.

2:27.2

Are you ready?

2:29.1

We are going to learn how are mosquitoes born?

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