They fly between 1 and 1.5 miles per hour and their wings beat 300 to 600 times per second. Mosquitos can detect carbon dioxide from 75 feet away. Mosquitos mate and the beat of their wings creates a lover's duet. Salt marsh mosquitos may travel up to 100 miles from their larva breeding habitat.Some mosquitos dont bite humans they perfer hosts like birds and amphibians. Male mosquitos can live from 5 to 6 months. The mosquito is concidered the deadliest animal on earth.