And we're not kidding!

And we’re not kidding! Mosquitoes beat their wings up to 800 times per second. Imagine that! The buzzing sound that you hear when a mosquito gets close to your ear is made by the beating of its wings. While its wings beat very quickly, a mosquito isn’t a fast flyer. In fact, it’s one of the slowest flying bugs around. For the most part, mosquitoes prefer to hover in the air.