Toxorhynchites
Toxorhynchites, also called elephant mosquito or mosquito eater, is a genus of diurnal and often relatively colorful mosquitoes, found worldwide between about 35° north and 35° south. It includes the largest known species of mosquito, at up to in length and in wingspan. It is among the many kinds of mosquito that do not consume blood. The adults subsist on carbohydrate-rich materials, such as honeydew, or saps and juices from damaged plants, refuse, fruit, and nectar.
Largest organisms
The largest of the segmented worms (commonly called earthworms) is the African giant earthworm ("Microchaetus rappi"). Although it averages about in length, this huge worm can reach a length of as much as and can weigh over . Only the giant Gippsland earthworm, "Megascolides australis", and a few giant polychaetes, including the notorious "Eunice aphroditois", reach nearly comparable sizes, reaching , respectively.