Why does a mosquitoe have many teeth yet it a small parasite?

Question: Why does a mosquitoe have many teeth yet it a small parasite?
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Asked by 587bmay27 to Peter, Grace, Doris, David on 30 May 2019.
- Grace Kago answered on 30 May 2019:
  
  hmmm… I’m not sure that mosquitos have teeth like us….. Instead, they have a small thin organ that looks like a sharp straw that they use to suck blood from their victims… so, because this small thin organ (called a proboscis) works so well then their size isn’t of consequence?

Question: Why does a mosquitoe have many teeth yet it a small parasite?