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There are many species which bite humans, but you are right that it's only the females which bite.
There are only a few species which don't bite at all and are fully just straight up pollinators, but most species do bite something. Some are specialized and mostly feed on birds while others mostly feed on amphibians and reptiles, but most will bite pretty much anything that breathes. There are even some species which specialize in biting fish.
Wat? Why? Why fish bro.