mosquitoes

Mosquitoes to Other Flying Insects: Do You Even Generate Lift?

发表于 2017-10-21 mosquitoes insects adchoices

Mosquitos stealthily float off us after filling up, by virtue of fast wingbeats that generate almost instant lift with only an imperceptible additional push fro…

Mosquitoes Learn the Smell of Danger

发表于 2018-02-23 aromas appetite mosquitoes

The bloodsuckers lose their appetite for attractive scents when they associate those aromas with a likelihood of being swatted. Karen Hopkin reports. Learn more…

Sometimes Mosquitoes Are Just Thirsty

发表于 2018-08-24 thirsty mosquitoes sometimes

Mosquitoes want your blood for its proteins...or simply to hydrate on a hot, dry day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Human Diet Drugs Kill Mosquitoes' Appetite, Too

发表于 2019-02-17 appetite mosquitoes adchoices

When researchers fed mosquitoes a drug used to treat people for obesity, the insects were less interested in hunting for their next human meal ticket. Karen Hop…

Malaria Mosquitoes Are Biting before Bed-Net Time

发表于 2020-05-22 nets malaria mosquitoes

Mosquitoes that like to bite at night are being thwarted by bed nets, leading to the rise of populations that prefer to bite when the nets are not up yet. Learn…

Artificial Light Keeps Mosquitoes Biting Late into the Night

发表于 2021-05-12 mosquitoes awake biting

It is like when your cell phone keeps you awake in bed—except mosquitoes do not doom scroll when they stay up, they feast on your blood. Learn more about your a…

Mosquitoes Invade Iceland, Earth Darkens, and Bird Flu Returns

发表于 2025-10-28 darkens mosquitoes feltman

Mosquitoes settle in Iceland for the first time as climate change reshapes the Arctic, and Earth’s darkening albedo may be accelerating global warming. Host Rac…