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There are 49 different species of mosquitoes in the world, and only the Anopheles mosquito transmits malaria.
I don’t know which one is Anopheles here, but I know the one with stripes on its legs bites very painfully 😂.
I don’t know which one is Anopheles here, but I know the one with stripes on its legs bites very painfully 😂.
October 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
There are 49 different species of mosquitoes in the world, and only the Anopheles mosquito transmits malaria.
I don’t know which one is Anopheles here, but I know the one with stripes on its legs bites very painfully 😂.
I don’t know which one is Anopheles here, but I know the one with stripes on its legs bites very painfully 😂.
The hairs on the mosquito’s body make it hydrophobic, allowing it to stand and walk on water 💦
October 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The hairs on the mosquito’s body make it hydrophobic, allowing it to stand and walk on water 💦
The compound eyes are highly specialized for detecting movement and light, including infrared and polarized light, and have an almost 360° field of vision.
When a mosquito is hunting for a target, it uses its infrared vision to locate warm-blooded hosts, even in the dark.
When a mosquito is hunting for a target, it uses its infrared vision to locate warm-blooded hosts, even in the dark.
October 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The compound eyes are highly specialized for detecting movement and light, including infrared and polarized light, and have an almost 360° field of vision.
When a mosquito is hunting for a target, it uses its infrared vision to locate warm-blooded hosts, even in the dark.
When a mosquito is hunting for a target, it uses its infrared vision to locate warm-blooded hosts, even in the dark.
Two large compound eyes dominate the mosquito’s head, each made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny cells, with each cell functioning like a miniature eye with:
• a lens to focus light,
• a photoreceptor cell to detect light,
• pigment cells that prevent light from scattering between the units.
• a lens to focus light,
• a photoreceptor cell to detect light,
• pigment cells that prevent light from scattering between the units.
October 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Two large compound eyes dominate the mosquito’s head, each made up of hundreds to thousands of tiny cells, with each cell functioning like a miniature eye with:
• a lens to focus light,
• a photoreceptor cell to detect light,
• pigment cells that prevent light from scattering between the units.
• a lens to focus light,
• a photoreceptor cell to detect light,
• pigment cells that prevent light from scattering between the units.