Perran Ross
@perran.bsky.social
DECRA fellow at the University of Melbourne @pearg.bsky.social | Mosquitoes | Wolbachia | Endosymbionts | Evolutionary Adaptation
Mosquito with a bendy proboscis that can't feed. This is a common phenomenon when mosquitoes get older.
September 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Mosquito with a bendy proboscis that can't feed. This is a common phenomenon when mosquitoes get older.
You can tell when mosquitoes are ready to feed by holding your hand next to their enclosure. If they're thirsty they will poke their proboscis through the netting.
November 10, 2024 at 4:29 AM
You can tell when mosquitoes are ready to feed by holding your hand next to their enclosure. If they're thirsty they will poke their proboscis through the netting.
This very rare mosquito is a gynandromorph: one side is male and the other female. The poor thing was unable to fly or blood feed.
November 10, 2024 at 4:27 AM
This very rare mosquito is a gynandromorph: one side is male and the other female. The poor thing was unable to fly or blood feed.
Timelapse video of mosquitoes feeding on my arm
November 10, 2024 at 4:23 AM
Timelapse video of mosquitoes feeding on my arm
A lot of my research involves blood feeding mosquitoes. Here's what happens when they don't stop drinking.
entomologytoday.org/2020/03/19/w...
entomologytoday.org/2020/03/19/w...
November 10, 2024 at 4:21 AM
A lot of my research involves blood feeding mosquitoes. Here's what happens when they don't stop drinking.
entomologytoday.org/2020/03/19/w...
entomologytoday.org/2020/03/19/w...