Discover Magazine: How Mosquitoes Survive in a Downpour


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Georgia Institute of Technology mechanical engineer David Hu was sitting on the porch with his infant son when a large mosquito bite appeared on the baby’s forehead. It was pouring out, and Hu began wondering how the insect survived the impact of the drops. “A mosquito weighs only a couple milligrams, and the drops are up to 50 times heavier,” he says. “It’s like a person being hit by a bus.”

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 5/11/2012 1:00 PM
Categories: Invertebrates
Tags: Mosquitoes Insects rainfall downpour Georgia Institute of Technology
 

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