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If you’ve ever wondered how much blood a mosquito actually takes from you during that annoying bite, prepare to be surprised: it’s not a lot at least, not for a human! But for the mosquito, it’s a ...

Mosquitoes are able to survive prolonged droughts by drinking blood, which helps to explain how their populations quickly ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As summer kicks into full swing, so does mosquito season — and the recent rain is bringing them out more than usual. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Do you like to drink beer? Are you pregnant or may become pregnant? You smell delicious, at least to mosquitoes. New data from a study of mosquitoes and their dietary habits says ...

An Australian mosquito species knows the best spot to drink its bloody meals: a frog’s nostril. The bloodsuckers are surprisingly selective when dining on frogs, seemingly picking no other place on ...

The preserved insects, from a cache of Lebanese resin, appear to be male but have mouth parts that are found only on modern female mosquitoes. By Kate Golembiewski Every single mosquito that’s ever ...

A cold beer on a hot day is pretty common during the Texas summer, but might it also bite you in the neck? The chance of being bit by a mosquito drastically increases after drinking alcohol, according ...

Evarcha culicivora is an indirect vampire, a spider that drinks mammalian blood by preying on female mosquitoes that have previously fed off humans.