Animal behavior: Mosquitos ride the wave.

Curr Biol

Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, 610 Charles E. Young Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

Published: April 2024

Some insects have a frustrating knack for avoiding a swatter. A new study shows that mosquitos not only evade the visual image of the looming threat, they also surf the wave of air the swatter creates.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.030DOI Listing

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