Mosquitoes survive collisions with raindrops by going with the flow
Web edition : Thursday, June 28th, 2012
You may barely notice when a raindrop lands on your head. But if you were a mosquito, you?d definitely notice: It would be like a bus falling onto you in midair.?
But a falling raindrop doesn?t spell doom for the plucky mosquito, say scientists behind a new study. The pesky bloodsucker might get tossed, rocked and rolled, but its strong body and small size help it survive such collisions. And when a raindrop lands directly on the bug?s back, the mosquito gets taken on a wild ride.
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