My name is Zera, a female anopheles mosquito and this is a day in my life. When I’m around, they enjoy the music I bring; they’re always clapping and shaking their heads for me. It’s not easy being a ...

For public release at 11 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time) on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 A high-pitched buzzing sound in your ear is an unmistakable sign that a female mosquito is out on ...

A female Anopheles mosquito is sitting on a vine of the forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India. This genus of mosquitoes cause malaria in humans in endemic areas. “It’s essentially an arms race between ...

Peyton, E. L. and Scanlon, J. E. 1966. "Illustrated key to the female Anopheles mosquitoes of Thailand." Department of Medical Entomology, U.S. Army Medical Component ...

A high-pitched buzzing sound in your ear is an unmistakable sign that a female mosquito is out on the hunt - for they, not males, drink blood. Hearing that tone might make you turn to try to swat the ...

This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles gambiae mosquito. James Gathany / ASSOCIATED PRESS Mosquitoes are back in North ...