Mosquitoes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest prefer human blood

Mongabay
Jan 16, 2026, 10:59 pm368 ptsTop
As deforestation and habitat loss drive down wildlife populations, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to another source for their blood meal: humans. That’s the finding of a new study in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, a global biodiversity hotspot with less than a third of its original forest remaining.…

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