Mosquitoes sense infrared from body heat to help track humans down

ScienceDaily
Aug 22, 2024, 6:10 pm86 pts
While a mosquito bite is often no more than a temporary bother, in many parts of the world it can be scary. One mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, spreads the viruses that cause over 100,000,000 cases of dengue, yellow fever, Zika and other diseases every year. Another, Anopheles gambiae, spreads the parasite…

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