Mating behavior in mosquitoes (IMAGE)

Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM), Nagoya University

Mating behavior in mosquitoes — Caption

Male mosquitoes form swarms and wait for females to arrive. When a female approaches, males detect her wingbeat sounds, approach and court her, then ultimately mate with her. Wingbeat frequencies differ between males and females: approximately 750 Hz in male Aedes aegypti and 450 Hz in females. Graphic adapted from the original study published in PLOS Biology.

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Loh et al., PLOS Biology (2026)

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