Slow-motion Takeoff of Blood-laden Mosquito (VIDEO)

University of California - Berkeley

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Slow-motion video from high-speed cameras captured this malarial mosquito, Anopheles coluzzii, taking off after having fed on blood, which nearly doubled its weight.

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UC Berkeley and University of Wangeningen, The Netherlands

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