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#mosquito — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mosquito, aggregated by home.social.

  1. 🦟 NEW: Researchers tested how three South #Florida mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus, responded to 119 human volunteers using a device that let #insects approach without biting.

    They matched each species to specific #skin odors and bacterial communities. Each #mosquito favored different #microbes, and no single person attracted all three species.

    👉 theconversation.com/mosquitoes

    #science #biology #microbiome #research #nature #animals #dengue #westnile #health #insects #study

  2. Meet the 2026 #IgNobel Prize winners

    It's that time of year again, when we learn which lucky #scientists are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes. This year, the prizes honor research on designing the perfect splash-free #urinal ; using #mosquito #proboscises to "necroprint" tiny nozzles; studying composition rates of buried cotton #underwear and the #aerodynamics of a healthy nose-blow, among other highlights.
    #necroprint #science #research

    arstechnica.com/science/2026/0

  3. ¡Extra, extra, ha salido el boletín de #FaunaIbérica de agosto! Hoy presentamos: Muy molesto, muy maja y muy común. El que no le haya hecho nunca un zas a un #mosquito, que levante la mano. La #currucacabecinegra en cambio es de lo más encantador. Y el #corzo por el monte corre que-vue-la 🎶 como dice la canción. ¡Apúntate para el siguiente! faunaiberica.org/boletin-fauna