An international team has uncovered surprising details about mosquito mating, which could lead to improved malaria control techniques and even help develop precision drone flight. The team revealed that when a male Anopheles coluzzii mosquito hears the sound of female-specific wingbeats, his eyes 'activate' and he visually scans the immediate vicinity for a potential mate. This strong link between males hearing the female-like buzz and moving toward an object in their field of vision may open up a new route for mosquito control: a new generation of traps specific to the Anopheles mosquitoes that spread malaria.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240830110719.htm
Quack-like underwater sounds off the coast of New Zealand in the '80s may
have been a conversation, researcher says
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Mysterious, repeating sounds from the depths of the ocean can be terrifying
to some, but in the 1980s, they presented a unique look at an underwater
sounds...
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