Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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A student volunteer and a mesh suit helped us figure out how mosquitoes reach their targets

Undergraduate Chris Zuo sent me the note "Four minutes is too long" along with photos of countless mosquito bites on his bare skin. This full-body massacre wasn't the result of a camping trip gone awry. He'd spent that limited amount of time in a room with 100 hungry mosquitoes while wearing nothing...

A student volunteer and a mesh suit helped us figure out how mosquitoes reach their targets
Image: Phys.org
Undergraduate Chris Zuo sent me the note "Four minutes is too long" along with photos of countless mosquito bites on his bare skin. This full-body massacre wasn't the result of a camping trip gone awry. He'd spent that limited amount of time in a room with 100 hungry mosquitoes while wearing nothing but a mesh suit we thought would have protected him.

Originally published at Phys.org

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