Mosquito bites frequently induce a sharp sting in people and some animals, with severe evolutionary consequences for the mosquito when it gets swatted. Are any mosquitoes evolving with delayed-action stings or reduced sting secretions so that they can drink blood without the threat of imminent death?
• Mosquitoes have been around since the Jurassic period and probably evolved to feed on dinosaurs. Although we humans consider ourselves to be the most important animal on Earth, from the mosquito’s point of view we are somewhat irrelevant because they have evolved to feed on specific hosts. However, much like fleas, they will…
