Friday 6 March 2015

Float like a mosquito, sting like a ... mosquito

FLORA AND FAUNA
Float like a mosquito, sting like a ... mosquito
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 05, 2015 - Small semi-aqueous arthropods, such as mosquitoes and water striders, are free to go about their waterborne business thanks to their unique leg-based adaptations, which repel water and allow them to float freely on the surface. By examining the forces that the segments of mosquito legs generate against a water surface, researchers at the China University of Petroleum (Huadong) and Liaoning ... more


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