130-Million-Year-Old Mosquito Fossil Rewrite the Bloodsucking History
A team of paleontologists describes the discovery of several mosquitoes in 125 million year old Lebanese amber. They represent a new species. Unexpectedly, the males appeared to have piercing proboscis armed with pointed mandibles and were probably bloodsucking like today’s females. An exceptional discovery Female mosquitoes, well known for their hematophagy (feeding on blood), are […]
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