Category: Entomology

Fascinating research uncovers a surprising feeding strategy in Mimomyia elegans, a native Australian mosquito. These mosquitoes feed exclusively from the nostrils of the green and golden bell frogs (Litoria aurea), their natural predator – a behaviour that defies typical predator-prey and host-parasite dynamics. With approximately 6% of the 3,700+ mosquito species known to obtain bloodmeals…