True Facts: The Mosquito

Ze Frank
Ze Frank
4,182,355
0
Published 2021-10-09
Check out brilliant.org/Zefrank1/
First 200 people get 20% off the annual Premium subscription.
True Facts Poster! ze-true-store.myshopify.com/
Patreon: www.patreon.com/truefacts

Benedikt Pleyer's Channel: youtube.com/NomadicNostoc

Richard J Albrecht's Channel:    / @richardssmalldiscoveries5768  

Classical Music: soundcloud.com/querflote/5-audio-track-1

Backbay Lounge Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Research Articles:
Aldersley, A., Cator, L.J. Female resistance and harmonic convergence influence male mating success in Aedes aegypti. Sci Rep 9, 2145 (2019). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38599-3

Bomphrey, R., Nakata, T., Phillips, N. et al. Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature 544, 92–95 (2017). doi.org/10.1038/nature21727

Cator LJ, Arthur BJ, Harrington LC, Hoy RR. Harmonic convergence in the love songs of the dengue vector mosquito. Science. 2009 Feb 20;323(5917):1077-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1166541. Epub 2009 Jan 8. PMID: 19131593; PMCID: PMC2847473.

Cator LJ, Harrington LC. The Harmonic Convergence of Fathers Predicts the Mating Success of Sons in Aedes aegypti. Anim Behav. 2011;82(4):627-633. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.07.013

Choo YM, Buss GK, Tan K, Leal WS. Multitasking roles of mosquito labrum in oviposition and blood feeding. Front Physiol. 2015;6:306. Published 2015 Oct 29. doi:10.3389/fphys.2015.00306

Choumet V, Attout T, Chartier L, Khun H, Sautereau J, Robbe-Vincent A, Brey P, Huerre M, Bain O. Visualizing non infectious and infectious Anopheles gambiae blood feedings in naive and saliva-immunized mice. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e50464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050464. Epub 2012 Dec 13. PMID: 23272060; PMCID: PMC3521732.

Jones, J., Murray, G.P.D. & McCall, P.J. A minimal 3D model of mosquito flight behaviour around the human baited bed net. Malar J 20, 24 (2021). doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03546-5

Kikuchi, K., Stremler, M.A., Chatterjee, S. et al. Burst mode pumping: A new mechanism of drinking in mosquitoes. Sci Rep 8, 4885 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22866-w

League GP, Harrington LC, Pitcher SA, Geyer JK, Baxter LL, Montijo J, Rowland JG, Johnson LM, Murdock CC, Cator LJ. Sexual selection theory meets disease vector control: Testing harmonic convergence as a "good genes" signal in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jul 2;15(7):e0009540. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009540. PMID: 34214096; PMCID: PMC8282061.

Ma Y, Xu J, Yang Z, Wang X, Lin Z, Zhao W, Wang Y, Li X, Shi H. A video clip of the biting midge Culicoides anophelis ingesting blood from an engorged Anopheles mosquito in Hainan, China. Parasit Vectors. 2013 Nov 13;6(1):326. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-326. PMID: 24499575; PMCID: PMC3833289.

Matthews BJ, Younger MA, Vosshall LB. The ion channel ppk301 controls freshwater egg-laying in the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Elife. 2019 May 21;8:e43963. doi: 10.7554/eLife.43963. PMID: 31112133; PMCID: PMC6597239.

Nakata, Toshiyuki & Phillips, Nathan & Simoes, Patricio & Russell, Ian & Cheney, Jorn & Walker, Simon & Bomphrey, Richard. (2020). Aerodynamic imaging by mosquitoes inspires a surface detector for autonomous flying vehicles. Science. 368. 10.1126/science.aaz9634.

Reeves, L.E., Holderman, C.J., Blosser, E.M. et al. Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns. Commun Biol 1, 92 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0096-5

Smith, N.M., Balsalobre, J.B., Doshi, M. et al. Landing mosquitoes bounce when engaging a substrate. Sci Rep 10, 15744 (2020). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-72462-0

Trisnadi, N., Barillas-Mury, C. Live In Vivo Imaging of Plasmodium Invasion of the Mosquito Midgut. DOI: doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00692-20 •
All Comments (21)
  • @GippyHappy
    The main thing I've learned from True Facts is that a shockingly large amount of creatures breathe through their butt
  • @medieval._
    the way the mosquito rose up looked like the most badass villain entrance ever
  • @RavengerX1
    Years back used to work as a farm hand. After a week long series of rain storms a section of the farm's front area flooded a bit, had a couple inches of standing water beside the road, it was usually where we parked our cars, didn't pay much attention to it. Another week passes and the water is still there, but now it has the single largest collection of mosquito larva I had ever seen in it. Thousands of them, the water was black and constantly in motion from them, it was a terrifying amount and I was a little taken aback that the boss hasn't had us do anything about them. So I go and ask him if he knows what they are. He says, "they're some kind of bug, its no big deal." "Those are mosquito larva." "... It's going to kill the hell out of that patch of dirt, but I want you to dump half a gallon of bleach into that water." " YOU GOT IT, BOSS. " I then had to dig a new drainage ditch. The moral of the story is always pay attention to areas of stagnant water in or around your property so you don't have go Scorched Earth on these bastards.
  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    As someone who absolutely despises mosquitoes, watching this was the equivalent to watching the life story of my worst enemy.
  • @AsherSchmutz129
    This historical series is still going strong and I absolutely cannot enjoy it enough.
  • @AmusementLabs
    Fun fact: the poles on bumper cars are called wands. They're paired with a metal brush on the bottom that contacts the floor to complete the circuit to power the car.
  • @False_Death
    Friendly tip: One teaspoon of water can breed 100 mosquitos. So check your yard and anything that holds water ESPECIALLY old tires. You need to empty them out because if you have a mosquito problem. Chances are they are breeding in some old bucket or tire and alot of species stay close to home. IE your yard. Also. Minnows are your best friends against mosquitos. If you can capture a bunch of minnows then you can release them into ponds and other things that hold water all year around. Minnows eat mosquito larva. Remember that.
  • @ChengTeoh
    "It's how lady Gaga would come out on stage, very dramatic" ... Future times : Lady Gaga emerges from under the water and reveals herself as being a Mosquito this entire time!
  • @IrishRepoMan
    "It's like how lady gaga would come out on stage" That was so... accurate.
  • @johnserda7446
    You completely opened my eyes to the fact that mosquito's DO have a purpose! I didn't know they are pollinators!
  • @makeupdiaries6438
    I'll never pass by an elephant mosquito without saying "HELLoOOO!" ever again.
  • @rhettlila1855
    It brings me joy to know that mosquitoes even get bit by mosquitoes
  • @mrm7098
    “Dale?” What happened to Jerry? Oh good, Jerry is there too!
  • @alexc.9468
    The commentary about how they break from their underwater exoskeleton to the world absolutely sent me. 💀