How Do Skeeters Survive Rain-Rain Drops?
How do mosquitos survive being pounded by rain and rain drops the size of them – and weighing much more than them?
” … the impact of which is comparable to a human being hit by a bus.”
“The short answer is that the mosquitoes are so light that they simply hitch a ride on the raindrop without any significant force being transferred to them.”
You can read the rest at the LA Times.
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7 August 2012
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That’s why squirting the hose never seemed to slow them down.