It might be hard to believe, but those tiny mosquitoes have complex and powerful ears. Males can use their ears to tune into the specific frequency of females in a swarm and locate them to mate.

This is where their hairy ears come in. The fibrillae on the male ears, which are soft throughout the day, become erect during swarm time.

Mosquito hearing could be targeted by insecticides Date: August 11, 2023 Source: University College London Summary: Specific receptors in the ears of mosquitoes have been revealed to modulate ...

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