Mosquitos fail at flight in heavy fog, though heavy rain doesn't faze them
Monday, November 19, 2012 - 22:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Mosquitos have the remarkable ability to fly in clear skies as well as in rain, shrugging off impacts from raindrops more than 50 times their body mass. But just like modern aircraft, mosquitos also are grounded when the fog thickens.