From Deep Look.
The mosquito buzzing that you find annoying and disgusting is irresistible to a male mosquito. He follows the sound of a female mosquito’s beating wings to find a mate. It turns out, male mosquitoes are really good listeners.
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🏆Congratulations🏆 to the following fans on our Deep Look Community Tab for correctly answering our GIF challenge! A male mosquito can hear the difference between the sound of his beating wings and those of a female. He has thousands of specialized sensors at the base of his antennae that contribute to his exquisitely sensitive hearing. We asked, what is the name of the enclosure that houses these sensors, located at the base of each of his antennae? The answer we were looking for was pedicels. Each pedicel houses 16,000 sensors, in the case of a male mosquito. These sensors are part of what’s known as the Johnston’s organ. The sensors pick up vibrations from the mosquito’s antennae and transmit information to the brain. That’s how a mosquito hears.
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