does the mosquito manage to see?
Mosqu i toes ar e ab l e to see the l i v i ng th i ngs
a r ound t hem w i t h t he hea t t ha t t he y r ad i a t e ,
which is a kind of l ight invisible to us. Since this
type of sight is not rel iant on visible l ight, they
c an f i nd ou r b l ood v e s s e l s e v en du r i ng t he
darkness of the night .
This is a unique talent . Due to this , scient ists
were able to invent a camera that captures images
by means of heat . Even if it is dark, this camera
images the sur round i ngs as i f i t were day l i ght .
Can you imag i ne ? Pe op l e c opy i ng a sma l l
mosqui to ! Could a mosqui to poss ibl y know more
than a human, especial ly could it know more than
a s c i ent i s t ? Of cour s e no t ! A l l ah has g i ven the
mosqu i to ex t raord i nar y ab i l i t i es . Peop l e ar e i n
awe of these extraordinary talents and try to copy
t hem. T he y i nv en t ed t he ae r op l ane by c opy i ng
birds. People have copied many other things after
seeing them in nature. For now, let us continue the
adventure of the mosquito.
T h e M o s q u i t o a t W o r k !
The technique that the mosqui to uses to suck
blood is so meticulous that it astonishes people.
F i r s t , t he mo s qu i t o l and s on a t a r ge t . F o r
Mosquitoes see
the living
creatures around
them according to
their heat
patterns. This is
how a mosquito
sees a group of
people and then
chooses its target.
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