Mosquito. by blinkings
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Description
Mosquitoes are insects that have been around for more than 30 million years. They have a battery of sensors designed to track their prey, including:
Chemical sensors - mosquitoes can sense carbon dioxide and lactic acid up to 100 feet (36 meters) away. Mammals and birds gives off these gases as part of their normal breathing. Certain chemicals in sweat also seem to attract mosquitoes (people who don't sweat much don't get nearly as many mosquito bites).
Visual sensors - if you are wearing clothing that contrasts with the background, and especially if you move while wearing that clothing, mosquitoes can see you and zero in on you. It's a good bet that anything moving is "alive", and therefore full of blood, so this is a good strategy.
Heat sensors - Mosquitoes can detect heat, so they can find warm-blooded mammals and birds very easily once they get close enough.......and I HATE THEM!
Comments (21)
beachzz
Yuck--these guys find me no matter what I'm wearing, how warm it is, or where I am. I'm just so lucky---!! GREAT shot of this nasty critter!!
frankie96
He must have bitten something radioactive..really a sci-fi look...
Digitaleagle
Excellent capture, sci-fi describes the feel of the shot perfectly well done!!!
EBSPhotographic
Very cool lighting and angle.
MrsLubner
I've seen a lot of these things - coming from the Texas Gulf Coast - but I don't know that I've ever seen one quite like this. Fat and healthy comes to mind. :-)
bmac62
Are you kidding...I've never seen such color and detail on these little @#!*s. They are effective in finding us...except now in the upper reaches of the northern hemisphere. There are blessings to cold weather:)
Ac-Dc
stunning, thanks for the explain.
flavia49
Fantastic work! very scifi!
Hubert
Fantastic shot! Theat critter looks indeed somehow otherworldly.
0rest4wicked
I'm with you, think the only lovers of this pest is the birds. Nice shot
evensteven
Mosquitoes suck!
kgb224
They give me the creeps my friend.Especially when one is sleeping at night and you hear them zooming when passing over ones ears.Outstanding capture my friend.
sandra46
superb creation it looks a sci-fi killer!!!!! are you sure it's real?
Sea_Dog
Great work. A fascinating image of these ubiquitous pests.
psyoshida
Lol, I HATE THEM too! But you created such a lovely portrait! It almost looks like a moth or butterfly. Great shot.
blinkings
Thanks.
blinkings
Sandra it is a mosquito....but it's a 3 foot wide 'model' of one at the museum! Either that or the human race is suddenly in big trouble!
orig_buggy
lol...don't we all!!
buzzsaw55
A very cool pic.
danapommet
Cool POV and much more colorful than ours. Dana
debbielove
Kinda got the feeling it was a model... but a damned good model!!! Horrible things.. Yeah, I've had dealing in the caribbean as well... Uuuugh!!!! Thanks my friend and have a Happy New Year mate!!! Rob....