The mosquito pierces your skin with their "proboscis," their feeding mouth part. But the proboscis isn't a single, straight, needle-like tube.

Did you know mosquitos bite some people more than others? Here's what attract them to you and why mosquito bites are so painful and itchy.

When a mosquito bites, it pierces skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up blood. AP So you might want to pause summer vacation planning and consider what to look for in repellents ...

Both parties seem to enjoy this interchange. The mosquito vibrates its wings with pleasure; the shmoo-like ant caresses the mosquito’s proboscis with its palpi.

Mosquito season is starting to rev up across much of the United States. And that means bug bites. When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up ...

Why does a mosquito bite itch? When a mosquito bites you, it pierces the skin using a special mouthpart (proboscis) to suck up blood.

The brothers look for the origin of a sound, and it turns out to be a proboscis monkey! The Kratt brothers find a group of proboscis monkeys. The gang talks about their nose – their most notable ...

A TikTok video showing a mosquito with a mysterious serial number on its body has gone viral, sparking speculation, conspiracy theories, and jokes among viewers.

Mosquitoes' ranges are spreading in the United States and across the globe as the planet warms, sparking concern that they will exact an even deadlier toll.

In a potentially huge development for fashion in tropical countries, an entomologist has come up with a Spandex-polyester weave that’s impermeable to the proboscis of the mosquito ...