Blood sausage
A full mosquito must be much heavier than an empty one 鈥� and they can consume a lot of blood. What is it about the mosquito that allows it to carry such a heavy load? And what is the percentage increase in body weight between a mosquito that hasn't had a meal of blood and one that has? How does its pro rata load-carrying ability compare with that of, say, a buzzard or vulture, which must also gorge when the opportunity presents itself?
Regulars
