Mosquitoes are bad news. Not only does a bite from the pesky insect result in an itchy bump, but mosquitoes transmit diseases like Malaria (which has killed millions worldwide), and the recent Zika virus.
But now, thanks to technology, you'll have an entirely different reason to hate mosquitoes. When you see what the entire process looks like zoomed in using a macro camera, you'll hate them with a new passion.
Their proboscis actually hides six different horrifying parts: two shafts to saw through our skin, two more to hold the tissue apart, one to probe for a blood vessel, and another to drip their saliva into our blood to keep it flowing.
The hypopharynx that delivers the saliva is also the part that delivers harmful diseases and parasites. Well, as far as I am concerned, the only good mosquito is the dead mosquito.
