How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood , Deep Look

Support Deep Look on Patreon 2017 WEBBY PEOPLE S VOICE WINNER for Best Science Education Video Seen up close, the anatomy of a mosquito bite is terrifying. The most dangerous animal in the world uses six needlelike mouthparts to saw into our skin, tap a blood vessel and sometimes leave a dangerous parting gift. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look DEEP LOOK is a ultraHD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small. Scientists have discovered that the mosquitos mouth, called a proboscis isnt just one tiny spear. Its a sophisticated system of thin needles, each of which pierces the skin, finds blood vessels and makes it easy for mosquitoes to suck blood out of them. Male mosquitoes dont bite us, but when a female mosquito pierces the skin, a flexible liplike she