Usually, being bitten by a mosquito is an event that conjures up swear words and frantic itching, but more advanced souls might turn their thoughts to what exactly happens when the insect manages to get under your skin. Thanks to a video shot by researchers at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, we now have a better idea. Their videos were featured by National Geographic and show the pretty unsettling sight of the mosquito's brown mouthparts nestled into the flesh of a mouse — but at such a close range that they're essentially unidentifiable.
Perhaps the most unusual thing to see here is how flexible the tip of the mosquito's mouthparts are — it flaps wildly back and forth searching for a suitable vein to suck from. This movement...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/8/4601644/extreme-close-up-shows-you-how-a-mosquito-really-bites-your-flesh
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