Mosquito vs mosquito

Watch: Cannibal mosquito larvae eat their cousins on camera

The ultimate survival tactic: Eat the competition.

by Jennifer Walter
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Wyeomyia smithii mosquito
Video originally published in Hancock et al 2022, Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Video originally published in Hancock et al 2022, Annals of the Entomological Society of America

This wriggling larva just made a fatal mistake.

In one fluid motion, a nearby predator snaps up the defenseless prey as it gets a little too close.

Hancock et al 2022, Annals of the Entomological Society of America
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