Extrinsic and intrinsic regulation of blood feeding in mosquitoes

Y Kato, C Sakuma - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Mosquitoes obtain large amounts of blood from hosts in a short period of time. To efficiently
obtain high-quality blood without being noticed by the host, mosquitoes sense external …

Three-dimensional body reconstruction enables quantification of liquid consumption in small invertebrates

H Galante, TJ Czaczkes, M De Agrò - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Quantifying feeding patterns provides valuable insights into animal behaviour. However,
small invertebrates often consume incredibly small amounts of food. This renders traditional …