Mosquitoes 'sing' to find a mate

Scientists have discovered that mosquitoes cause a series of malaria deaths to find partners by flapping their wings, creating sound harmony with the subject.

According to the Current Biology magazine, insect couples can't find each other without 'singing' in perfect sound harmony.

Gabriella Gibson, author of the report currently working at Greenwich University in Medway, England, said: 'People have to get used to the buzzing noise when mosquitoes are about to attack. Many of us wonder why they are self-revealing to reveal themselves, but this may be an advantage to attract more males. A reckless moment still awake. "

Mosquitoes find their partners by making sounds and looking for sound harmony

Mosquitoes that transmit malaria form a group called Anopheles gambiae. They are basically the same but they are divided into seven species and several types of chromosomes, this diversity allows insects to have superior adaptability.

The researchers said the new findings help explain how mosquitoes avoid mating with members of other species. Research in Burkina Faso also found this to occur even in a group of mosquitoes, including 'M' and 'S' forms, flying in the same flock.

Gibson and colleagues found that male and female mosquitoes can mix harmoniously. Gibson said that this is a similar part for two hearing-impaired singers - a tenor and a soprano, who can hear low sounds but may not be their songs. Instead, they listen to the non-harmony, they recognize the sharp or tedious sounds of one or more objects that they see can adjust the sound tones so that the dissonance drops into zero. .

Russell, co-author of the current report at the University of Sussex, UK, said: 'They can do this even when they emit different sounds. By listening and subtly changing their level to minimize dissonance. They can achieve the perfect 'singing' goal we can hear, not them ".

The researchers showed that two mosquitoes are not in harmony if they are of the same sex or if they are not the same type of mosquito. Gibson explained that they may have tried for a while but ended up giving up. He also notes: 'Even the most inferior organisms such as mosquitoes have a developing nervous system, which allows them to recognize each other's types. People to know this must analyze their DNA. '