Scientists have discovered the secret of mosquito life

A group of Japanese and Russian researchers found that African mosquitoes survive in unfavorable conditions because when needed, they can dry their bodies and then return to their original state.

Vanderplanki Polypedilum Mosquito.

Here is the mosquito species Polypedilum vanderplanki , mainly living in Africa. Difficult living conditions start when drought, will activate a specific protein in the insect's cell system. The result is the start of the process of drying the body of the mosquito itself.

At that time, all the physical functions of the body are terminated, in such a state that insects will become immune even before the effects of acetone and nitrogen. A mosquito can live for several years in such a "dry" state.