Some animals, from puffins and swans to prairie voles, are known to mate for life. For female mosquitoes, mating typically occurs once in their lifetime—lasting under 30 seconds—before the couple go ...

Despite studies on mosquito mating going back to the 1950s, the role of the female in the process remained obscure. The speed of the process - the interactions that lead to mating take just one or two ...

A female mosquito only gets one shot to get reproduction right: She mates just a single time in her entire life. With the stakes so high, it would make sense for these insects to be quite choosey when ...