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Stephen Beech

Ancient Mosquito Fossil Suggests Males Were Bloodsuckers Too

A photo of mosquito on a human body surface. Earliest-known mosquito fossil indicates males were bloodsuckers too. JIMMY CHAN VIA PEXELS.

BAABDA, Lebanon — The earliest-known fossil mosquito dating back more than 100 million years suggests males were bloodsuckers too.

Researchers found it in Lower Cretaceous amber from Lebanon.

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