
Mosquitoes can be annoying at least and deadly at most. The pesky blood suckers not only induce itchy bites but they can also carry an array of disease-causing viruses from Zika to dengue and yellow fever. No wonder they are the world’s deadliest creature, according to the Centers for Disease Control. But how these critters seek out their prey is still fairly unknown. Now, in a new study, researchers found that mosquitoes use infrared to hunt down their prey.