Retracting Mosquito Antennae

24/07/2025 1 min
Retracting Mosquito Antennae

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Male mosquitoes use water-powered pads to fold their large antennae back during flight and raise them to hear when they land. This clever design is another example of God’s intricate engineering. Image: Taxorhynchites rutilus (Elephant Mosquito), Christopher Johnson, PD, Insects Unlocked project, University of Texas at Austin. For more creation resources, visit https://creationmoments.com/