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Mosquitoes Receive the Signal "I'm Satisfied" From Their Buttocks, Not Their Brains

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Mosquitoes have a appetite suppressant in their buttocks. When the stomach of mosquitoes is full, special cells in their rectum block their thirst for blood, researchers report on March 20 in Current Biology. This discovery could pave the way for a way to prevent insects from stinging in the first place. Female mosquitoes [...]
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Mosquitoes have a appetite suppressant in their buttocks. When the stomach of mosquitoes is full, special cells in their rectum block their thirst for blood, researchers report on March 20 in Current Biology. This discovery could pave the way for a way to prevent insects from stinging in the first place. Female mosquitoes [...]

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Issuesfr broke the news in on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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