And these two, these ones hold the skin open so that I can stick this other needle into one of your blood vessels. These two, these ones that look like little saws, they're for piercing your skin. There are six different needle-looking structures here that help me get my blood meal. MOSQUITO: Oh yeah! I'm a mosquito, and I'm here to show you my mouthparts. MOLLY BLOOM: You'll have to describe them. MOSQUITO: Well, take a look at these mouthparts here. My question is, how do mosquitoes suck out your blood? Hey, as long as you're here, maybe you could help us answer this question that was sent in from Provo, Utah.ĬOLIN: Hello. I've been trying to work my way in here for days. MOSQUITO: Hey, when you hang around in a recording studio long enough, you pick up a few things. MOLLY BLOOM: What the what? A talking mosquito? OK, I'll just swat this thing and get on with the show. And my co-host today is Ayan from Chicago, Illinois. MOLLY BLOOM: I think it's underneath- it's underneath your chair?ĪYAN: -underneath my chair. I'll leave this to you all and, uh, see myself out.ĪYAN: Oh, me too. MENAKA WILHELM: It seems like you guys have to work this out. ĪYAN: Menaka, my younger ears are far more sensitive. Īctually, I think it's like a little higher pitched like this, like- ĪYAN: Molly, I respectfully disagree. MOLLY BLOOM: It sounds a little bit like this. We got to figure this out before we start taping. Like, one second it's there, and then it's not. We're going to get started with the taping in just a sec.ĪYAN: I don't hear anything. SPEAKER 1: Brains On is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. AYAN: You're listening to Brains On where we're serious about being curious.
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