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This bite won’t hurt a bit

A team works to emulate a mosquito bite and design gentler needles

By Davide Castelvecchi

- More than 2 years ago

Researchers have dissected the physics of mosquito bites, hoping to learn some of the bugs’ stealthy tricks and to gain inspiration for designing needles that hurt less.

This scanning electron microscope image shows a mosquito’s needle-like organ inside a sheath that enables it to puncture skin without buckling.