Public media and nature documentary fans unite! KQED Deep Look’s video “How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood,” has been nominated in the 21st Annual Webby Awards – the Oscars of the Internet. Cast your vote and help us win a Webby for public media and science!
Watch “How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood” below:
“How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood,” produced by Gabriela Quirós, gets really, really close to show you what a mosquito is doing when it bites you. Scientists have been figuring out all the bloody details, and it’s not just for idle curiosity: mosquito bites are more dangerous to humans than any other animal bite. While female mosquitoes — only females bite us — are drinking our blood to grow their eggs, they can leave behind viruses and parasites that cause diseases like West Nile, Zika, malaria and dengue.
Want to see Deep Look triumph on that Webbys stage? Cast your vote now! The last day to vote is April 20.