Some picky Australian mosquitoes may target frog nostrils for blood
Thinner skin or denser blood vessels could explain why
![A composite shows six images of tree frog species with Australian mosquitoes on their noses.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/111623_jb_mosquito_frog_nostrils_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
One species of Australian mosquito (Mimomyia elegans) seems to have a predilection for feeding off the nostrils of several species of tree frog (pictured).
J. Gould