mosquito
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, mosquito has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Radiolab (Nov 2025).
Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word mosquito is Spanish and Portuguese for little fly. Mosquitoes have a slender, segmented body, one pair of wings, three pairs of long hair-like legs, and a specialized, highly elongated set of mouthparts forming a proboscis, adapted for piercing and sucking. All mosquitoes drink nectar from flowers; females of many species have adapted to also drink blood. The group diversified during the Cretaceous perio
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Radiolab |
| Field | Entomology |
Who talks about mosquito on podcasts?
mosquito came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Radiolab.
What is mosquito mentioned alongside?
mosquito is most often mentioned alongside Lula Miller, Alexis Wilkins and Count Dracula.
Mentioned together: Lula Miller, Alexis Wilkins, Count Dracula, Jack Alan, WNYC, Simons Foundation, WNYC Studios, Radio Lab, Terrestrials, Batman