# What happens when a mosquito bites

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-mosquito-bites/665701>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 8, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-mosquito-bites/665701 "2013-08-08T13:38:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-mosquito-bites/665701/1 "2013-08-08T13:38:12Z")

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The video in this linked article is fascinating albeit with a huge eeeeww factor.

[link](http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/06/heres-what-happens-inside-you-when-a-mosquito-bites/http://)

Nature is amazing.

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**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-mosquito-bites/665701/2 "2013-08-08T15:39:55Z")

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The original link doesn’t seem to go to the right page so here is another attempt.

[updated link](http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/08/06/heres-what-happens-inside-you-when-a-mosquito-bites/)