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How Tiny Insects Survive The Rain

Posted June 05, 2012 7:42 AM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

Mosquitoes are so tiny that they become combined with raindrops as they fall and are left unharmed, footage reveals.

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xanasax Power-User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 323 Good Answers: 2	#1 Re: How Tiny Insects Survive The Rain 06/06/2012 2:22 PM
	When they said "tiny" insects, I thought they meant tiny, because a mosquito is anything but!!!
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