These mosquito larvae have harpoon heads. #shorts #science #SciShow

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Sources:

https://academic.oup.com/aesa/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aesa/saac017/6746937

https://entomologytoday.org/2022/10/05/harpoon-heads-sweeping-tails-predatory-mosquito-larvae-capture-prey-video/

https://entomologytoday.org/2019/03/19/toxorhynchites-rutilus-mosquito-appetite-other-mosquitoes/

https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/19/2/8/5368163?login=false

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