Mosquitoes' Clever Little Trick to Survive Collisions With Raindrops: Being Little

What’s the News: For a mosquito, venturing out during a heavy rainstorm means risking collisions with droplets 50 times its weight---but this doesn’t deter it from living in humid, rainy climes. In fact, researchers have discovered that the mosquito’s low mass, along with a sturdy exoskeleton, helps it weather (so to speak) the impacts of raindrops without much trouble. How the Heck: