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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Cairo - Hazem Bader

INSANE: Sleep over bites for exhausted mosquitoes new study finds | Rare Historical Photos

Anopheles mosquitoes are seen in a net placed in a rice field during a test in the use of drone technology in the fight against malaria near Zanzibar City, on the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania, October 30, 2019. (Reuters)

Turns out you're not the only one who needs a good night's rest to function well the next day, as researchers at the University of Cincinnati discovered that mosquitoes have the same behavior.

Researchers found that mosquitoes whose slumber is disrupted are more interested in catching up on their sleep than looking for food the next day, according to a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

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