AdvertisementWATCH: Mosquitoes Use 6 Needles To Suck Your BloodJune 07, 2016Gabriela QuirósfacebookEmailA common house mosquito (Culex pipiens) is about to sink her six-weaponed proboscis into a human arm. This type transmits West Nile virus by biting infected birds, then biting humans. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)
