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A common house mosquito bites into a human arm. Josh Cassidy/KQED
A common house mosquito bites into a human arm. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)

Cast Your Vote: Help KQED's Deep Look Win a Webby Award

Cast Your Vote: Help KQED's Deep Look Win a Webby Award

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Public media and nature documentary fans unite! KQED Deep Look’s video “How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood,” has been nominated in the 21st Annual Webby Awards – the Oscars of the Internet. Cast your vote and help us win a Webby for public media and science!

VOTE HERE BEFORE APRIL 20!

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Watch “How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood” below:

“How Mosquitoes Use Six Needles to Suck Your Blood,” produced by Gabriela Quirós, gets really, really close to show you what a mosquito is doing when it bites you. Scientists have been figuring out all the bloody details, and it’s not just for idle curiosity: mosquito bites are more dangerous to humans than any other animal bite. While female mosquitoes — only females bite us — are drinking our blood to grow their eggs, they can leave behind viruses and parasites that cause diseases like West Nile, Zika, malaria and dengue.

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An Anopheles mosquito bites into a human arm. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)

Want to see Deep Look triumph on that Webbys stage? Cast your vote now! The last day to vote is April 20.

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Shout out to the KQED Deep Look team who worked on this episode:

Series Producer: Craig Rosa
Producer: Gabriela Quirós
Cinematographer: Josh Cassidy
Editing / Sound / Post-Production: Elliott Kennerson
Host / Writer: Amy Standen
Additional Editing / Motion Graphics: Kia Simon
Original Music: Seth Samuel
Animation: Teodros Hailye
Social Media / Outreach: Jen Brady and Sevda Eris

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