Have you ever been bitten by a mosquito in the middle of a pouring rain and wondered why the little bugger didn't get killed by the raindrops? Do they simply avoid getting hit by them?
It turns out that mosquitoes do not avoid the raindrops. Their mass is so minuscule compared to that of a raindrop that the mosquito is simply spun around when it gets hit. Very little force is transferred to the bug and no damage is done.
Wasps and other larger insects, however, are forced to find shelter during a rainstorm, because the impact of the rain can hammer them hard .
http://discovermagazine.com/2012/mar/31-how-mosquitoes-survive-in-a-downpour
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