The Roam Report on Instagram: "When a mosquito feeds, it inserts a needle-like mouthpart into your skin and releases saliva that prevents your blood from clotting while it draws blood into its abdomen, which rapidly expands like a tiny balloon. If you suddenly flex the muscle beneath the bite—such as tightening your arm or leg—the muscle fibers swell and harden in an instant, increasing pressure in the surrounding tissue. This abrupt change can squeeze the mosquito’s proboscis and disrupt the fl

Jonny Thomson on Instagram: "How do you feel about flags? Your flag, my flag, their flag, any flag? For some people, a flag can invite a swell of patriotism and pride. For others, it will invite shame, disgust, and embarrassment. Because a flag is a symbol, and a symbol can be a powerful thing. This week I read about a controversial news story in the UK on the news app Ground News, about a head teacher at a school who called a Union Jack, which is the UK’s flag, ‘offensive and sectarian.’ After