When the sun sets, the party begins! Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes gather in massive aerial raves, pulsing through the night sky in synchronized swarms. While we often think of mosquitoes as bloodsuckers, their behavior plays a crucial role in their mating strategies and, ultimately, the transmission of malaria. But here’s the twist, although it has been generally known that only males rave, females have also been found to dance! My research explores the hidden lives of mosquito swarms, why some keep dancing long after others have left, and how this knowledge could lead better malaria control strategies.