Yes. Though for the mosquito it doesn't matter: transferring momentum doesn't damage you.
An interesting human scale contrast is the following:
You have (a) a heavy metal box or (b) a light wooden box and you throw (1) a bouncy rubber ball or (2) an equally heavy piece of clay at it. What happens in all four combinations?
One observation: the rubber ball transfers more momentum, but almost no energy.
An interesting human scale contrast is the following:
You have (a) a heavy metal box or (b) a light wooden box and you throw (1) a bouncy rubber ball or (2) an equally heavy piece of clay at it. What happens in all four combinations?
One observation: the rubber ball transfers more momentum, but almost no energy.