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Why Are Some People Mosquito Magnets?

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-I'm-highly-alluring-to-somebody dept.

First time accepted submitter CherryLongman writes "If you feel as if every mosquito in a 50-mile radius has you locked in its sights, while your friends are rarely bitten, you could be right. Up to 20 percent of us are highly alluring to mosquitoes — and scientists have discovered some surprising reasons."

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  1. I have a similar effect on psycho women by TWiTfan · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can ask any number of my former girlfriends--if you can keep them from stabbing you, setting fire to your house, or trying to poison your dog long enough to ask.

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  2. Summary of article in a few lines by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 5, Informative

    So people here can stop guessing:

    Mosquitos prefer blood type O
    Most people secrete substances that allow mosquitoes to identify blood type before they bite.

    Beer drinkers beware
    Swigging just one bottle of beer can significantly boost your risk of being bitten

    Watch out for the full moon
    The tiny bloodsuckers are 500 times more active when the moon is full

    Keep your socks on
    The pungent aroma of dirty feet is apparently irresistible to mosquitoes

    Mosquitos know if you're expecting
    Moms-to-be get bitten about twice as often as women who aren't pregnant

    Running won't help you
    Both the carbon dioxide we exhale and substances in sweat, such as lactic acid, help mosquitoes home in on their prey.

    Dark-colored clothing can increase your risk of falling victim
    Like vampires, they prefer dark clothes

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  3. Re:Moquito trap by DeathToBill · · Score: 5, Funny

    Found a better solution, emigrated to the USA ;-)

    I'm not clear. Does this help because the USA has no mosquitoes? Or because you can now use assault weapons on them?

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  4. Re:This is science? by SJHillman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    One lab tech smart enough to get paid to sit around in his underwear.

  5. Re:Iron in blood attracts mosquitos. by Andrio · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here's an interesting thought in regards to mosquitoes. The only ones that bite are the females when they're going to lay eggs, since they need tho protein for the eggs.

    So when one bites you, and then goes off to lay eggs, the new mosquitoes that originate are created from *your protein* Like was created from your blood!

    It's like you have little yous flying around :)

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  6. Re:Iron in blood attracts mosquitos. by shadowrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's an interesting thought in regards to mosquitoes. The only ones that bite are the females when they're going to lay eggs, since they need tho protein for the eggs. So when one bites you, and then goes off to lay eggs, the new mosquitoes that originate are created from *your protein* Like was created from your blood! It's like you have little yous flying around :)

    And my blood is made out of mosquitoes that i have eaten while riding my bike! My whole existence is like a man-mosquito ouroboros!

  7. Re:Sweet Red Juice by Lord+Lemur · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shut up Meg,

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