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6 cows doesn’t seem like a significant enough sample. Anecdotally, I tend to attract mosquitoes a lot more than some other members of my family. I would imagin
by k_sze 7y ago
6 cows doesn’t seem like a significant enough sample.
Anecdotally, I tend to attract mosquitoes a lot more than some other members of my family. I would imagine the same phenomenon is true among cows.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoI know of that phenomena! I had a Scout, after 6 days on Isle Royale and we were joking about our mosquito bites and how we looked like we all had rickets, calmly said "Mosquitoes don't bite me." We all looked at him, and he didn't have a bite/blemish on him. Nothing. Not one. I told him, you put that in a bottle and you'll be an instant millionaire.
- openasocket 7y agoI know that the swelling and itching from a mosquito bite is actually an allergic reaction to the mosquito's saliva. It's possible he was getting bitten, but was one of the few that doesn't have that allergic reaction.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoAlways the skeptic! Most of us know instantly when we get bit by a mosquito.
- newman8r 7y agoI'm one of those people who doesn't seem to get attacked by mosquitoes when camping or backpacking. I haven't thought about it until now, but I've NEVER actually felt myself getting bitten by them. If they're really thick I will end up getting maybe 1 or two bites, but I can't ever recall the feeling of actually getting bitten.
- Falling3 7y agoI've been bitten by a lot of mosquitoes and never once been aware of it happening. I don't think anyone I know has ever claimed to know when it was happening either.
- danans 7y agoThis Veritasium video explores the links between genetics and attractiveness to mosquitos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38gVZgE39K8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38gVZgE39K8 One of the craziest phenomena it reveals is that once you've had malaria, you become more attractive to mosquitos than you were before!
- mywacaday 7y agoMy dad, my brother and I react badly to any king of insect bites, we get large 1-2 inch marks that swell and weep. I thought it was that we attract more bites but then wondered if that belief was because we react so badly. If a person didn't get the reactions would they even recall the bite. Anybody know if there is any research on this?
- leni536 7y agoThis is a great Veritasium video on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38gVZgE39K8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38gVZgE39K8
- newman8r 7y agoI just answered someone above with something similar but... I go camping a lot but very rarely get a mosquito bite. Sometimes if they're really bad I will end up getting a couple of bites, but the bumps are highly delayed, and I cannot recall the feeling of ever actually being bitten. Until this post, I didn't even realize people actually "felt" the bite as it was happening.
- ordu 7y ago> 6 cows doesn’t seem like a significant enough sample. It would matter if we propose that different cows might have different traits that could bring such differences in bites counts. So it is not paint causes differences but cows themselves. It seems highly unlikely for me.