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Me three. If there’s a single (female) mosquito in town, it unerringly zeros in on me. I’ve read that mosquitoes are attracted to “high sugar” (i.e. higher amo
by blisterpeanuts 4y ago
Me three. If there’s a single (female) mosquito in town, it unerringly zeros in on me.
I’ve read that mosquitoes are attracted to “high sugar” (i.e. higher amount of polysaccharides) blood types, which O is. The Chinese even have a saying of people who are mosquito magnets: “You have sweet blood!” (I was told this a lot when I lived in China.)
That said, mosquitoes also seem more attracted to fresh meat, i.e. new and different smelling prey. Live in one locale for a while, and predation by mosquitoes seems to diminish. Perhaps it’s an ancient defense mechanism.