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The actual study for those wanting to read beyond the fluff: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08047-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08047
by slowmovintarget 2y ago
The actual study for those wanting to read beyond the fluff: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08047-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08047-y
The article defluffed: Mosquitoes can taste, and the amino acids in some people's sweat in combination with salt gives stronger cues for biting.
Makes me wonder if hot sauce consumption leads to fewer bites. (Not just slightly tangy ancho chili sauce, I mean sauces like Reaper Squeezins.)
- markus_zhang 2y agoGood question. But even if it works I'm not sure if I want more bites or more hemorrhoids :D
- slowmovintarget 2y agoThankfully, capsaicin doesn't do that. If you already have them, you can feel the, um, down-stream effects, but it won't give you new ones.
- markus_zhang 2y agoEh I already have them, and I'm scared of the down-stream effects, haha.