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Here’s Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others – Lifehacker Australia
Mosquitoes love to feed on some of us more than others and we largely assume it’s because of our sweet, sweet blood.
Mosquitoes love to feed on some of us more than others and we largely assume its because of our sweet, sweet blood. Turns out though, there are a few reasons why they love to get us with their bites.
They follow your breath
We inhale oxygen, and we exhale carbon dioxide. Thats just a fact of our metabolism. And so mosquitoes (and many other biting insects) start their hunt for a target by looking for the carbon dioxide plume that emanates from a human or animal body.
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