“I Vant To Suck Your Blood” August 7, 2014
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You’re not imagining it.
Those blood-sucking-good-for-nothing-tiny-vampires that should never have been allowed on the Ark really DO love YOU best!
Mosquito (in Public Domain)
Here’s why:
1. Blood Type ~ “Mmm . . . Type O. My fave!”
2. Body Temp and Sweat ~ “Fee Fie Fo Fum, I smell the blood of a yum yum.”
3. Body Size ~ larger people expel more CO2, an aphrodisiac for skeeters.
4. Beer ~ skeeters are booze hounds. If you drink it, they will find you.
5. Other factors ~ pregnancy, skin bacteria, clothing color, and genetics.
Or you might just lack the natural repellent that allows “even a Type O, exercising, pregnant woman in a black shirt to ward off mosquitoes.”
Aah . . . that’s better!
For more information: Why Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others (Smithsonian)
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