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Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite

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55 points gmays | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 00:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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htk ◴[22 Oct 24 02:35 UTC] No.41910660[source]▶
Mosquitoes always seem to come exclusively to me instead of my wife. I would love to understand this "preference" but unfortunately the article doesn’t really explain it.
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cortesoft ◴[22 Oct 24 03:09 UTC] No.41910840[source]▶
I always wonder, is it that some people don't get bitten or that some people don't react to getting bitten?
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1. pests ◴[22 Oct 24 03:28 UTC] No.41910933[source]▶
The latter for me absolutely.

Mosquitoes have never left any kind of mark or bump or bite on my skin.

I can sometimes feel them biting (injecting? whatever) and I smack/brush them away but that's the most nuisance they cause.

I've always wondered why.