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Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite

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55 points gmays | 2 comments | 22 Oct 24 00:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.434s | source
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slowmovintarget ◴[22 Oct 24 17:58 UTC] No.41916895[source]▶
The actual study for those wanting to read beyond the fluff: 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.)

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markus_zhang ◴[22 Oct 24 18:43 UTC] No.41917353[source]▶
Good question. But even if it works I'm not sure if I want more bites or more hemorrhoids :D
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1. slowmovintarget ◴[22 Oct 24 23:08 UTC] No.41919699[source]▶
Thankfully, 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.
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2. markus_zhang ◴[23 Oct 24 11:01 UTC] No.41923760[source]▶
Eh I already have them, and I'm scared of the down-stream effects, haha.