Re:Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite
by cortesoft on Monday October 21, 2024 @11:09PM
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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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Re:Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite
by grahamj on Monday October 21, 2024 @11:33PM
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I think how much they're attracted to you and how much you react to bites are independent. My daughter and I can be in the same place outside for a while and she'll end up with many welts while I have nothing. I do catch them biting me sometimes but she just gets swarmed.
I'm pretty sure as a kid I got a lot more bites. My kid's a teen so I wonder if hormones play a part.
Re:Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite
by hetspookjee on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @12:53AM
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Definitely seems the case here that hormones play a part. When my wife was pregnant she got 100% of the bites. Now we’re having a son and the bites are even again
Re:Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite
by pests on Monday October 21, 2024 @11:28PM
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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.
Re:Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite
by kkylin on Monday October 21, 2024 @11:17PM
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Possibly both. I've certainly observed mosquitos biting people who say they don't get bitten -- they just don't notice, which may not be a good thing.
Re:Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite
by orionsbelt on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @12:52AM
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I’ve literally seen them chase me and avoid others I am with. I also do react and get welts/itchy, but they 100% are also chasing me more than others.
Re:Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite
by bbarnett on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @02:31AM
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A cabbie told me, he heard certain blood types attract.
Re:Study offers clues into when and why mosquitoes bite
by BlarfMcFlarf on Tuesday October 22, 2024 @03:50AM
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I’ve tested my dreaded mosquito tastiness. I always count bites after a hike and compare to others. No one ever comes close.