Why are some people more prone to insect bites than others?
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I think you are right about this. I think it might be related to diet and natural body chemistry. When I first moved to Japan I NEVER got bit by anything. And dragonflies and butterflies would fly up and just land on me like I was a tree or something.
After I was there a few years I realized that I was starting to get as many mosquito bites as everybody else, and the dragon flies didn't come visit anymore either.
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cos they r more attractive (to insects too), and they taste sweeter too :)
well the insects aren't picking. it has to do with how much u sweat and if u use a sweet lotion or sweet smelling soap. bananas will make it worse too. 4. Why do some people get more mosquito bites than others?
Female mosquitoes use the carbon dioxide we exhale when we breathe as a primary clue to our location. From 100 feet (30 meters), mosquitoes can smell human scent, especially the carbon dioxide. They follow the scent upwind and can see people at about 30 feet (10 meters). They don't see very well; at 30 feet they have trouble distinguishing people from other objects of similar size and shape, such as tree stumps, large containers, etc. When they get within 10 feet, they can sense body heat. They use thermal receptors on the tip of their antennae to locate places to bite where blood is near the surface of the skin. The receptor range increases threefold when the humidity is high.
Once the mosquito lands, it uses a number of short-range attractants to determine if it can get an acceptable meal. Folic acid is a chemical that appears to be particularly important. Fragrances from hair spray, perfumes, deodorants and soaps can cover chemical cues, to either attract or repel the mosquito. Dark colors capture heat and make most people more attractive to mosquitoes; light colors refract heat and are generally less attractive. Detergents, fabric softeners, perfumes and body odor can counteract the effects of color.
Generally, there are too many possible factors to predict why one person may be more attractive than another.
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