Have you ever wondered why mosquitoes only bite you? Scientifically, there is a reason. It is no coincidence that these insects only bite you, while in the same place where you are, other people are very calm, without suffering their bites.
Everything has a reason, even the attraction that mosquitoes have towards you. Yeah, mosquitoes are attracted by various factorsas explained by a pharmacist on his TikTok account @farmaceuticofernandez.
“What are you going to like the most when it comes to snacking? Don’t go, I’m going to explain it to you,” says the specialist at the beginning of his video.
He explained that these annoying little fliers prefer people with type O blood, over those with type A blood. “We don’t know why, but they give it priority,” he said.
They are also attracted to the colors red and black. They prefer them to light colors. Another aspect is that they like exhaled carbon dioxide, which is higher in pregnant women and in obese or large people.
In addition, he explained that they are also attracted to the smell of beer or liquor, as well as sweat and body heat, this last aspect causes mosquitoes to proliferate in the hot season and in areas where there are high temperatures.
Viral
The video of the pharmacist is viral. It exceeds five thousand comments, 416 thousand likes and 48 thousand saves.
Among the thousands of comments, a user replied saying that “I am A+ and mosquitoes eat me”, to which the expert replied: “I said prefer… Since I prefer to eat tenderloin than bacon… but if there is no tenderloin, then bacon like 😂”.
Another person expressed that “I’m type A, thin, I don’t drink, I rarely sweat and they follow me like bees to honey.”
Others stated that they are also type A blood, and that mosquitoes, likewise, “riddle” them.
Mosquitoes bite areas of the body that are not covered by clothing. It is recommended to use repellents, whether chemical or natural.
Among the natural repellents are the smell of lemon with cloves, basil, vinegar, garlic, eucalyptus, cinnamon, coffee, chamomile, lavender and citronella.