▲ 100 ▼ TIL there are four major blood types: A, B, AB, and O. Mosquitoes love to drink O blood, they think it's delicious. (medicine.tufts.edu) submitted 5 months ago* by Ondore@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 34 points 5 months ago (3 children) I dont have O blood type but mosquitoes do love me. I once was in the swimming pool floating on my back with just my nose out of the water. I saw a mosquito land right on my nose and start to sting me. So even when only the tip of my nose is vulnerable to mosquitoes, they are there to sting me within a minute. People in my family appreciate to have me in forest walks because I act as a permanent decoy for them. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (1 child) The smelled your CO2 plume and saw your heat concentration permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 11 points 5 months ago Most likely yes. But still I wasn't the only one at the swimming pool. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 child) I’ve watched them sting through my clothes and one time even a jacket I stupidly watched thinking no way it can get thru my jacket and then it just popped its thing right thru it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago thing Proboscis permalink fedilink source parent [–] lath@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) Hmm... If you don't have diabetes, you're about to. Also, you should check your pancreas just in case. As I understand it, mosquitoes love those with sugary issues and can be used as "sniffers" for those predisposed to diabetes. As for the pancreas, it's always a good idea to keep current with its situation as it likes to suffer in silence and only airs its troubles once it's too late. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago Sweat production and composition are another one. My hands and feet are a buffet to them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago (1 child) The smelled your CO2 plume and saw your heat concentration permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 11 points 5 months ago Most likely yes. But still I wasn't the only one at the swimming pool. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 11 points 5 months ago Most likely yes. But still I wasn't the only one at the swimming pool. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 child) I’ve watched them sting through my clothes and one time even a jacket I stupidly watched thinking no way it can get thru my jacket and then it just popped its thing right thru it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago thing Proboscis permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lath@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) Hmm... If you don't have diabetes, you're about to. Also, you should check your pancreas just in case. As I understand it, mosquitoes love those with sugary issues and can be used as "sniffers" for those predisposed to diabetes. As for the pancreas, it's always a good idea to keep current with its situation as it likes to suffer in silence and only airs its troubles once it's too late. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago Sweat production and composition are another one. My hands and feet are a buffet to them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago Sweat production and composition are another one. My hands and feet are a buffet to them permalink fedilink source parent