Science has proven what many have observed to be true: Mosquitoes are not equal opportunity when it comes to who they bite.
As this handy, research-backed video shows, mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide in our blood. The more CO2 we have, the more likely it is that a mosquito will find and bite us. People who are carrying extra weight, those who are hyperactive and those who’ve just worked out tend to have high levels of carbon dioxide in their blood, and so they are some of the choicest folks for mosquitoes.
Other factors that are likely to make you appealing to these little flying pests? Consumption of beer. No wonder mosquitoes tend to crash our summer barbecues.
As for those individuals whom mosquitoes tend to pass over when looking for their next meal, it turns out they may be born with a scent that mosquitoes just don’t like. Lucky them!
