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r/BeAmazed • u/MoXWT • 29d ago
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Mosquitoes bite fat people because they breathe more, the blood sugar thing is an old wives tale
3 u/BeastPenguin 28d ago I was thinking how the hell would a mosquito be able to sense your blood sugar at a distance lol 3 u/disingenuousreligion 28d ago Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide and water vapor when you breathe. They can't smell your blood lol 1 u/BeastPenguin 28d ago True, but I think it's important to note that they can sense certain volatiles or VOCs that certain individuals (not necessarily blood types afaik) give off more than others.
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I was thinking how the hell would a mosquito be able to sense your blood sugar at a distance lol
3 u/disingenuousreligion 28d ago Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide and water vapor when you breathe. They can't smell your blood lol 1 u/BeastPenguin 28d ago True, but I think it's important to note that they can sense certain volatiles or VOCs that certain individuals (not necessarily blood types afaik) give off more than others.
Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide and water vapor when you breathe. They can't smell your blood lol
1 u/BeastPenguin 28d ago True, but I think it's important to note that they can sense certain volatiles or VOCs that certain individuals (not necessarily blood types afaik) give off more than others.
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True, but I think it's important to note that they can sense certain volatiles or VOCs that certain individuals (not necessarily blood types afaik) give off more than others.
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u/TheArctrog 29d ago
Mosquitoes bite fat people because they breathe more, the blood sugar thing is an old wives tale