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Why do mosquitoes eat me alive and leave others alone?Edit: Looking for NEW information! Not the same ole. (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Any new research this year?

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[–] daddyjones@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I was once told by a doctor that everyone gets bitten about the same amount, but some people just don't get a reaction.

[–] sping@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago

I'm skeptical - I was recently eating outside literally watching three of them come at my ankles while people sitting right beside me were being left alone.

[–] KeefChief13@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

What I heard