Submitted by [deleted] t3_xxoa91 in todayilearned
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IPutMyPantsOnForThis t1_ire4hy0 wrote
Obviously, it's from blood loss and not beer consumption.
TheSentientPurpleGoo t1_ird7u1i wrote
it does that for humans, too.
but- who's been giving beer to mosquitos?
brokefixfux t1_ird9h92 wrote
Sorry
auroraboringalice t1_irdb1bk wrote
As someone that is the only one bitten by mosquitoes while standing with a dozen people, I've looked this up. All mosquitos are attracted to the scent of beer, especially if you're talking, especially if you're wearing dark clothing, especially if you're O neg blood type, especially if you're a woman, and especially if you're pregnant.
Edit: I'm all these things except pregnant.
Scat_fiend t1_irdg7nc wrote
So…. Congratulations maybe?
MattyKatty t1_iri68mv wrote
Wanna change that?
AggressivelyNatural3 t1_ird5gsr wrote
I've also heard any alcohol will do it. Apparently alcohol impairs the twitch reflex enough to make it easier for them.
CleverGirl2014 t1_irdgsby wrote
That headline could've just left off the last three words.
reapertuesday t1_irdia3i wrote
Are we sure that getting mosquitos drunk doesn’t just make them hungry?
coffeeinvenice t1_irdiggl wrote
You mean..."Mosquitos are more attracted to people who drink beer"?
BrokenEye3 t1_irdogqa wrote
Humans are more attractive to mosquitos who drink beer
Azeze1 t1_irduo36 wrote
Makes them more attractive to us or make us more attractive to them..?
IMTrick t1_iredc8i wrote
I think the important question is who is drinking the beer.
How cute must those little beer goggles be?
Gordofski t1_irdwhs5 wrote
That's not how beer goggles are supposed to work
bluedevil_zg t1_irdgf0b wrote
I’m 47 now and since I started enjoying beer regularly (must have been my 20s) I was always the one the bastards wouldn’t attack. That is, whenever I had a beer or two they would just go on annoying other people around and I could stand there with no protection and get literally 0 bites. If I didn’t drink beer, they would bite me too. Just a beer or teo was all it took for me, and I was free to go.
Not that I got drunk, mind you, I could drink 4-5 beers (half a litte) with no effect whatsoever, I developed pretty good resistance back then.
Now I don’t drink that much (if any) anymore and the nastards are eating me alive!
It was my opinion that the beer was pushing them away, much the same as taking antibiotics (we noticed that ehen people are takin antibiotics for whatever sickness, they would be spared). We always assumed it made blood “dirty” or otherwise non desirable for them bastards…
…and now this article wwants to change everything our numerou experiments showed us…
auroraboringalice t1_irdl0fc wrote
Were you a cigarette smoker? That seems to be a small deterrent.
Duke-Kickass t1_iretiv1 wrote
You got a late start drinking beer. Work hard to make up for that. Cheers!
[deleted] OP t1_iree19s wrote
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ExcitingThing7786 t1_irenirk wrote
Those mosquitoes do become sexy
Duke-Kickass t1_iretbwq wrote
Well… that explains a lot. 🍺🦟😩
thenord321 t1_iri1iem wrote
This may help explain why British workers had such problems in Panama and other big building projects in jungles.
Shackdaddy161 t1_irdcnxg wrote
Maybe, however I can confirm that beer may call them, but residual whiskey seems to kill them. But what do I know, every tick I pull off is a dead tick also.
trustych0rds t1_ird5sbr wrote
I wonder does this correlate with passing out on random lawns.