Saturday, October 07, 2006

Mosquito suck Me blood, I suck them in

Have you ever been 'sucked' by a mosquito? I get it pretty often in the past, some told me that O+ blood attracts mosquito(not sure how true it is) but doing spring cleaning once in awhile does help. Recalls those out field days during BMT(Basic military training) at Pulau Tekong, those mosquitoes living in the forest area perhaps went through some form of training too that earn them a the name, "Commandos Mosquitoes". Why? Even with the long sleeves and pants, they were able to pentrate through and get their share on ya.

Some WoWs, source from How mosquito works:

Mosquitoes are insects that have been around for over 30 million years.

Mosquitoes are equipped with the following,

1)Chemical sensors - mosquitoes can sense carbon dioxide and lactic acid up to 100 feet (36 meters) away. Certain chemicals in sweat also seem to attract mosquitoes (people who don't sweat much don't get nearly as many mosquito bites). (haha getting too much bites from mosquitoes? swipe your sweat frequently)

2)Visual sensors - if you are wearing clothing that contrasts with the background, and especially if you move while wearing that clothing, mosquitoes can see you and zero in on you. It's a good bet that anything moving is "alive", and therefore full of blood, so this is a good strategy. ( Hmm wear black pyjamas helps?)

3)Heat sensors - Mosquitoes can detect heat, so they can find warm-blooded mammals and birds very easily once they get close enough. (put a heater nearby while sleeping)

Here's an interesting tools to pay them back or maybe sell them to researcher for some cash,

There's actually some statistic on the efficiency of this product.

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