Why Do Mosquitoes Bite Us?

A mosquito bite is usually just an itchy annoyance, but sometimes it can be deadly — mosquitoes spread lethal diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, and dengue fever. Figuring out why mosquitoes prefer to feast on humans over other animals could help us design more effective repellants and prevent the spread of disease. Neuroscientist Leslie Vosshall studies how mosquitoes makes sense of chemical signals — everything from our unique scent to the carbon dioxide we exhale — to find their next meal.

[JBguitar-cjpc]

I’ve got a bite on the bottom of my foot that’s driving me insane lol

[Ijcv-evjm]

Who was itching throughout the video..








Ok just me

[pulsepixelite]

*watching what mosquitoes do*

Me in my head: *Most ski toes*

Me: (chuckles)

[albin]

Her: We give mosquitos water we help them!
My brain: Burn them and kill them all..
Also my brain: I don’t want to breath no more.

[loa]

I need to make a machine that is hooked on to me so when it hears a mosquito it will spray bug spray all around me

[saraLopez-cfqs]

I went here the day after i got 27 bites i was itching throughout it

[alliesworld]

teacher: ok class we are gonna go around telling each other what our moms do!

student 1: a police officer

student 2: law enforcer

student 3: she studies mosquitoes!

teacher: wha-

[PulseParadox]

Who else clicked becuase they got a mosquito bite

[bluedream]

"What do Mosquitoes like to eat?"
"Humans, everything about the person, the mosquitoe loves. Your mind, heart, body, and soul."

[blxssoms_lxve]

I have about 15 mosquito bites right now and I’m allergic to them. I went to camp and they were all over me

[mambowman]

just watched a lecture that said mosquitos are attracted to certain people's microbiome over others. makes sense to me

[moonus]

I just came here to take my anger on mosquitoes i just got bit.

[niasullivan]

I've been trough this hard time whenever i stay outside..
Its itchy all the time because i always got bite by mosquito and bug.. I've some black mark all over my leg because of it..
Sometimes i feel jealous that my friends has a normal skin.. 😥

[_Jessica]

I have 15 bites. On both arms and my back. I’m so HAPPY about that ^^.

[getmoneyboy]

I feel them as soon as they land on my skin, which is annoying.

[faithbicknell]

okay i was watching this because I FOUND 13 FRICKEN BITES ON MY LEG BUT I WAS WEARING LONG PANTS...

[Uatemydoodle]

You need help coming up with a new repellent?
I have one idea. It's called a flamethrower.

[aww]

Couldn't answer why they bite me more than anyone in my household lol

[poonampunjabi]

My itching bring me here😂 and is there any place across the globe where these mosquitoes still. Don't exist

[brando]

i just killed more than 10 in my room nd i still hear more😩😩😩😩