At times I have felt that mosquitoes have some sort of vendetta against me as if there is even one mosquito in the room, I am the first one to get bitten. Then not to be satisfied with biting me once, that mosquito will go and invite all it’s friends for a feast. Now it turns out there was research done that proves that some folks are more attractive to mosquitoes than others.
Mosquitoes prefer blood type O
In their quest for a meal, mosquitoes are nearly twice as likely to land on people with type 0 blood than those with type A, according to a Japanese study. Indeed, the biting pests consider type 0 more delectable than any other blood type, the researchers reported. Most people secrete substances that allow mosquitoes to identify blood type before they bite.
According to the research they prefer folks with blood type O, beer drinkers (so I should start hanging around more folks that drink beer) and people who wear dark clothes (which might be another reason they like me so much). Another way for me to avoid getting bitten is to hang round pregnant women, as apparently they are more ‘tasty’ for bugs.
Source: Why are some people mosquito magnets?
– Suramya