Micro Wave: Why Mosquitoes Bite You More Than Your Friends

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🗓️ 11 September 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Asked and answered: why some of you might be more prone to being bitten by mosquitoes* than others. Turns out, some interesting factors could make you more appetizing. Plus, in true micro wave fashion, we go over some of your delightful listener mail.

*In general, much more research needs to be done to understand all the nuances of what makes us so appealing to some mosquitoes.

Email us your scientific questions, praise, comments and concerns at [email protected]. It just might end up in an episode!

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, Maddie Sify here with a very special guest.
0:12.3	The one, the only.
0:14.8	Okay.
0:15.8	The producer of your hearts.
0:18.0	You've heard her name in the credits.
0:20.5	Please stop.
0:21.5	Just stop.
0:22.5	She's produced some of your favorite episodes out there.
0:25.0	For example, the entire Animal Slander series.
0:29.8	But today she is here on the other side of the microphone.
0:34.7	Rebecca Ramirez.
0:36.2	Hey, oh!
0:38.2	Together we're bringing you our latest microwave episodes with a few little science brain
0:43.3	snacks and a little lesser mal appreciation.
0:46.8	All right, Rebecca, you have been selected to report today's episode because it is all
0:52.4	about the unofficial state bird of your home state, Florida, the mosquito.
0:58.1	Honestly, Florida never gets any respect.
1:00.8	But it's kind of true.
1:02.9	We had a lot of people write in those this summer with one very simple question like
1:08.0	Emily from DC.
1:10.2	My question is why do some mosquitoes fight some people and more than others?
1:16.0	Obviously, I'm asking from very personal experience.
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