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Published 9 years ago by jcscher with 3 Comments
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Mosquitoes Zero in on Warm Bodies

New research suggests that mosquitoes track down something to bite using a sequence of three cues: smell, then sight, and finally heat.

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  • Gozzin
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    I've often wondered how well a dust mask would work.

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  • takai
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    Lets just kill them all off and call it a day.

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    • jcscher
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      I vote for killing them all!

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