Ankles and feet, premium meet for mosquito

Don't you have certain preferences for the part of the chicken, pork or beef you eat? it is the same for the mosquito when it comes to human. You may have noticed, mosquitoes likes to bite you in the arm, ankle or feet. Here is the reason. Research has indicated that the volume of a particular bacteria or specific species of bacteria living on our skin determines our attractiveness to mosquitoes. Those bacteria are of multiple types with greater diversity. However, in some specific regions of the body such as the arms, ankles and feet, these bacteria tend to migrate in colony of limited but specific species. This probably explains why most mosquitoes bite us in the arm, ankle or feet, the areas of the body where more robust bacteria are colonized

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