Why Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others?
Female mosquitoes need blood for eggs and find people using smell and heat signals from our bodies.
Only female mosquitoes bite people. They need blood to make eggs. Mosquitoes can find people from 10 metres away. They smell the air we breathe out and feel our body heat.
Big people and pregnant women make more heat. When you exercise, your body gets warm. Mosquitoes like warm skin. They also like the smell of our skin. Our skin has many different smells.
Some people get big, red bites. Other people get small bites. You can use special sprays to stop mosquitoes. Wear long clothes to cover your skin. This keeps you safe from mosquito bites.
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