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So someday they'll figure out that <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factor_V_Leiden">Factor V
Leiden</a> (which enhances blood clotting, not always in a good
way) is a built-in defense against mosquitoes. And people who have
it both react a lot less strongly to mosquitoes and are less
appetizing to them. As far as I can tell there's no studies on this
yet, but since there's (surprisingly) an large overlap between
mosquito scientists and hackers and a number of them are on this
list, feel free to do one and get back to us! :><br>
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The mosquitoes that inhabit South Florida are as pumped up as our
local Crunch inhabitants. There's at least four species in my living
room at any one moment. I don't happen to have Factor V Leiden, so
when I lose a round against them I blow up like a wood tick. Each
and every one of those species in my living room has a fairly
different behavior, but they're all faster, more aggressive, and fly
a more complex evasion pattern than any of those slowpoke Asian or
North American varieties. <br>
<br>
Here's some other stuff I've been forced to learn about mosquitoes:
<br>
<ul>
<li>They like lots of different foods. In the wild they used to
eat only plants, I'm sure, but they've adapted to humans and
they're attracted to certain leftovers like normal flies.</li>
<li>Mosquitoes have extra loud wings for a reason. It's to wake
you up. If you don't wake up when they buzz in your ear, they
know you're safe to bite. Of course, only the ones that bite you
in certain places do this.</li>
<li>When a mosquito is eating you while you sleep, the only sane
thing to do is turn the light on, look above you and it will
immediately fly to the ceiling and land on whatever surface is
most dark and complex. </li>
<li>Only a non-Floridan tries to clap a Florida mosquito in mid
flight. The correct method is to snatch them with one hand. Like
the Iranians do with an RQ. :></li>
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<br>
-dave<br>
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