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Mosquitoes See Red (Literally) when They Smell Human Breath


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    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    The insects target red tones when they are exposed to carbon dioxide

    Interesting article

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    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    yeah, I read that, good article

    “it seems likely “that orange, red and black are all seen as dark and that the choice is not for ‘red’ but for ‘not green or blue.’”

    So, try wearing green or blue.  Put on blue face paint…

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    JCH
    BPL Member

    @pastyj-2-2

    Turns out we shouldn’t fear the future arrival of Terminators…they are already here.

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