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Mosquitoes looking for a blood meal utilize several cues to locate us, including our body heat and carbon dioxide in our breath.
According to new research, a specific olfactory receptor in their antennae also serves as a human detector, responding to smelly chemicals in our sweat
Carolyn “Lindy” McBride, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and neuroscience at Princeton, led research that sought the answer. "We sort of dove into the brain of the mosquito and asked, ‘What can you smell? What lights up your brain?' "
Some mosquito species specialize in biting humans, and these tiny blood-suckers excel at tracking us down. The question is, how do mosquitoes hone in on their victims with such precision?