Researchers found out how mosquitoes find you in the dark: Infrared sensors
We all know that feeling: you've turned the lights off and are almost asleep when you hear that infamous buzz. A mosquito is hunting in your bedroom. The dance commences.
You could turn on the lights, and the mosquito will disappear. Turn it off, and the hunt resumes. The annoying bug will continue to taunt you with its buzzing. It'll almost always find you, and you'll wake up with bites on the exposed parts of your skin.
How do these blood-sucking bugs find humans in the bugs? Do they see that well in the dark? Researchers from UC Santa Barbara finally answered the question, proving that mosquitoes have superpowers to identify their prey at night. The mosquitoes can see the infrared (IR) light from body heat. This light allows them to pinpoint the location of their victim and then plan their attack.
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