adminHave you ever wondered the reason why mosquitoes bite in the first place? Why do they prefer to hunt for blood at night and the early hours of the morning? Or wait, why does their bite cause itchiness and mild skin irritation? Over the years, researchers and scientist have committed a great deal of their time trying to accurately understand the behavior of mosquitoes. While no one can claim to completely understand the behavior of mosquitoes, there are certain facts about them we know for sure.
They have an unquenchable thirst for blood
It is only the female mosquito, regardless of the specie that bites. The blood she draws contain amino acid which is needful for egg production. Depending on the specie, female mosquitoes can be aggressive, and will bite both at night and day whenever she is ready to produce eggs. Though mosquitoes feed on human and animal blood, they seem to have special preference for the former, and no one knows exactly why. One theory that has been put forward by researchers is that the ingredient contained in human blood stimulates better production of egg than that of animals.On the average, the female mosquito sucks in 3mg of blood whenever she feasts on a host. This quantity of blood which may look small, in actual fact weighs between four to five times of their mosquitoes weight. Weird right? How can a tiny mosquito load itself with something five times its size and still manage to fly? 3mg of blood may not sound like much at first thought, but several mosquitoes feed at the same time on a host, and each 
draw just a meager 3mg, things can quickly get out of hand. Mind you, female mosquitoes do not rely on the blood they draw for food. When hungry, they would look for sweet plant nectar to feed on.
Selective feeding
Have you found yourself wondering why mosquitoes prefer feasting on your blood than that of others? While it may be true that mosquitoes are selective biters, no concrete scientific explanation has been put forward yet. What scientist know for sure is that certain bacteria and acid contained in our sweat attract this blood sucking creatures. Recent studies have revealed that our genetic composition also determines if mosquitoes will find us attractive or not. Scientist discovered this when they observed how mosquitoes behaved when they are around twins. While a set of identical twins attracted female mosquitoes in the same manner, fraternal twins did not. From the observation, scientist concluded that two individuals of similar genetic makeup will most likely attract mosquitoes in the same manner. This further proves that genetic composition influences greatly how mosquitoes interact with humans.
