{"id":73081,"date":"2012-04-08T15:46:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-08T15:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/neurology\/mosquito-biting-activity-increases-500-times-during-a-full-moon-phase-and-they-prefer-blondes-with-smelly-feet.php"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:50:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:50:36","slug":"mosquito-biting-activity-increases-500-times-during-a-full-moon-phase-and-they-prefer-blondes-with-smelly-feet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/mosquito-biting-activity-increases-500-times-during-a-full-moon-phase-and-they-prefer-blondes-with-smelly-feet.php","title":{"rendered":"Mosquito biting activity increases 500 times during a full moon phase, and they prefer blondes with smelly feet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mosquitoes appear to prefer blonde people with smelly feet. Did you see the moon last night? Got mosquito spray? Mosquito biting activity increases 500 times during a full moon phase! There are more striking facts in this video excerpt from National Geographic. <\/p>

The video is part of the Amazing Animals<\/a> YouTube playlist by National Geographic:<\/p>

Medical Geek Humor on Twitter<\/b><\/a><\/p>

The tweets below are part of the series Medical Geek Humor on Twitter<\/a> - they recall a TED moment from 2009:<\/p>

@loic<\/a> Bill Gates released mosquitoes at #TED we're all leaving the room and getting sick<\/span> about 4 hours ago<\/span><\/a> from web<\/span>

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@stevewhitaker<\/a> Don't worry about the buggy mosquitos Gates released at #ted. Microsoft's working on a patch that's due out next year.<\/span> about 14 hours ago<\/span><\/a> from twitterrific<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\"Ves<\/a><\/span>AllergyNotes<\/a><\/b> Releasing mosquitoes by Bill Gates into a startled crowd at TED described as \"an amazing TED moment\" http:\/\/is.gd\/iu0o<\/a><\/span> about 12 hours ago<\/span><\/a> from web<\/span><\/span>
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\"Ves<\/a><\/span>AllergyNotes<\/a><\/b> Gates spreads malaria message with mosquitoes http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cxwo2e<\/a><\/span> 12 minutes ago<\/span><\/a> from TweetDeck<\/a><\/span><\/span>
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<\/span>\"Aaron<\/a><\/span>pyknosis<\/a><\/b> Nice to hear Bill Gates picked up a hobby during his retirement: entomology. http:\/\/is.gd\/izJn<\/a> (Not surprised he likes the blood-suckers.)<\/span> 14 minutes ago<\/span><\/a> from web
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<\/span>\"Aaron<\/a><\/span>pyknosis<\/a><\/b> Don't get me wrong. Not saying B Gates is a bad person. He's not. He just created and championed software that can suck the life out of you.<\/span> 12 minutes ago<\/span><\/a> from web<\/span><\/span>
\"Aaron<\/a><\/span>pyknosis<\/a><\/b> BTW, now that I understand the context, I think this is a winner of a tweet: http:\/\/is.gd\/izK5<\/a><\/span> 11 minutes ago<\/span><\/a> from web: \"If Steve Jobs had released mosquitoes, everyone would be wanting one.\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>

If you are included in this post but would like to have your tweet removed for any reason, please email me and will comply with your request the same day.<\/p>

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Comments from Twitter:<\/b><\/p>

Vijay @scanman: Mosquitoes are mini-vampires<\/p>

Tariq @ucisee: Mosquito biting activity increases 500 times during a full moon phase - \"appear to pref blonde with smelly feet.\"<\/p>

Kathy Mackey @mkmackey: Ha! No one likes full moon!<\/p>

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