Only female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes drink our blood, but the males find us attractive too – probably because it helps them to find mates
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The males of a disease-carrying mosquito species are attracted to people, even though only the females drink our blood. This suggests the males might hover around humans to pick up mates.mosquitoes mating with females near people, but it is unclear whether the males, which feed on nectar, are attracted to people or simply drawn towards the blood-drinking females. Female mosquitoes find people
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