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Mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood has increased as biodiversity loss worsens (www.frontiersin.org)
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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

I wonder if this isn't the result of natural selection. As in: mosquitoes that are better at detecting humans have better odds of reproduction than the ones focusing on different prey. Perhaps it's attraction towards some molecules humans release into the air, or even to night lights.