Name: 擾人的蚊子總愛追著你來叮？為什麼？ (Why You're A Mosquito Magnet)
Uploaded: 2023-07-12T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 3 min 50 s

Please don't feel singled out, special, or view yourself as a chosen one.

請別認為自己被針對、比較特殊、或是什麼天選之子。

This is just the inherent nature of the beast.

There is absolutely no truth to the persistent myths that mosquitoes fancy females over males, that they prefer blondes and redheads over those with darker hair, or that the darker or more leathery your skin, the safer you are from her bite.

一直以來大家有些錯誤認知，認為女性特別會招蚊子、金髮和紅髮人比黑髮人要容易被咬，或是皮膚越黑、越像皮革就越不容易被咬。

It is true, however, that she does play favorites and feasts on some more than others.

不過有件事倒是真的，那就是蚊子會偏愛某些特定的對象。

Blood type O seems to be the vintage of choice over types A and B or their blend.

相比 A 型、B 型或是 AB 型，O 型血似乎是蚊子的經典菜。

People with blood type O get bitten twice as often as those with type A, with type B falling somewhere in between.

O 型血的人被咬的機率是 A 型血的兩倍，B 型血被咬的機率則介於兩者之間。

Disney-Pixar must have done their homework when portraying a tipsy mosquito ordering a Bloody Mary, O-positive in the 1998 movie "A Bug's Life."

迪士尼皮克斯一定有做功課，1998 年推出的《蟲蟲危機》裡一隻蚊子就點了一杯陽性 O 型血的血腥瑪麗。

Those who have higher natural levels of certain chemicals in their skin, particularly lactic acid, also seem to be more attractive.

那些皮膚天生含有較多特定化學物質的人 —— 尤其是乳酸 —— 也特別吸引蚊子。

From these elements, she can analyze which blood type you are.

她能夠根據這些元素判定你的血型。

These are the same chemicals that determine an individual's level of skin bacteria and unique body odor.

同樣也是這些化學物質決定了一個人皮膚細菌的多寡和獨特的體味。

While you may offend others and perhaps yourself, in this case, being pungently rancid is a good thing, for it increases bacteria levels on the skin, which make you less alluring to mosquitoes.

雖然你可能會臭到別人或自己，以這個情況而言，皮膚聞起來刺鼻腐臭是好事，因為那代表皮膚上的細菌多，減少了你對蚊子的吸引力。

Cleanliness is not next to godliness, except for stinky feet, which emit a bacterium, the same one that ripens and rinds certain cheeses, that is a mosquito aphrodisiac.

清潔不總是僅次於聖潔，除非是說到臭腳丫，分泌出的細菌和拿來催熟起司的是同一種，同時也是蚊子的催情劑。

Mosquitoes are also enticed by deodorants, perfumes, soaps, and other applied fragrances.

蚊子同時也特愛除臭劑、香水、肥皂和其他添加香氣。

While this may seem unfair to many of you, and the reason remains a mystery, she also has an affinity for beer drinkers.

雖然對你們有些人或許不公平，而且成因還是個謎，不過蚊子也特別鍾愛喝啤酒的人。

Wearing bright colors is also not a wise choice, since she hunts by both sight and smell, the latter depending chiefly on the amount of carbon dioxide exhaled by the potential target.

穿亮色衣服也不是個好選擇，因為她挑選獵物靠的是視覺和嗅覺，後者尤其著重潛在目標呼出的二氧化碳含量。

So all your thrashing and huffing and puffing only magnetizes mosquitoes and puts you at greater risk.

所以當你活動得上氣不接下氣時，蚊子挑上你的可能性就會增大。

She can smell carbon dioxide from over 200 feet away.

她能夠在 61 公尺外就聞到二氧化碳。

When you exercise, for example, you emit more carbon dioxide through both frequency of breath and output.

當你運動時，舉例來說，你在吸氣和呼氣時會散發更多二氧化碳。

You also sweat, releasing those appetizing chemicals, primarily lactic acid, that invites the mosquito's attention.

你也會流汗，釋出那些令蚊子開胃的化學物質 —— 主要是乳酸，招來蚊子的注意。

Lastly, your body temperature rises, which is an easily identifiable heat signature for your soon-to-be tormentor.

另外你的體溫還會升高，對即將前來折磨你的對象來說，是一個能輕易辨識的熱信號。

On average, pregnant women suffer twice as many bites, as they respire 20% more carbon dioxide and have a marginally elevated body temperature.

平均而言，懷孕婦女被叮的可能多出一倍，因為她們多呼出 20% 的二氧化碳且體溫較高。

As we will see, this is bad news for the mother and the fetus when it comes to infection from Zika and malaria.

提及傳染茲卡病毒和瘧疾，這對媽媽和胎兒來說自然不是好消息。

Please don't go on a shower, deodorant, and exercise strike or shelve your beloved beer and bright T-shirts just yet.

請先別急著去沖澡、噴除臭劑、不運動或是把你珍愛的啤酒和亮色襯衫束之高閣。

Unfortunately, 85% of what makes you attractive to mosquitoes is prewired in your genetic circuit board, whether that be blood type, natural chemical, bacteria or CO2 levels, metabolism, or stink and stench.

因為不幸的是，你之所以吸引蚊子有 85% 的原因還是出於你的基因，無論是血型、自然化學物質、細菌或是二氧化碳指數、新陳代謝及體臭、體味。

At the end of the day, she will find blood from any exposed target of opportunity.

最終，她還是會對任何有機可趁的目標下手。