Ubod komarca rijetko ćemo osjetiti. Dr. Sermed Mezher iz Londona objasnio je da je razlog što slina komaraca ima sličnu kvalitetu kao anestetik.

"Ubodom insekta počinje ubrizgavanje lokalnog anestetika u kožu, tako da ga nećete osjetiti. U kožu ulazi šest igala, od čega jedna probija kožu, a druga otkriva i pije krv iz krvnih žila", rekao je.

Mogu proći minute ili sati dok ne osjetimo ubod komarca. Prema liječniku, proces uboda je "toliko učinkovit da će komarac nestati dok mi shvatimo što se dogodilo".

Grizu nas samo ženke komaraca jer "trebaju dodatnu hranu da bi mogle hraniti svoje mlade", kaže dr. Mezher.

"Komarci su evoluirali tako da imaju izvanrednu sposobnost pronalaska krvnih žila i sisanja krvi bez nanošenja značajne štete ili nelagode", kaže.

Istraživanja su pokazala da ženke komaraca slijede oblake bogate ugljikovim dioksidom, plinom koji izdišemo. Komarci biraju koga će ugristi i na temelju vrste i količine znoja koji proizvodimo.

Toplina se također pokazala važnom. U istraživanju su se predmeti temperature tijela pokazali zanimljivijim komarcima od onih sobne temperature.

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