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Hi Troy,
I have often found the reverse, there are HEAPS of people getting bitten by Mozzies and they leave me alone.
I read somewhere that they "navigate" to their prey by the amount of CO2 the animal is emitting similar to the way leeches can detect the heat of a warm blooded animal (e.g. us).
I have no way of knowing how much CO2 I am emitting (no, I dont mean CH4 which is methane from the other end) from your skin and breath, but I assume its a LOT less for me than the others like my wife and kids as they seem to get swarmed and I am fine, kicking back, not getting bitten?
I think the repellents mask the co2 or taste yuck when they do land and bite you, but I am puzzled as to why I am spared more often than bitten. Could be diet? Could be skin type, dunno.
Food (pun) for thought...
Cheers
Chris
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