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As if mosquitoes didn’t already have the upper hand in their quest for human blood, the biting pests are using infrared sensing in their antennae to track down their prey, a new study has found. And they’re more than a nuisance in many parts of the world, spreading deadly pathogens like dengue fever. @ScienceAlert has more: flip.it/zB4gna

ScienceAlert · Scientists Discover Mosquitoes Are Using Infrared to Track Humans DownThere's something about us that mosquitoes just love.