A new study has revealed that mosquitos may be more attracted to video screens than humans. The study, conducted by scientists from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, found that when presented with a video screen, mosquitos were more likely to be attracted to it than humans. They found that the mosquitos were actually “obsessed” with the video screens, even if there was no audio or visual stimulus. The researchers believe that the mosquitos are attracted to the flickering of the video screen, which resembles the motion of their natural prey. This could have implications for how we control mosquito populations in the future.

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source: Phys.org