Originally posted by tumujerome at 2007-8-17 10:05
as happy as a mosquito at a swimsuit shoot

像只蚊子遇上了泳装秀，乐不可支 -- 瞧那广阔天地，何处不好大展拳脚？

Originally posted by adeley at 2007-8-16 21:45
天啊！

Originally posted by ptbptb at 2007-8-16 10:08 PM

if i were a mosquito, i would fly away

Originally posted by jeff_in_sf at 2007-8-16 21:26
tumu, that photo!

Originally posted by jl2315 at 2007-8-16 07:26 PM
Mosquitoes are nicer creatures.  They don't discriminate on the basis of religion, nationality, ethnicity, culture, social status or appearance.

“Mosquitoes find their victims by homing in on specific molecules emanating from human breath and skin,” says [mosquito researcher] team leader Jennifer Mordue, “and some people’s particular blend of molecules is more attractive than others.” After putting mosquitoes in the base of a Y-shaped tube with different blends of human compounds at each end, Mordue watched which fork the bugs preferred.

After repeated tests, Mordue isolated several compounds that were as powerful as commercial sprays at deterring mosquitoes. “These compounds are only present normally in a fraction of people, perhaps those who evolved a bit of extra resistance,” she says. Mordue suggests that rather than repelling mosquitoes, the compounds mask molecules that normally attract them. For example, the repellent deet doesn’t harm insects; it just interferes with their ability to detect a specific molecule on human skin that acts as a powerful attractant.

Originally posted by jeff_in_sf at 2007-8-17 01:25 AM
So some of those swimsuit competitors might be more "attractive" to our blood-sucking companions than others.