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Dubstep artist Skrillex could protect against mosquito bites - BBC News
According to a recent scientific study, the way to avoid mosquito bites is to listen to electronic music - specifically dubstep, specifically by US artist Skrillex.
Sound is "crucial for reproduction, survival, and population maintenance of many animals," says a team of international scientists specialising in mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
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I'd have posted this in Science & Technology but this is just weird. Apparently the combination of high & low frequencies in this music disorients mosquitoes so that they have trouble finding a host to bight.
According to a recent scientific study, the way to avoid mosquito bites is to listen to electronic music - specifically dubstep, specifically by US artist Skrillex.
Sound is "crucial for reproduction, survival, and population maintenance of many animals," says a team of international scientists specialising in mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
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I'd have posted this in Science & Technology but this is just weird. Apparently the combination of high & low frequencies in this music disorients mosquitoes so that they have trouble finding a host to bight.
