Asked by a curious kid
"We just brought some bug spray are they supposed to make mosquito allergic"
Bug spray doesn't make mosquitoes allergic! It actually has special ingredients that confuse their tiny little noses, so they can't find you to bite. It's like putting on a silly disguise that makes you invisible to them. This helps keep you from getting itchy bites when you're playing outside.
Fun fact: Some insects, like mosquitoes, have hundreds of tiny little hairs on their legs and antennae that help them smell and feel the air around them!
Fun fact: Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide gas that we breathe out, which is why bug spray works to hide us from them.
Buni asked:
If you could invent a super-duper bug spray that made bugs do silly dances instead of biting, what kind of dance would you make them do?
A curious kid said:
"They would dance to ballet like Swan Lake"
Buni:
Ballet dancing mosquitoes and swans! That's so elegant! What if, when they twirl, they leave sparkly trails of mosquito-repelling glitter behind them? That way, we could all enjoy the show and stay bite-free, just like our bug spray helps us!
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