If mosquitoes always seem to feast on you while your friend goes untouched, it is not your imagination, and science explains why. The first thing that draws them in is carbon dioxide, the gas you exhale, and people with a higher metabolic rate give off more of it, which is why the pregnant, the physically active, and anyone who has had a beer become mosquito magnets. Next comes your personal scent, since the sweat compounds like lactic acid and the bacteria living on your skin create a body odor

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