Mosquitoes buzzing in the ear...
By sammy14
@sammy14 (834)
Philippines
January 6, 2011 10:37pm CST
Do you wonder why mosquitoes buzz in your ears.. Is there a scientific explanation for this... Can you give an explanation to this bizaare thing..
6 responses
@roberten (3128)
• United States
7 Jan 11
What a puzzling question, very deep. I wonder if they are attracted to ear wax; or if they think the cavity is a compartment suitable for them to reside in. Oh, man! Now I'm going to have to go on the net and look it up! I won't be able to think about anything else until I know the answer...thanks a lot, sammy14.
@AdalieM (1134)
• United States
6 Apr 11
Not so sure why mosquitoes buzz in our ears, but I do know that they can tell what humans are going to taste better than the others. I always get bitten by mosquitoes all the time, while my brother can spend the same amount of time outdoors without any mosquito repellent of any sort-- will never get bitten.
@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
7 Jan 11
You hear the buzz because their wings are moving the air around them as they fly. The motion of their wings causes vibrations in the air around them, and these vibrations are what cause the buzzing noise.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Jan 11
hi sammy so the info say s it might be because we give off heat from our ears and the mosquitoes seek heat as that shows there is blood close by gut I am not really so sure about that as they have buzzed close to my ears but never in them so they bite my face. thank Goodness there are no
mosquitos here in California.
@getbiswa2000 (5544)
• India
7 Jan 11
Sound originates from vibration. When you hear a mosquito buzzing in your ear, it doesn't do it intentionally just to irritate you. It is just looking for a dark, safe place to sit. Then it will have it's meal, your blood. Now the mosquitoes can flap their wings (if those tiny gliding blades can be called wings) in an incredible speed. Due to that vibration sound waves are created. You hear a buzzing noise. Mosquitoes only buzz when they are hungry. To prevent them from buzzing around, either kill them, or feed them.
@tkonlinevn (6438)
• Vietnam
15 Jan 11
I sometimes meet this problems but I don't know why. Do you know about it?
In the first time, I imagine that there is a true mosquito in my ear...