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bebop
319 days ago
This is an interesting idea. One thing that might help targeting is to have some sort of chemical that attracts the mosquitoes. In that way you can bring your target to you.
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alextousss
319 days ago
Their velocity is much lower than the one of the drone, so it wouldn’t make much sense to increase efficiency
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taneq
319 days ago
I seem to recall reading that mosquitos mainly seek out carbon dioxide...
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laurent_du
319 days ago
I read this as well, and tried holding my breath (I can hold it for several minutes) while walking in the forest, and the mosquitoes still bit me.
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alextousss
319 days ago
Mosquitoes use different cues (olfactory, CO2 and infrared emissions/heat) depending on the distance to target.
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