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Transtlate Some say blood type A and C are attractive to mosquitoes, but does it hold ture? Here is an experiment, would you like to join? 
The Shanghai Entomological Museum began asking for volunteers Wednesday to participate in an experiment that aims to see if mosquitoes prefer certain human blood types over others, local media reported.
Many local residents hold the unverified belief that how popular they are with mosquitoes depends on their blood type, said Yin Haisheng, the museum's director.
Although the experiment wasn't designed to be a rigorous exercise of scientific inquiry, Yin hoped it will turn out to be a draw for the museum. "We designed this experiment to increase the popularity of science and attract more people who are interested in the subject to the museum," he said.
The museum hopes to recruit 200 to 250 volunteers to take part in the experiment, according to a report in the Shanghai Morning Post.
For the experiment, volunteers will have to expose their hands to a group of about 300 mosquitoes while researchers record how long it takes for the mosquitoes to land on them.
The experiment will take three or four hours and volunteers can get the results immediately after it is finished.
Comments 1
im o - and they love me. anecdotally irish types, scots etc , high blood pressure, stinky pheromones etc seems to be their liking.
BTW - please could anyone tell me why mobile phones and mosquitto killers are far cheaper in burma and cambodia than china, where they r made?
Comments 2
these little vimpares real love me, when i hang out with my friend in the woods or grass, i alway get bite. i also heared mosquito prefer one kind of blood type than others, i guess it is "O", because it is my blood type.
Comment 3
I have lived near the beach since I was born...and I have never been biten by a Mosquito
Comment 4
I'm "0" blood type, and they reeeeeaaalyyy love me ;)
sadly ... this love is not returned, and kiss-goodbye is performed by open hand or some other device...
on the plus side is my current apartment on 8-th floor. Very few of them flights sky-high 
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