Comparatively, the head is a large, almost always uncovered, part of the body. And yet, mosquitos and gnats, etc, rarely go for it. Why is this?
In: Biology
They do, you just don’t get bitten there that often because your face is really sensible and you normally can brush them off before they can bite. And on the scalp there’s just (normally) a lot of hair they’d have to get through first, when there’s so much exposed flesh available that’s just not worth it.
I once read they go for the places where sweat collects the most throughout the day. So ankles, and the back of knees are big targets.
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