Why do mosquitos tend to avoid biting human faces?

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I know it’s possible that they do but my whole life I’ve been bitten all over the body from mosquitos but hardly ever the face (only one time in 30 years)

I always figured the face would be easiest since it’s exposed the most.

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Mosquitoes sense the host based on sweat, carbon dioxide emission and temperature. Also the sweat and temperature of the face will be slightly less than other body parts.

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