DEET works through mosquito feet

Here's how DEET helps to interfere with mosquito odor receptors to keep them away from you.
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[@fangsteur2765]

That's what I like about science, that you end doing crazy stuff like thinking of ways to put glue in some mosquito legs

[@SKyrim190]

The Greek comedy The Clouds makes a parody of Socrates claiming (among other things) that he made small boots for flys out of wax for some investigation. Now...several thousand years later, it is finally true 😂

[@CrumpetsNBiscuits]

This channel is so underrated

[@Megamare1]

Use N,N-dimethyltryptamine ….and you won’t even know the mosquitoes were biting 🚀

[@youtubehandlesareridiculous]

Haha I was thinking the scientific name sounded familiar...

[@MohammedAhmed-td1ik]

Awesome!

[@1chumley1]

What do you do for a living? I put glue on mosquito feet.

[@retrocuber9478]

N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide

[@markniceley]

Poison?

[@user-eb1qb1xb5m]

Ill risk malaria. I can taste it too.

[@morenauer]

One letter away from being named DEEZ.
Worst wasted opportunity EVER.

[@alexrogers777]

DEET's structure is so close to being something cool