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Ammon News - A nurse has revealed three possible reasons why mosquitoes might be drawn to you and not others.

Miki Rai explained a number of factors come into play - including blood type, clothing colour and the amount of carbon dioxide you exhale.

Her insight came as a surprise to thousands who are often attacked by the pesky insects during warmer months.

'Do you feel like you get way more bug bites than the average person? I'm going to tell you why that might be,' Miki, from the US, said in a now-viral Instagram video.

First she explained mosquitos tend to prefer blood type O blood compared to other types - such as A or B.

They are also drawn to higher amounts of carbon dioxide in the air.

'This is supposed to be how mosquitoes usually find us,' Miki said.

'The bigger you are, the more carbon dioxide you are releasing, putting you at risk. You also exhale more carbon dioxide after a workout [or] when you're pregnant, so you may be susceptible to bug bites.'

Lastly, Miki said that the colour of your clothing can also attract mosquitoes.

'Studies show that mosquitos are more attracted to dark coloured clothing, especially red, orange and black,' she added.

'So wearing light coloured clothing may help.'

According to Healthline, several other factors come into play including body odour and body temperature.

Research from 2002 also considered the effects alcohol consumption had on attracting mosquitoes and found those who consumed beer were more attractive to the insects than people who hadn't.

The video has since been viewed more than 1.8million times and received over 50,000 likes.

'At least I'm someone's type,' one person joked.

'Always their favourite person in the room,' another said.

But someone else said mosquitoes are always attracted to her no matter what she does.

'I'm type A blood, quite tiny, never been pregnant, I don't wear dark colours in summer and usually not working out in summer because it's too hot for that anyway. Still a mosquito magnet,' she said.

Daily Mail