Recently, officials in Thailand issued a message to women, particularly teenage girls, warning them of the dangers of wearing black leggings — suggesting instead that they switch to jeans . While it may sound a bit like the sentiments of an overbearing father who, like, totally doesn’t get it, the unsolicited fashion advice is less about being prude and more about saving lives. It turns out that mosquitoes are attracted to darker colors , meaning that thin, blac… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Mosquitoes Love Black Leggings, Thai Gov’t Warns
