Mosquito repellent: a substance applied to human skin, in order to attract mosquito's and encourage them to bite at particular places on the body - depending on one's preference. Earthlings do this by covering themselves with this substance almost completely, but deliberately avoiding certain spots which are then meant to be bitten. This can be a finger, the tip of an elbow or a spot on the ankle.
Mosquito net: (Australian slang: mozzie net) a device which looks like a fine, see-through mesh construction which can be hung over the bed (from the ceiling or a frame) or built into a tent, and works more or less like a fish trap for small, biting insects spreading tropical diseases. Unless the mosquito net is broken, there will always be at least one tiny hole through which insects will enter the trap but cannot leave. Most mosquito nets are impregnated with some kind of repellent, in order to make sure that this hole can easily be found. For optimal results, humans sleep under these nets having applied mosquito repellent to their body: this increases the chances of being bitten at the desired position.
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