The real original mosquito thread

(is this the Mosquito Magnet?)

can see plenty of fireflies at dusk here. love 'em.

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http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/images/2100_1.jpg

and they
do not burrow into the skin, but insert their mouthparts in a skin pore or hair follicle. Their bites produce small, reddish welts on the skin accompanied by intense itching as irritating as acute cases of poison ivory or poison sumac.

Like the man says,
Probably no creature on earth can cause as much torment for its size than the tiny chigger.

They're baaaaaaaaaad news.

Our Lady of Prompt Suckor

fuck a mosquito.

hate these guys

when I know one is in the room I will turn the lights off and sit very still for a few minutes. then I will suddenly turn the lights back on and invariably the mosquito will be wandering around dazedly around my exposed flesh, and then I slap the shit out of it. although this method may result in one or two bites, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

can't pull that trick at the creek tho

I was tying up tomatoes last night, looked down after a while and they were all over my legs. On one hand I like that they don't hurt, and their bites don't even really itch me, but I'd rather not get the West Nile, kthxbye.

Oh GOD, if I am in the room, mosquitoes find me ahead of all the 200 other people. And the bites make big welts. I know people who are more allergic than I, where if they get a bite their whole arm swells up, but I really prefer to avoid.

mosquito diving at your head like a horrible little buzz-bomb zrrrrrrr when you're trying to sleep. Fuckers.

There are times in the high mountain forests of western Oregon, especially just as the snow has melted, when the woods quite literally hum with the sound of millions of mosquito wings, just as the city may thrum with the sound of traffic. I sometimes spend my days walking among these multitudes, all of which yearn hungrily to suck my blood. Therefore, I consider myself a bit of an expert at dealing with them.

First, you need loose-fitting clothes that cover your arms and legs. What is uncovered needs to be treated by DEET. That's for moderately abundant mosquitos.

When they are at their worst, you need to wear a nylon windbreaker, which is so tightly woven they cannot bite through it. Sometimes wind pants as well. Optionally, a head net. And DEET for anything exposed. Be especially careful about your ankles, which are vulnerable because they will bite through your socks.

Lastly, you need patience. Endless floods of it. Calm equanimity. Poise. Balance. Or else you will go barking mad. You still might, anyway.

I learned a v important lesson recently, and that is: if your friend is spraying you with DEET, ask them not to spray you directly in the face with your eyes open. Not a pleasant situation.

yeah it is pretty unbelievable that they can bite you through cotton socks and other articles of clothing. xp

AUGH

fuckin tiger moms

sometimes if you let them get you for longer than you'd normally allow they'll swell up and start flying sluggish. some icarus shit.

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anytime this wants to die down would be fine with me fyi

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