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Haha, this is quite funny. I feel you must live in Florida, but I have no idea. First time to hear about these Noseeums, how are their bites compared to mosquit

Haha, this is quite funny. I feel you must live in Florida, but I have no idea. First time to hear about these Noseeums, how are their bites compared to mosquito?

prawn 5y ago
I've encountered unbearable mosquito scenarios in Florida, but also Colorado, Asia, Australia, etc. Recently in Broome, Western Australia, a brisk walk wouldn't stop them from biting through clothes - my legs were riddled with bites and my scalp was covered with their bodies and my blood. That was on par with the Everglades in Florida. Horrific. But noseeums (biting midge or sand fly in Australia) are possibly worse. You don't see, hear or really feel them biting you, but then later the itch endures for a couple of weeks afterwards. Last couple of times, I thought often that having my skin surgically removed would be preferable to another week of the itching.
bbarnett 5y ago
Quebec, Canada. Noseeums, as someone else said, are near invisible. They leave rashes, suck blood, can transmit disease. The ones here (there are countless species) leave rashes which take weeks to go away. If you've ever been bit by a deer fly, it's the same thing, except these are super tiny. They literally use their jaws to slice a hole in your skin, and suck the blood up. They also love to suck water and salt from your eyes, so they land, but often get stuck and die because of you blinking. Then you end up with all these dead insects in your eyes. They love to fly in your ear, I imagine ear wax and the moistness attracts. They bite there too. So now you have rashes inside your ear canal, and insect crawling in there. In spring, they attack in droves. Hundreds or even thousands buzzing around your head. If you stand outside my house, in the spring, just stand still and stare ahead, within minutes they appear, and you are soon sightless for the sheer number of dead in your eyes. They need to be exterminated. I love birds more than most, but if 1/2 the bird species die, I'm ok with that, as long as noseeums do too.
- chasd00 5y ago
  I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. - Aliens In Oklahoma my wife got bit by some kind of flying thing that left blood running down her leg.
  - bbarnett 5y ago
    The nuke idea sounds appealing, they're worse than those aliens. At least you can shoot aliens, noseeums just get blown away as you try to swat them. I bet the thing was a massive deer fly, there are loads of varieties, here the yellow coloured ones bite your ankles/legs. Or maybe a bot fly, trying to lay eggs? Google bot flies for a whole new round of horror.

Haha, this is quite funny. I feel you must live in Florida, but I have no idea. First time to hear about these Noseeums, how are their bites compared to mosquito?

prawn 5y ago

I've encountered unbearable mosquito scenarios in Florida, but also Colorado, Asia, Australia, etc. Recently in Broome, Western Australia, a brisk walk wouldn't stop them from biting through clothes - my legs were riddled with bites and my scalp was covered with their bodies and my blood. That was on par with the Everglades in Florida. Horrific. But noseeums (biting midge or sand fly in Australia) are possibly worse. You don't see, hear or really feel them biting you, but then later the itch endures for a couple of weeks afterwards. Last couple of times, I thought often that having my skin surgically removed would be preferable to another week of the itching.

bbarnett 5y ago

Quebec, Canada. Noseeums, as someone else said, are near invisible. They leave rashes, suck blood, can transmit disease. The ones here (there are countless species) leave rashes which take weeks to go away. If you've ever been bit by a deer fly, it's the same thing, except these are super tiny. They literally use their jaws to slice a hole in your skin, and suck the blood up. They also love to suck water and salt from your eyes, so they land, but often get stuck and die because of you blinking. Then you end up with all these dead insects in your eyes. They love to fly in your ear, I imagine ear wax and the moistness attracts. They bite there too. So now you have rashes inside your ear canal, and insect crawling in there. In spring, they attack in droves. Hundreds or even thousands buzzing around your head. If you stand outside my house, in the spring, just stand still and stare ahead, within minutes they appear, and you are soon sightless for the sheer number of dead in your eyes. They need to be exterminated. I love birds more than most, but if 1/2 the bird species die, I'm ok with that, as long as noseeums do too.

chasd00 5y ago
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. - Aliens In Oklahoma my wife got bit by some kind of flying thing that left blood running down her leg.
- bbarnett 5y ago
  The nuke idea sounds appealing, they're worse than those aliens. At least you can shoot aliens, noseeums just get blown away as you try to swat them. I bet the thing was a massive deer fly, there are loads of varieties, here the yellow coloured ones bite your ankles/legs. Or maybe a bot fly, trying to lay eggs? Google bot flies for a whole new round of horror.