Thunderbugs.

[mickle]

I've got one wandering around aimlessly under the screen of my laptop at the moment like an errant comma. So far it has managed to avoid the corpses of the previous two intruders. He's up there near Log Out at the moment but heading south towards the smileys.

 

[roadiewill]

weird, exactly the same here..

 

[roadiewill]

..just crawling across my avatar

 

[nigelnorris]

I have a whole community of spiders living in my computer case. Nice warm environment, bit of a disco when the lights are flashing. Good luck to them I say.

 

[postman]

I lived in Barwick in Elmet for a couple of years.Real countryside.Damn things got everywhere.
My first missus got fed up of them so we sold and moved on .
She then got fed up of me.And moved on .

 

[HelenD123]

Arch and I got covered in them heading out to Soltydog's place a couple of weeks ago. Then endured slightly bigger beatley things which we could hear pinging on our helmets as we rode through the swarms.

 

[Speicher]

If anyone has a forum name of more than eight letters, the thunderbug in my screen makes the name difficult to read - like Roadiewitl.

 

[fossyant]

None of those buggers up 'ere...to wet and cold......

 

[byegad]

Lots yesterday. Hot humid and harvesting has started already. They make me itch like mad so the DEET is coming out next ride!

 

[Arch]

Arch and I got covered in them heading out to Soltydog's place a couple of weeks ago. Then endured slightly bigger beatley things which we could hear pinging on our helmets as we rode through the swarms.

At least I knew when to shut my mouth, with you in front, I could hear the "bleagh!" as you hit them first...

That was quite an insect filled ride. Still we didn't suffer from midges, did we?

 

[spandex]

Good reading Thrips

 

[HelenD123]

Good reading Thrips

'Thrips species feed on a large variety of sources both plant and animal by puncturing them and sucking up the contents'

I feel like we were one step away from a horror movie, being eaten alive by Thunderflies.

 

[spandex]

 

[snapper_37]

Are thunderflies the same as the pesky flying ants that were everywhere yesterday evening. Surprising the areas they can get to during a downhill.

 

[red_tom]

are go?