Effing insects!

[snapper_37]

For some reason there was a big influx of annoying little nat type things coming home tonight (not the kids on the 50cc scooters).

I hate it when they get into the vents of the helmet/nose/mouth/any other open void.

Anyone else got the little sods??

 

[BentMikey]

No, none here. If I were you, I'd check for crabs.

 

[snapper_37]

No, none here. If I were you, I'd check for crabs.

Too far away from the coast I'm afraid. Haven't seen one since 1976 in Bridlington.

 

[maxcherry]

Think yourself lucky, Birmingham has low flying pigeons

 

[threefingerjoe]

Yeah, there are a LOT of those little dog-pecker gnats here, too! I live in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Didn't encounter many this summer, but a bunch of them must have hatched out in the last week. Part of my commute runs next to a river, and that section is SWARMING with them. I get them plastered all over the front of me, and they get trapped in the hair on my arms, my beard, etc. I hope that if people see them crawling out of my beard, that it doesn't reflect negatively on my personal hygene. ;-)

 

[Aperitif]

Yeah, there are a LOT of those little dog-pecker gnats here, too! I live in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Didn't encounter many this summer, but a bunch of them must have hatched out in the last week. Part of my commute runs next to a river, and that section is SWARMING with them. I get them plastered all over the front of me, and they get trapped in the hair on my arms, my beard, etc. I hope that if people see them crawling out of my beard, that it doesn't reflect negatively on my personal hygene. ;-)

Ha ha ha! I love that description - top class Joe! :?:

 

[Dayvo]

I hate it when they get into the vents of the helmet/nose/mouth/any other open void.

Yes, annoying, isn't it!

Try wearing shorts, or cycle with your legs closer together! :?:

There were plenty here (before the cold weather came) and they managed to get behind my glasses.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Part of my commute passes next to a river that runs directly next to a canal.
Yes, those bloody flies are a right pain!
My new cycling glasses (with five pairs of lenses) have just arrived.
No more conjunctivitis all because one of the little bastards has covertly snuck away under my eyelid.

 

[4F]

For some reason there was a big influx of annoying little nat type things coming home tonight (not the kids on the 50cc scooters).

I hate it when they get into the vents of the helmet/nose/mouth/any other open void.

Anyone else got the little sods??

Your lucky. I nearly got taken out by a bouquet of pheasants whom I startled on my way home last night. One missed my head by literally cms to spare.

(Note: When I say startled I don't mean in the same way as RichP startled that sheep and what a great term for a collective of pheasants in flight)

 

[BentMikey]

I saw a dead pheasant on my ride in the country lanes yesterday. It was a bit too far gone, else I'd have had it for the pot.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Quite an old thread,but i've been suffering these last few days! When it's mild and damp i get attacked by midges...badly! I can't even have my windows open,as the feckers get into my flat and lie in wait for me returning. They mainly go for my head and eyebrows. I've tried citronella spray,but it doesn't hold the horrible things off! Any suggestions?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

 

[Accy cyclist]

...and not only that,but for the past week or so i've been over-run by tiny red flies in my kitchen! It's my own fault,as i let a banana go a bit manky which probably attracted them. I also have a few empty beer bottles which might also attract them. I'm guessing they're either fruit flies,beer flies or both! The dilemma is that if i open the windows to try and get them to fly out those fecking midges will come in!😒