Horseflies!

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slowereveryyear

slowereveryyear

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At certain times in the summer we see a lot of horseflies about. Generally I don't get troubled by them. The one time I got bitten it was sore for a couple of hours and then just a bit red.
My wife has been bitten many times and always has a nasty reaction lasting days.
When we're out walking or cycling she gets bitten and I don't.
I wonder why they prefer some people to bite and not others?

I've read it's the females that do the biting, they need blood to breed.
Maybe she has more blood.^_^
 
Dave7

Dave7

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slowereveryyear said:
At certain times in the summer we see a lot of horseflies about. Generally I don't get troubled by them. The one time I got bitten it was sore for a couple of hours and then just a bit red.
My wife has been bitten many times and always has a nasty reaction lasting days.
When we're out walking or cycling she gets bitten and I don't.
I wonder why they prefer some people to bite and not others?

I've read it's the females that do the biting, they need blood to breed.
Maybe she has more blood.^_^
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I know that gnats prefer to gorge on people with certain blood types** perhaps its similar with horseflies.
**on a cycling holiday in Majorca with a mate he was badly bitten and i had none. His blood type was the one specified (cant remember which type it is).
 
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slowereveryyear

slowereveryyear

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Dave7 said:
I know that gnats prefer to gorge on people with certain blood types** perhaps its similar with horseflies.
**on a cycling holiday in Majorca with a mate he was badly bitten and i had none. His blood type was the one specified (cant remember which type it is).
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You may have found the reason she gets bitten.
She has the same problem with mosquitos . I see them around me but never get bitten.
 
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