Insects !!!!!

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Accy cyclist

Accy cyclist

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Location
The hills of Accrington
Julia9054 said:
They are ladybird larvae
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Am i safe,as in they won't attack me will they?!:unsure:
 
ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Location
Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Accy cyclist said:
I always wear eye protection while cycling. I've had big bees bounce off my shades, goggles etc and i've often wondered what damage they could cause to an unprotected eye?
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I can give you a very detailed answer! :okay:

ColinJ said:
Another time, I was out on a hilly ride with a mate. He had forgotten to put his cycling glasses on but didn't notice until about 5 miles into our ride and decided to do without. A couple of hours later, we were riding down a long, fast descent, him in front, when he suddenly swerved across the road, almost hitting the kerb on the RHS. He braked to a halt, jumped off his bike, doubled up in pain and was holding his face. By the time I got to him, his right eye had completely closed up and his face was swelling and going black and blue. He looked like he had been punched by a very angry Mike Tyson! Turned out that he had encountered a huge bluebottle coming the other way. A bluebottle flying at 20 mph into an eyeball travelling downhill at 50 mph in the opposite direction makes a nasty mess ... I prised open the damaged eyelid and rinsed out bits of insect legs, wings and body. It was a very slow, painful ride back for my injured pal. He didn't suffer any lasting damage to his eye but it was a couple of weeks before the swelling and bruising went down.
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PeteXXX

PeteXXX

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Location
Hamtun
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I got waspied in the head a while back!!
 
tyred

tyred

Squire
Location
Ireland
I am one of those people who seem to attract insect bites (and I do eat Marmite). I don't think that the I have been bitten whilst cycling though - only when hiking.

I tend to breathe through my mouth so have eaten many insects in my time while cycling.

I always have a fear at this time of year about what might happen if I got a wasp in my mouth and stuck in my throat. I've never had a bad reaction to a wasp sting but do know of someone locally who died from suffocation after being stung on the throat by a wasp so it's something I am concerned about.
 
ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Location
Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
tyred said:
I've never had a bad reaction to a wasp sting but do know of someone locally who died from suffocation after being stung on the throat by a wasp so it's something I am concerned about.
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:eek:

Other forms of wasp attack are available at no extra price...

ColinJ said:
I was out riding a few summers back when a wasp flew down the front of my jersey. I leapt off my bike and starting slapping my chest and and tummy regions in the desperate hope of killing it before it stung me.

When I stopped, I could feel a little lump under my jersey and concluded that I'd despatched the wasp so I lifted the jersey to brush its corpse away, only for the stunned creature to wake up and start buzzing in a very intimidating fashion! :ohmy:

I panicked and tried to swat it off me, but only succeeded in knocking it down the front of my bibshorts! I experienced full-on terror and started leaping up and down, pummelling my nether regions and screaming "Die, bastard, DIE!"

The wasp stung me 3 times where it really hurts before I finally managed to flatten it. I don't know what was worse - the throbbing pain down under, or the embarrassment of looking up and seeing a gobsmacked farmer staring at me from the cab of his tractor in the adjacent field!
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PaulSB

PaulSB

Squire
Location
Chorley, Lancashire
Accy cyclist said:
Do any of you know what these are? There's about 30 all over mine and her's next door,doors!:unsure:


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Ladybird larvae
 
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