• C4d@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    2 years ago

    Not just mosquitos and not just in the long term either; with the colder weather not being as harsh a lot of other critters are either making a comeback, hanging around for longer or not dying out in the colder temperatures - think Blandford flies, horseflies, tick bites…

  • Uranium 🟩@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    2 years ago

    Was in a Tesco’s about a month back and saw this bugger flying around my mum’s partner whilst queueing for the self checkout, with about 4/5 more flying around, I plucked it out of the air and got a photo of it

    Couldn’t make a positive ID on it, though I’m unsure if its a local one - I’ve always heard to be wary of stripped legs

    • thehatfox@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      2 years ago

      There seems be a lot more insects around this autumn and winter this year. I had an insect bite about a week ago, never usually get that in December.