Midges

[Z]

:bored: Most irritating insects ever. I dunno if they exist in England or elsewhere in the world, but they're generally out by leafy areas or out in the countryside in Scotland. My friend was covered in bites all over his body after he went hill walking at the weekend, just reminded me of how much I hate them. Anyone have any horror stories?

[Scarlett.]

Midges have to be the most pointless type of insect ever. I used to live near the countryside, so I grew up running into the shadows with my arms spinning :joker:

[Jake.]

Wtf is a midge?

[Scarlett.]

Wtf is a midge?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midge

[Kizzy]

I hate them too, I get bitten loads whilst working in the garden :( Worst was when my hand swelled up had to rub on antihistamine cream it was awful.

[Jake.]

Thanks Chewy. Are they like gnats?

[Z]

Thanks Chewy. Are they like gnats?

They're a pestilence, there's nothing more frustrating than having to pass through a cloud of midges knowing that you're going to be eaten alive :bored:

Kinda like mosquitos, blood sucking creatures. And don't get me started on ticks either :bored:

[Niamh.]

Oh I hate them so much

[Jake.]

Okay I don't think I've ever encountered a midge :joker:

[Suze]

I didn't realise they sucked blood :o I just thought how flaming irritating they are.

[Z]

I didn't realise they sucked blood :o I just thought how flaming irritating they are.

I'm not totally certain but I'm pretty sure they do!

[arista]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/BitingMidge.jpg/250px-BitingMidge.jpg

They Love your Blood

[Josy]

Hate them, there is loads around here too

[Josy]

http://richardzahra.webs.com/Weblog/MidgeRepellent.jpg

[Z]

My mum found a tick on her bum the other morning in the shower :joker: she reckons it must have been from when she was sunbathing in the garden. ****ing parasites!!!

[arista]

Hate them, there is loads around here too


Yes Scottish Blood
Richer in taste the Midge Union tells us

[Suze]

My mum found a tick on her bum the other morning in the shower :joker: she reckons it must have been from when she was sunbathing in the garden. ****ing parasites!!!

Your poor mum, I shouldn't laugh but what the heck :laugh2:

[Kazanne]

Aw,I like Midge :evilgrin:
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g144/hrstumpde/Soundtrack/midge%20ure/midge4824367.jpg (http://media.photobucket.com/user/hrstumpde/media/Soundtrack/midge%20ure/midge4824367.jpg.html)

[Z]

:laugh:

[Withano]

In England, people blame mosquitoes when its almost always these guys.

[Josy]

http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/Pix/SCO/02/SCO0801-14_P.JPG

[arista]

In England, people blame mosquitoes when its almost always these guys.


yes they are popping down from Scotland

[Z]

http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/Pix/SCO/02/SCO0801-14_P.JPG

Bleugh

[Josy]

They always ruin a good garden party/barbecue too the little ****s, everyones always sitting having a great then someone will say the "the midges are out, time to go inside"

[Z]

They always ruin a good garden party/barbecue too the little ****s, everyones always sitting having a great then someone will say the "the midges are out, time to go inside"

They sit and hover under a tree in our garden like a little menacing cloud of doom. Arseholes.

[Emmyasdfghjkl]

Worse bugs ever, my garden is full of them ;-;

[Ammi]

..I remember going camping to Scotland as a child and we came home early because of them, my dad went to war with them every evening..I'm not sure but they seem to be worse in Scotland than they are here..?...

[Josy]

Yeah I think we get a lot more of them Ammi

We used to have to wear midge nets when we were at the caravan lol

[Ammi]

Yeah I think we get a lot more of them Ammi

We used to have to wear midge nets when we were at the caravan lol

..my dad used to have a thing about anything that bit/stung..he had an allergy to bites so it was always much worse for him and understandable but he really did lose all sense of rational thinking when we went camping in Scotland, I think he actually dreamt/had nightmares about them because we all woke up to him shouting one night and he was chasing the midges down a hill, it all got very personal...we had to come back home early for his sanity...