I was wondering why are gnats here...they just fly around the soccer and football fields getting in our mouths and eyes? What good are they to the ecosystem? All answers are for how to get them out of a home but I wanted to know the meaning of gnats.
2006-12-26 14:42:28 · 6 answers · asked by kceezie@verizon.net 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They're basically food for spiders and other insects, as well as several types of small animals. Some gnats also pollinate flowers, such as South American Pleurothallid orchids. However, I think it's universally agreed that the main purpose gnats were put on earth was to annoy humans.
2006-12-26 14:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by blue.moon 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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I was wondering why are gnats here...they just fly around the soccer and football fields getting in our mouths and eyes? What good are they to the ecosystem? All answers are for how to get them out of a home but I wanted to know the meaning of gnats.
2015-08-05 20:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gnat much! Actually, gnats are part of the food chain. Most of their infancy is spent under water where they are a big part of the diet of trout and other fish. If you like to fish, be grateful to gnats.
Also, they spread disease. While this may seem a lowly thing to do, it has a big part in nature. Mosquitoes, probably the most well known gnat, are very important in where civilizations develop, how wars were fought etc..
The little things become the big things.
2006-12-26 16:43:52 · answer #3 · answered by Bernard B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Are Gnats
2016-10-07 02:46:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gnats are good for replicating gnat genes!
2006-12-26 16:06:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, as an Alaskan I can attest to the fact that tons of gnats and other biting insects are good for the environment ... they drive tourists away.
2006-12-26 19:33:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They occupy a position as prey in the food chain.
They pollinate certain plants.
No animal exists in nature in isolation or without a "purpose".
2006-12-26 17:33:48 · answer #7 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a gnat!!!
2006-12-26 14:49:50 · answer #8 · answered by pnatt89 1 · 0⤊ 6⤋