We call them @##^&$# no-see-ems!!!!
2007-09-07 07:32:36
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answered by Bemo 5
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Ceratopogonidae, or biting midges (or, in the United States, "no-see-ums", sand flies, punkies, and others), are a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera. They are closely related to the Chironomidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. They are found in almost any aquatic or semiaquatic habitat throughout the world. Females of most species are adapted to suck blood from some kind of host animal. Culicoides, Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea), and Leptoconops suck vertebrate blood. Some Atrichopogon and Forcipomyia are ectoparasites on larger insects. Dasyhelea feed exclusively on nectar. Species in other genera are predatory on other small insects. Larvae are always found in some damp location, such as under bark, in rotten wood, compost, mud, stream margins, tree holes, or water-holding plants (i.e., phytotelmata). Many of the blood-sucking species, or those that feed via hematophagy, are pests in beach or mountain habitats. Other species are important pollinators of tropical crops such as cacao. The blood-sucking species may be vectors of disease-causing viruses, protozoa, and filarial worms. The bite of midges in the genus Culicoides causes an allergic response in equines known as sweet itch.
2007-09-07 14:58:25
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answered by Anonymous
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Baby mosquitoes.
2007-09-07 14:17:13
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answered by Anonymous
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Noseeums.
2007-09-07 20:42:53
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answered by Anonymous
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we used to call then midges .
don't know the real name.
They are small flies ,in Spanish they are called sangudos,
and they hurt a lot
they also got big ones that can even give you a fever in the tropics
2007-09-07 17:22:08
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answered by Anonymous
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Usually, they are biting gnats.
2007-09-07 14:17:25
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answered by George P 6
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i agree with bluegill. no see ums. or that guy who called them #@!$# * & %*+$ing no see ums!
2007-09-07 15:30:12
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answered by Dragonflygirl 7
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gnats or noseeums.
2007-09-07 14:18:07
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answered by Bluegill 1
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