+VentureForth Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 |/ -|- / --------------- Go! And don't be afraid to get a little wet! Quote Link to comment
NoLuckAmongUs Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 I didn't think the Skeeters would be that small in Greenville. Quote Link to comment
+pater47 Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Here we have two sizes of skeeters; one is so small it can go through the holes in a screen door. The other is big enough to just open the door and come on in. Ever notice everybody is willing to give THEIR 2 cents worth but only offer a penny for YOUR thoughts? Quote Link to comment
+ClayJar Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Our skeeters here in Louisiana are so tough, they consider DEET a condiment. Quote Link to comment
+inceptor Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 In Texas, skeeters are so big they fly in squadrons and most have thier own airfields. Most times you can here them coming in while they are still above 5,000 feet. inceptor North Texas Geocaching Association Quote Link to comment
+inceptor Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 In Texas, skeeters are so big they fly in squadrons and most have thier own airfields. Most times you can here them coming in while they are still above 5,000 feet. inceptor North Texas Geocaching Association Quote Link to comment
+ClayJar Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Wow, so your skeets can fly? Ours are so big they can only *walk* around and jump up at any delectable meals. Quote Link to comment
+ClayJar Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Wow, so your skeets can fly? Ours are so big they can only *walk* around and jump up at any delectable meals. Quote Link to comment
+GeoVamp Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 Those are not mosquitos you have been seeing they a mini vampire bats I would follow my GPS to the gates of Hell if it pointed that way. Quote Link to comment
+GeoVamp Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 Those are not mosquitos you have been seeing they a mini vampire bats I would follow my GPS to the gates of Hell if it pointed that way. Quote Link to comment
+pater47 Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 ...the skeeters ate 'em whole. Ever notice everybody is willing to give THEIR 2 cents worth but only offer a penny for YOUR thoughts? Quote Link to comment
phantom Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 as it is the darn blasted little buffalo gnats. Those !&^$# littel critters are rough in the river bottoms. phantom "DOH!" -- Homer Simpson Quote Link to comment
+JoeyBob Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 The eastern parts of NC have thier share of skeeters, too. Harkers Island has some the size of a medium seagull. The locals joke that the darn things are so big, that the skeeters have ticks! Quote Link to comment
+JoeyBob Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 The eastern parts of NC have thier share of skeeters, too. Harkers Island has some the size of a medium seagull. The locals joke that the darn things are so big, that the skeeters have ticks! Quote Link to comment
+GatoRx Posted May 19, 2002 Share Posted May 19, 2002 I once saw a mosquito carry off an alligator. Not really, but they certainly seem big enough to... Quote Link to comment
+GatoRx Posted May 19, 2002 Share Posted May 19, 2002 I once saw a mosquito carry off an alligator. Not really, but they certainly seem big enough to... Quote Link to comment
+ClayJar Posted May 20, 2002 Share Posted May 20, 2002 I once saw one swallow a gator whole. Quote Link to comment
+ClayJar Posted May 20, 2002 Share Posted May 20, 2002 I once saw one swallow a gator whole. Quote Link to comment
+pater47 Posted May 20, 2002 Share Posted May 20, 2002 Just finished reading a book by a Jerome Goddard called 'The Well of Destiny' about a mosquito borne encephalitis outbreak in Mississippi with not-so-innocent origins. It focuses around the Mississippi State Dept. of Health's investigation of the outbreak. This especially appealed to me since I work for the Dept. of Health (as does the author) and I recognized several of the characters in the book. None of the skeeters in the book carried off or swallowed or mated with gators but they were some mean little critters Ever notice everybody is willing to give THEIR 2 cents worth but only offer a penny for YOUR thoughts? Quote Link to comment
+shybabe924 Posted May 22, 2002 Share Posted May 22, 2002 that only chick mosquitoes bite? Figures huh! ============= If life gives you lemons, squeeze the juice into a watergun and shoot other people in the eyes. Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted May 27, 2002 Share Posted May 27, 2002 I hear Alaskan mosquitos snack on the Texan variety. Alan Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted May 27, 2002 Share Posted May 27, 2002 I hear Alaskan mosquitos snack on the Texan variety. Alan Quote Link to comment
+VentureForth Posted May 29, 2002 Author Share Posted May 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by geovamp:Those are not mosquitos you have been seeing they a mini vampire bats That's actually what I wrote in this log: Walk on the WiLd Side Basically, I think all the vampire writers got it all wrong. There are no such things as vampire bats. They are all really just Texas Mosquitos! --------------- Go! And don't be afraid to get a little wet! [This message was edited by VentureForth on July 25, 2002 at 11:42 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+VentureForth Posted May 29, 2002 Author Share Posted May 29, 2002 quote:Originally posted by geovamp:Those are not mosquitos you have been seeing they a mini vampire bats That's actually what I wrote in this log: Walk on the WiLd Side Basically, I think all the vampire writers got it all wrong. There are no such things as vampire bats. They are all really just Texas Mosquitos! --------------- Go! And don't be afraid to get a little wet! [This message was edited by VentureForth on July 25, 2002 at 11:42 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+GeoVamp Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Well VentureForth that where I got it from I thought in was on the mark. I would follow my GPS to the gates of Hell if it pointed that way. Quote Link to comment
+GeoVamp Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Well VentureForth that where I got it from I thought in was on the mark. I would follow my GPS to the gates of Hell if it pointed that way. Quote Link to comment
+GatoRx Posted June 2, 2002 Share Posted June 2, 2002 I was in south Texas last weekend, and did have a mosquito of that size land on my arm. Not as big as some of our Florida skeeters, but it was certainly a lot more colorful - I don't think I've ever seen one with a partially green body. Quote Link to comment
skorpyon Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Yeah man, skeeters suck. skorpyon Quote Link to comment
skorpyon Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Yeah man, skeeters suck. skorpyon Quote Link to comment
+Gliderguy Posted July 23, 2002 Share Posted July 23, 2002 Well, I guess I can't outdo the Alaskan mosquito, but here in Arkansas they are occasionally mistakenly shot by duck hunters from out of state. Hence the local name "skeets" Quote Link to comment
Magellin Posted August 6, 2002 Share Posted August 6, 2002 In SW Florida we have our own Airforce to control the NUMBER of skeeter. I do belive they also trane most other skeeter control forces for the nation Now if I can only find that rock I dropped into the shag carpet. Quote Link to comment
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