On Wed, 18 Aug 1999 LIZCSTM_at_aol.com wrote: > OK, Elaine, what's a midge? Related to the no-see-ums I've heard about? Hi- yes. The same genus, Culicoides. The Scots claim they're worse than other species, but then the Scots always think they have the worst of everything. I haven't experienced no-see-ums, but I can tell you the midges are vicious biters who descend in swarms and go for the warmest, moistest places. Once I was almost into my boat taking off from Niall's when a small swarm hit my head. I fell out of the boat trying to fend them off, the while teaching a guy nearby, who had just put in, some new language. He very nearly fell out himself, from laughing. Slainte! e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 18 1999 - 07:25:26 PDT
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